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| Eddie Garcia stars in indie film 'Fuschia' |
| Written by staff | |
| Saturday, 26 July 2008 | |
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Garcia proudly said that in the film he was able to work with good actors and actresses like Raquel Villavicencio, Iza Calzadao, Gina Alajar, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Gloria Romero, Richard Quan, Tony Mabesa and Robert Arevalo. “It’s a story of old people. It’s a drama.. The guy (Arevalo) left his wife 50 years ago and came back. He found that his wife is now living already with his best friend (Garcia)… so they live together in one house,” Garcia shared. The actor also added that in the story both guys will die and the woman they love will survive. The conflict of the story is a must to see, that’s why Garcia invited the viewers to watch the film. The much-awaited indie film “Fushia” is directed by award-winning director Joel Lamangan and will be shown anytime soon. Eduardo Verchez García in real life, and popularly known as “Manoy”, is one of the top film actors in the country. Garcia started his career with his first starring role for the movie "Siete Infantes de Lara" in 1949. From then on he starred on various films like "Manoy, Hindi Ka Na Makakaisa" (1985), "Afuang, Bounty Hunter" (1988), "Ako Ang Batas:General Tomas Karingal" (1989), "Boyong Manalac: Hoodlum Terminator" (1991)," Mayor Cesar Climaco" (1994), "Alfredo Lim: Batas ng Maynila" (1995), "Hukom Bitay" (1995), "Asin at Paminta" (1999), "Mano Po" (2002), "ICU Bed #7" (2005) and "Ate." In 2002 he won the Star Awards' Best Actor in a Drama Series for the series "Kung Mawawala Ka." He is the only actor in the Philippines to be a Hall of Fame inductee of the FAMAS in three categories: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director. Garcia is the only actor in the local movie history to win three consecutive FAMAS Awards: Best Supporting Actor Awards for "Taga sa Bato" (1957), "Condenado" (1958) and "Tanikalang Apoy" (1959).
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