Alma Moreno, Lolit Solis, and Merle Fernandez speak endearingly of Daboy

Elyas Isabelo Salanga
"Oh, yeah!"
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 07:25PM  |  98 views

Rudy Fernandez’s former live-in partner Alma Moreno (inset, top) talks about the mischievous humor she will miss most about Rudy. His sister Merle Fernandez (inset, middle) feels depressed about losing her only brother and tells about Rudy’s childhood. Lolit Solis's (inset, bottom) heart goes out to Lorna, having seen how Rudy suffered in his last days.

Photo By: Noel Orsal (Lolit) & screen grab from gmanews.tv














As part of Startalk's live coverage on Rudy Fernandez's wake yesterday, June 7, the last interview of action superstar Rudy Fernandez was replayed. The footage was the show's May 17 episode, showing a phone patch with Lorna Tolentino and a cheerful but weak-voiced Rudy who laughed and joked with Butch Francisco and Lolit Solis.

 

LOLIT SOLIS. After watching the clip, Joey de Leon noticed that Lolit, who is also Rudy's manager, looked like she was in deep thought. What exactly was she thinking during that May 17 conversation?

 

"Di ba si Lorna, parang ang saya-saya?" Lolit explained. Then she added, "Si Lorna parang in denial... Di ba, parang nag-aagawan pa sila ng telepono ni Daboy? Parang akala mo sakit lang ni Daboy, e, lagnat, di ba? Parang...nalulungkot ako talaga kay Lorna.

 

"Kasi last night, nag-usap kami. Sabi niya, ‘Naku ‘Nay, mataas [blood] platelet ni Daboy. Talagang pagaling na siya.' Samantalang, noong nakita ko siya [Rudy], talagang parang paalis na siya. Parang yun na talaga hitsura niya. Kaya parang hindi ko maintindihan kung saan kinukuha ni Lorna yung lakas ng loob niya. Kung papaano niya natatangap lahat."

 

Lolit revealed another thing about Lorna. She said, "Sabi nga ni Lorna sa akin, pagka daw umiiyak siya, pupunta daw siyang banyo. Ginagawa niya, iyak daw siya nang iyak sa banyo. Paglabas niya, winiwisikan niya ng tubig ang mga mata niya para hindi mapansin ni Daboy na umiyak siya."

 

After her short revelation on Lorna, Joey asked if Lolit would miss Rudy. Almost immediately, Lolit let out a loud "Oo!"

 

Then she added, "Biro mo Joey, ha, in pain na siya at sa ospital. Talagang in pain na, yung malungkot kami ni Mother Lily [Monteverde] at nakatingin kami sa kanya dahil parang umuungol siya. ‘Tapos narinig namin na sabi niya na, ‘Tawagin ninyo si Mark Herras...' so nagulat kami ni Mother. Akala namin, baka nagde-deliryo na. Maya-maya lumabas yung nurse, ‘tapos pagpasok, kasama yung attendant. Bata pa yung attendant, ‘tapos spike-spike yung buhok. ‘Tapos sabi agad ni Rudy, ‘Di ba, para siyang StarStruck?' Talagang kahit pa in pain siya, meron pa rin siyang sense of humor."

 

When Rudy decided to get out of the hospital to come home, did Lolit feel that Rudy was ready to go?

 

"Parang alam na niya talaga," Lolit answered. "Parang ang gusto niya talaga, e, sa bahay niya mangyari...mapilit talaga si Daboy na umuwi. Nung pag-uwi niya, nag-thumbs up pa siya. Masaya talaga siya na nakauwi na siya."

 

When was the last time they had a one-on-one talk?

 

"Noong huling Miyekules na pumasok ako sa kuwarto niya sa White Plains, na-shock ako na ibang-iba na hitsura. ‘Tapos dapat bukas [June 8], pupunta dapat akong Macau. Sabi ko, dalaw muna kay Daboy para malaman niya. Pagpasok ko sa kuwarto, sabi ko na, ‘Hoy, Daboy, sa Linggo pupunta akong Macau, ha. Baka mamaya may mangyari, ha. Martes pa uwi ko...' Pero sa pagiging pilyo ni Daboy, ngayon niya yata ginusto [na pumanaw] para hindi ako makaalis. Ganyan ‘yan, e, meron talagang kapilyuhan ‘yan."

 

ALMA MORENO. Rudy's former live-in partner Alma Moreno was among those who came early to the actor's wake. Startalk's Butch Francisco wasted no time in asking her about the fond memories she had of Rudy.

 

"Noong nagte-taping kami ng Daboy and Da Girl [sitcom in GMA-7]," Alma revealed. "'Tapos sa telepono, ‘pag kausap ko siya...ay! ‘Tapos noong may sakit ako, sabi niya sa akin na kukunin daw ako ni Lord. So ibig sabihin kasi, si Daboy, tuwing makikita ako, e, mang-aasar, mang-iinis. Pero masaya siyang kasama."

 

"So yun yung mami-miss mo?" asked Butch.

 

"Oo, yung pang-aasar!" laughed Alma.

 

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