Coco Martin Before He Was So Famous

Am I just glad that I had this photo op with Coco Martin way before he was so famous - like how he's so famous now.  My friends who saw the Bench show told me that he had the loudest cheer among everyone - and he did not even take his shirt off!  Another friend also saw the immense crowd in Trinoma that greeted him - the demand for him was so huge they had to use the outside parking lot of Trinoma - just for him!!

By the way, this was taken two years ago at the Gawad Urian.  I forgot na what award Coco won but he's definitely a critic's favorite.  He's fearless kasi as an actor!!  Walang takot itong bata ito maghubad and he can actually act, even if wala siyang saplot!!

Oh well, like always, it was the gay people who 'discovered' Coco first.  He was already in our radar as early as five years ago since he was one of those actors who didn't think twice about taking his shirt off!  Well, not only his shirt but his underwear as well.  I did watch Serbis in a movie theater and I was not shocked at all to see Coco's crown jewels as he unassumingly f****ed Mercedes Cabral in the scene.  

You just have to really hand it to the guy.  He really climbed up the ropes and since he did it the indie way - he can act very well - not like those reality TV show winners. Kasi naman ang workshop workshop lang will NOT make you an excellent actor!  You really have to start somewhere - theater ba or indies.....