Julia Christine Botin

Lito Lapid on working with Coco Martin: 'Saludo ako sa iyo'

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Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Veteran action star Lito Lapid, whose character bade farewell to the hit series &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo,&quot; gave a special salute to the show&#x27;s lead actor, director and producer Coco Martin.</p><p>In a reel released by ABS-CBN&#x27;s Dreamscape Entertainment and CCM Film Productions, Lapid talked about his journey in the primetime series, which is now entering its third year. </p><p>&quot;Yung character ko kasi maganda. Kasi kapag binigyan ka ng role ni direk Coco nagmamarka. Example na lang doon sa &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; pinangalanan niya ako na Pinuno, ngayon pinangalanan niya akong Supremo, nagmarka &#x27;yung Supremo sa akin. Hindi na Pinuno ang tawag sa akin kung hindi Supremo na. Kaya magaganda &#x27;yung pangalan na ibinibigay niya sa iyo at binibigyan niya ng halaga &#x27;yung role mo,&quot; Lapid said.</p><p>In the reel, Lapid said that there are lot of things he learned from doing &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Marami kasi sa amin noong araw mga 1978, 1979 iba ang aksiyon noon, iba ang teknolohiya, mga kamera. Dati kasi sa silong-silong lang kami; ngayon kapag ini-edit mo, pumupunta ka pa sa studio. Okay naman dahil mga bata na ngayon. Black and white pa kasi kami noon,&quot; Lapid said.</p><p>Asked of his message to Martin, Lapid shared: &quot;Kay Coco wala na akong masasabi pa kasi napakagaling ni Coco. ... Kung ano ang role niya ngayon, naging role ko na noong araw --pero iba siya. Ako kapag walang script siyempre kakausapin mo writer, siya -- hindi. On the spot may dialogue, on the spot eto ang istorya, on the spot &#x27;ito ang gagawin niyo.&#x27; Kailangan masunurin ka kaagad, matalim utak mo para kapag ibinigay niya &#x27;yung dialogue kailangan ma-memorize mo kaagad. At hindi niya tinitipid ang production lahat ibinibigay niya. Nakita naman natin mga sasakyan, akala mo pang-international talaga ngayon lang natin nakikita yan dito sa &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; kaya maganda.&quot;</p><p>Lapid told viewers of the action series that the show is getting better and better. He also urged everyone to continue supporting and watching &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Mas hinigitan pa ni Coco yung &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; mas gumanda &#x27;yung istorya nito, mas lumaki ang production value dahil talagang pinagsikapan ni Coco, talagang pinaghahandaan ang bawat eksena. Siguro kahit mapantayan lang, ayaw ko namang sabihing aabot na seven years... Sana nga umabot para maraming mabigyan ng trabaho sa industriya lalong-lalo na stuntmen. Dati kasi nawala &#x27;yung action, eto mga stuntmen, mga goons, mga extra, mga ano natin sa movie industry ay maraming makikinabang sa pamamagitan ni Coco,&quot; Lapid said.</p><p>&quot;Alam ko si Coco hindi pababayaan na hindi maganda ang bawat  eksena ng &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; kaya ako ay nagpapasalamat kay Coco na napasama ako rito. Binibigyan pa rin ako ng role na maganda at pagkakataon na maipakita ko ulit &#x27;yung aksiyon ko, &#x27;yung kakayanan ko. maraming-maraming salamat sa &#x27;yo Co. Saludo ako sa iyo wala ng iba,&quot; Lapit concluded.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF5O9wqhh36/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A7931155.800000191%2C%22ls%22%3A5079021.3999996185%2C%22le%22%3A5079025.6000003815%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1076" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In &quot;Batang Quiapo,&quot; Lapid played the character of Supremo or Primo, mentor and ally of  the show&#x27;s lead character Tanggol (Martin). </p><p>On Monday, February 10, Lapid&#x27;s character as well as the characters of Lorna Tolentino and Julio Diaz bade farewell to the hit series.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/10/lorna-tolentino-lito-lapid-bid-farewell-to-fpj-s-batang-quiapo-0006" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorna Tolentino, Lito Lapid bid farewell to ‘FPJ’s Batang Quiapo’</a></div><p>Dreamscape Entertainment and CMM Film Productions also uploaded reels of Tolentino and Diaz shared their experiences  working with Martin for &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF5MJOCyrBn/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=502&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A7980273.3999996185%2C%22ls%22%3A5079021.3999996185%2C%22le%22%3A5079025.6000003815%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1076" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Unang-una maraming salamat sa pangalawang pagkakataon na makasama kang muli from &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; hanggang dito sa &#x27;Batang Quiapo.&#x27; Doon sa &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; nagawa si Lily, ngayon nagawa mo na naman si Amanda. Sana lagi ka pang makaisip ng character na maari ko pang ganapan. Maraming-maraming salamat sa pagkakataon na makasama ka at binigyan mo ako muli ng pagkakatao na ma-share ang aking pagiging artista,&quot; Tolentino said about Martin.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF5QGFPh_p-/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=502&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A8023303%2C%22ls%22%3A5079021.3999996185%2C%22le%22%3A5079025.6000003815%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1094" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>For Diaz, the significance of &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; is that it continue the legacy of the late King of Action Fernando Poe Jr..</p><p>&quot;Ang significance nito ay mayroong magpapatuloy ng legacy ni FPJ mismo at nakikita ko ito sa katauhan ni Coco Martin. Tatagal siya nang matagal na matagal na panahon kasi  &#x27;yun ang wini-wish ko sa kanya,&quot; says Diaz.  </p><p>&quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; which debuted in February 2023 airs weeknights at 8 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z, and TV5. 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<p>Veteran action star Lito Lapid, whose character bade farewell to the hit series 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo,' gave a special salute to the show's lead actor, director and producer Coco Martin.</p>

Veteran action star Lito Lapid, whose character bade farewell to the hit series 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo,' gave a special salute to the show's lead actor, director and producer Coco Martin.