Edgar Mortiz

Edgar "Bobot" Mortiz (born September 8, 1954) is a Filipino movie/TV actor^[1] and director.

Personal life

Mortiz is married to Millette Santos (born 1960; sister of Charo Santos-Concio) on April 3, 1977, with 4 children: Edgar Francis "Frasco" (born 1978), Edgar Albert "Badjie" (born 1980), Ma. Carmela Catalin "Calin" (born 1981) and Ma. Frances Camille (born 1983).

Frasco, Badji and Camille are now married giving Edgar five cute grandchildren named Joaquin Edgar, Julien Alva, Edgar Carlos, Jayla Sophia and Francis Marcus.

Sampaguita (singer)

Tessy Alfonso, better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines during the 1970s and 1980s.

Origins

Sampaguita started out as a model under then First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos' Bagong Anyo.^[1] She was discovered by her then husband Nilo Santos. Her first performance was at the New Moon Concert in 1977 at the Folk Arts Theater. Sampaguita's screen name was coined by the percussionist Nick Boogie, after the species of jasmine locally known as sampaguita.^[2]

 

Present day

In 1994, Alfonso retired from the Philippine music scene when according to her own words "[Life became] too dangerous, with sex, drugs and rock and roll, rock until you drop."^[3] She is the mother of three children and currently lives with Miguel Romero in Parañaque City with their daughter Jacinta Romero.

On December 3, 2010, she went onstage again at the Ugat, The Legends of Pinoy Folk Rock concert held at the Araneta Coliseum. She performed along with other Filipino rock artists from the 1970s and 1980s.^[4]

Asin (band)

Asin (sometimes spelled ASIN, in all capital letters) is a Pinoy folk and folk rock band from the Philippines. They started as a trio in the late 1970s, and was originally known as the Salt of the Earth]. They later changed their name to "ASIN", which means salt in Filipino language.