Relatives and friends of movie and television director Gilbert Perez' attended the first night of his wake Thursday night at the Felicidad Room of Arlington Memorial Chapel, 12 G.  Araneta Avenue, Quezon City.

The night was a star-studded affair as showbiz celebrities whom he worked with through the years dropped by to pay their last respects.

Spotted inside the chapel were Shaina Magdayao, Vhong Navarro, Kaye Abad, Michelle Madrigal, Camille Pratts and hunk actor Piolo Pascual.

Relatives, friends and colleagues keep on coming to the wake to see 'Manong' Gilbert for the last time.

Known to many as 'Manong,' Director Perez or  Gilbert Roland Guevara Perez in real life died last Wednesday, July 16 at past 10 p.m. at the St. Luke's Medical Center. He was 48.

Perez suffered a heart attack last July 1, Tuesday, while directing a scene for ABS-CBN's upcoming television series "A Time for Us"  with actor Jericho Rosales and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.

His remains are set to be brought to ABS-CBN on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 for viewing at Studio 1, starting at 5:00 p.m.

The  final mass will be held on 23 July 2008 at 9:00am in Studio 1.

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