(From left) Dolphy and Epy Quizon. Images: FILE PHOTO, Instagram/@gmanetwork Outfit, check. Top hat, check.
Wavy hair, check. Twitchy mustache, spot on! But wait until Epy Quizon started tap dancing “bodabil” (vaudeville) style while “Katy dela Cruz” sings onstage in “ Pulang Araw . ” At quick glance would call to mind his late father, Comedy King Dolphy whose career in entertainment took root when he was an onstage trouper during the Japanese occupation.
Fast forward to the present, Quizon would be playing the character that his father excelled in — dressing up and dancing ’40s-style. Unknown to many, he was supposed to take a break from show biz when the offer to join “Pulang Araw” and assume such a colorful character came knocking, it was an opportunity he didn’t want to miss. Quizon stars as Julio Borromeo, a bodabil or vaudeville performer and owner of the Cine Borromeo theater, in the historical drama.
His character is also the biological father of Teresita Borromeo (Sanya Lopez) and Adelina dela Cruz (Barbie Forteza). The drama also stars Alden Richards, David Licauco, Dennis Trillo, Angelu de Leon, Ashley Ortega, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mikoy Morales, and Sef Cadayona. Bodabil is a form of entertainment which was introduced by the Americans to the Philippines.
The indigenized form of bodabil contained influences of zarzuela, komedya, and the French vaudeville, as seen in its musical numbers, dramatic skits, and short-form comedy numbers. The actor a.