Charo Santos Reveals She Almost Got Fired Before Because Of Dolphy

Here’s the story Charo Santos shared about Dolphy.

Former ABS-CBN president and CEO, Charo Santos almost got fired because of the late King of Comedy, Dolphy, and this is the story.



It was during the 90s when something pivotal happened in Charo Santos’ career, and it involved the late King of Comedy, Dolphy. She recounted the moment recently, and according to her, it was the time when he approached her after three years of staying in the United States.

He had this desire to come back to television, and she was enthusiastic upon his return. This enthusiasm made her turn to her boss at ABS-CBN. She proposed a project promoting his return, but the boss was skeptical about it.

“I went to my boss, ‘Sir! Ibalik natin si Mang Dolphy sa TV.’ ‘Ano ka ba? Hindi ka ba nag-iisip? Tatlong taon nang wala yan, nakalimutan na yan ng tao.’ ‘Sir, hindi. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the King of Comedy.’ Sabi ni sir, ‘Malaking risk yan, eh kung hindi mag-rate yan?’ ‘Sir, pag hindi nag-rate ang programa ni Dolphy, you can fire me.’ Parang natulala ako. Sabi ko, ‘Bakit ko nasabi yun?’”

She assembled a top-tier production team for him and even carefully selected the cast. Her job was on the line, so she had to give it all, and her efforts did not fail her. Within five minutes, the boss laughed, and Home Along The Riles was born.

“Sa pilot episode pa lang ng Home Along Da Riles, it became the number one program on primetime of ABS-CBN and it remained number one for the next seventeen years,” she said based on the video.

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Meanwhile, the King of Comedy Dolphy died in 2012 at the age of 83 due to a chronic lung disease. In a statement from his family, he passed away due to multiple organ failure, secondary to complications brought about by severe pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and acute renal failure.

The King of Comedy starred in more than 200 films in his career that spanned 66 years. He was well-remembered as John Puruntong of “John en Marsha.” This is probably the most successful local comedy series in the history of Philippine TV, with at least 8 film versions of the series produced.