RIP Eddie Garcia

RIP Eddie Garcia.

Because of you, I became a Noranian lol

Mr. Garcia directed Atsay, a film which won him Best Director in the 1978 MMFF (yes, the MMFF used to respectable, now they only have Vice Ganda's basura movies), a Best Performer award for Nora Aunor, who in this movie, stars with Mona Lisa and Nora's perennial oppressor, Armida Siguion-Reyna (RIP as well madame), who played her roles wickedly, she was reviled by the Noranians (her characters, not her).

I think this was the movie that showed that Nora Aunor can really act and being the director of the movie, Mr. Garcia must have relished the fact that he was handling the creme de la creme of acting.

I guess he was also the reason why the movie didn't drown in melodrama. There is a beautiful scene towards the end where Mona Lisa confronts Nora - an amazing scene which today's forgettable reality TV winners can learn from - if they really want a career in movies.

As an actor, I loved Eddie Garcia in Tubog sa Ginto, where he portrayed a closeted gay married man, who falls in love with his driver portrayed by Mario O'Hara. Ang cute pa ni Jay Ilagan dito grabe! Jay portrayed his son.

Yes, there is a sex scene in the movie, this is a Lino Brocka movie after all and hindi sya malaswa. That's really how a closeted man would approach a young handsome guy i bed. It's very funny!

It's uncanny how Mr. Garcia plays the conflicted man part. You can see that he is a very sensitive actor and understands the conflicts that his character is going through as he tries to appear heterosexual when his wife is around, and becoming a total fag when alone with his boylet.

He played the role with dignity and did not make closet gay men appear as pathetic people.

Manoy, you will be sorely missed!