.......And, anytime now, Viva Films is releasing “Bagets” and “Bagets 2,” seminal youth films that helped launch or bolster the careers of Aga Muhlach, William Martinez, Herbert Bautista, Raymond Lauchengco, JC Bonnin, Ramon Christopher and Francis Magalona.
We still have a strong recollection of having enjoyed “Bagets,” the way it dramatized the angst of youths in the ’80s, and the luminous debut performance turned in by the then teenage Aga Muhlach.
It’s a good film to have in one’s library, especially since the “Bagets” video set will include interviews with some of the two films’ principal players.
It can also serve as a timely springboard for a “where are they now?” update discussion with fellow film buffs. Well, everybody knows that Aga is a top romantic-dramatic lead, who gets to star in the best projects that Star Cinema can think up. His latest film, “Dubai,” was shot abroad, following up on the studio’s successful “Milan” project a couple of years ago.
William Martinez lived in the States with his wife Yayo Aguila for some years, but he’s come home and appears occasionally on television. Herbert Bautista is Quezon City’s vice mayor.
Raymond Lauchengco has just revived his performing career by way of a new album, but he’s better known these days as a photographer. JC Bonnin is a preacher.
Francis Magalona is a star rapper and TV host, and one of his progenies, Maxene, has launched her own entertainment career. Ramon Christopher is not very active in the biz, and has separated from his wife, Lotlot de Leon.
After the “Bagets” video set is released, we hope that other producers will come up with their own video compilations of their best and/or most popular productions.
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