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MOVIEGOER: Remembering Dondon Nakar

Published Nov 6, 2025 10:39 am
"Faney" (The Fan), the tribute film to National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor, will hold its theatrical run in December, according to its writer-director Adolfo Alix Jr.
Dondon Nakar
Dondon Nakar
Another film to look forward to on Nov. 26 is Gabi ng Lagim, a collection of three paranormal horror stories based on episodes first aired on GMA’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. The star-studded trilogy, directed by Dodo Dayao and Yam Laranas, is presented by Jessica Soho in celebration of KMJS's 20th anniversary. Produced by GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs, the film stars Jillian Ward, Sanya Lopez, Elijah Canlas, and Miguel Tanfelix, among others.
Decades ago, when we were children, there was a radio program called Gabi ng Lagim, which told horrific stories about evil spirits and the like that sent us wide awake on sleepless nights.
Speaking of Jessica, we would like to commend her for her very humane treatment in her interview with Kim Atienza days after the TV host lost his daughter, Emman. Kim was correct in giving the rare, tell-all interview to Jessica, who handled the subject with love, light, and care. Surely, it wasn’t easy for both subject and interviewer to sit together in a moment like that, but with Jessica’s expertise and quite motherly approach, both pulled through with flying colors. Congratulations, Jessica, and condolences, Kim.
Flowers bloomed where they shouldn’t at Heritage Chapel 5 in Taguig on Nov. 3 and 4 as friends and family gathered to celebrate the life of Emman Atienza, 19. Visitors spilled out to the adjoining areas as hundreds of people came to pay their last respects to Emman and to condole with the Atienza family.
We had to fall in line, a long one, before we could make it to the chapel as a mass, followed by a program, was going on. A crestfallen Kim greeted us while we hugged. In his interview with Jessica, Kim said the pain of losing a daughter never ends. One never knows where it comes from, he said.
On Nov. 5, it was our turn to visit the wake of another good friend, Dondon Nakar, 70s matinee idol, at the Mount Carmel Church in Quezon City. Dondon was only 66. We had the opportunity to cover him at the peak of his career when his presence alone could send fans on a wild, screaming spree.
The other day, someone posted on Facebook an extended video of Dondon dancing with the VIP Dancers in an ABS-CBN dance show. How smoothly the former teenage idol moved on the floor as he shifted from tango to boogie to swing and some other ballroom steps. I wish today’s matinee idols could be as prolific as actors, singers, and dancers, too. Dondon Nakar, who was also a painter, was all of the above — a true, multi-dimensional artist.
Rest in peace, my friend.
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