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In order to preserve the mystery and discipline of the artists under them, Sampaguita Pictures imposed strict roles as to what they can and cannot do!

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00:00What is your most memorable place here in Sampaguita?

00:03What is the most memorable?

00:04Is it the river?

00:06Or is it the food prints?

00:09That's what you're asking, right?

00:11The whole Sampaguita studio.

00:14Especially this place, this circle.

00:16Because in May, we have Santa Cruzan.

00:20In Santa Cruzan, I wasn't a contract star yet.

00:23That's where I met Dr. Perez.

00:24And that's what made me want to be counted in Sampaguita.

00:30Is this where you have party parties?

00:32Yes, we have a lot of parties here.

00:34We also have Queen of the Day.

00:36King and Queen of the Day.

00:38That's where we do it.

00:40We do it upstairs.

00:42Upstairs, yes.

00:44In December, we have a fantastic Christmas party.

00:49Christmas party.

00:51And on Fridays, as far as I remember,

00:53when they say Valentine's Day,

00:55it's like a payday.

00:57That's where we have our happy moments.

01:01I heard that back then,

01:03especially in Sampaguita,

01:05you can't just go out,

01:07you can't just watch movies.

01:09That's true.

01:10And I know that Aunt Gloria Romero is telling a story.

01:12Yes, she said that when you go out,

01:14you have to put on makeup,

01:16you have to look good all the time.

01:18And you have a permission from the management.

01:21She has a slip.

01:24Because if they find out

01:26that you went night clubbing,

01:28you have a slip the next day,

01:30you'll be explained

01:32why you went there.

01:34It's like a principal in the office.

01:36What's good about that is

01:38I think it's not there anymore.

01:40The mystery of the artist

01:42is hidden there

01:44because you weren't exposed to the people.

01:46That's very right.

01:48So we can't see that mystery

01:50in the present time of the artists.

01:52Have you ever felt like

01:54you're being held back?

01:56Like you don't have a life anymore?

01:58Of course.

02:00On one side,

02:02yes, that's how it is.

02:04But on the other side,

02:06it's good for you.

02:08It helps you a lot.

02:10That's why people admire you

02:12because they want to see you

02:14because you're rare to be seen.

02:16Except when there's a premiere night

02:18of a movie,

02:21you're rare to be seen.

02:23During our time,

02:25we were mostly in the radio program.

02:27We were only heard.

02:29We were more on the radio

02:31than on the television.

02:33So you're seen

02:35when the movie comes out.

02:37Every time I see a picture

02:39of the premiere night,

02:41they say there's a premiere night.

02:43And the premiere night is a big event.

02:45There's a show

02:47where you can see the production number.

02:49There's a show like that?

02:51Yes.

02:53All the movie companies

02:55have their own production number.

02:57Then on the opening day,

02:59there's an autograph signing

03:01in the lobby of the theater.

03:03At that time,

03:05we only had one movie house.

03:07Life Theater.

03:09Life Theater is the home

03:11of Sampaguita Pictures.

03:13Then when it comes to the Leeside Theater,

03:15it's LVN.

03:18The Center Theater

03:20has independent production.

03:22There's exclusivity.

03:24Sampaguita is just there.

03:26I want to know,

03:28when you're late,

03:30it's very strict.

03:32Yes, you have to be there at 7 o'clock.

03:34At 7 o'clock in the morning,

03:36you're inside the gate

03:38or inside the compound.

03:40If not, if you're late,

03:42even 5 minutes or 10 minutes,

03:44you'll be fined P500.

03:46That's not a problem.

03:48P50 is fine.

03:50You'll be fined P1,000.

03:52P1,000?

03:54That's a lot of money.

03:56I was lucky.

03:58When you're about to enter the gate,

04:00I was just a taxi.

04:02At 7 o'clock in the morning,

04:04you'll arrive at 7-5.

04:06They'll say,

04:08Good afternoon, Ricky Balamonte.

04:10Announcing the arrival.

04:12I was already fined.

04:15But it's very simple.

04:17How big is the fine?

04:19You know,

04:21I'm also considered

04:23the king of the fine.

04:25Just like you.

04:27And there's also

04:29Marguerita.

04:31She said,

04:33You're fined.

04:35But that's a good excuse.

04:37She's rich.

04:39You can ask her.

04:41She knows how to flatter.

04:43You know one thing

04:45that you can't forget here in San Pagitan.

04:47I think even in LVN,

04:49the artists became professional

04:51because of what they were taught.

04:53That's true.

04:55Before 7 o'clock,

04:57you need 30 minutes

04:59or 1 hour.

05:01The most is 30 minutes.

05:03You need to be there in the studio.

05:05That's the training

05:07that was done to us.

05:09That's what we put in our minds

05:12to be professional

05:14and responsible.

05:16We also have

05:18School of Acting

05:20back then.

05:22Do you still bring

05:24the punctuality now?

05:26Yes.

05:28I'm sorry.

05:30I don't know about her.

05:32I'm sorry.

05:34Okay.

05:36I'll buy you ice cream.

05:38We're together here.

05:40Especially you two.

05:42Beautiful sweethearts.

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