“He went back to school,” says Cesar. “He’s at OB Montessori. Yun ang napagkasunduan namin. After high school, he goes to Ateneo to finish college. Saka na lang siya uli mag-showbiz. Ako rin naman, tapos na ko ng engineering before I tried acting. He understood namang it’s best to have a fallback kasi having a father who’s also in showbiz doesn’t guarantee na you’ll also succeed.”
Cesar is enjoying his stint as a host of the “Artista Academy” live exams night. “I enjoy watching the students grow each week and becoming better performers,” he says. “Parang I get to relive my early days in showbiz.”
He’s glad to do his first indie film, “Biktima”, with a gifted director like RD Alba. “I believe in his talent. I hope this will open doors for him not only here but also abroad as he’ll enter ‘Biktima’ to international film festivals.”
There’s a rumor he’s running as Manila vice mayor for Mayor Fred Lim to be up against Isko Moreno? “I’m doing a movie on the early life of Mayor Lim based on the account of National Artist Nick Joaquin, but I have no plans to run for public office this year. I got plenty of invitations to run, pero wala yun sa plano ko. I’m not closing my doors to politics, pero hindi muna ngayon.”
