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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Aug 21, 2014

Nicco Manalo, Son Of Comedian Jose Manalo, Left His Manager Ferdy Lapus Right After Winning Cinemalaya Best Supporting Actor Award

PRODUCER/TALENT MANAGER Ferdy Lapuz ("Barber's Tales", "Kamkam", "Hustisya"), the connection of local filmmakers to international film festivals, got the surprise of his life when Nicco Manalo (son of Jose) suddenly left his stable. This after Nicco just won as Cinemalaya best supporting actor for his role as the tortured informer in “The Janitor”.

What’s sad is that Nicco didn’t inform him formally but just wrote him via email that he is transferring to another manager. It was Ferdy who got him plum supporting roles in such movies as “Instant Mommy” and “Barber’s Tales”, where his acting was noticed. It’s said that someone gave him the illusion that he can do lead roles, so he left Ferdy pronto without considering that he wouldn’t have accomplished what he has achieved so far without Ferdy's support. But karma quickly caught up with him as his new manager will not get him now as he had a messy parting of ways with Ferdy. He's told to fix things up first before they can work together..

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