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.