I’d like to talk about political issues, about social concerns, things of that nature. Heck, I’d like to work on lyrics translations of Bon Jovi. Uh… no, not today.
For the past few days, I had a rather unhealthy preoccupation with old showbiz. My status message in Facebook began with a bad epiphany: if the name “Lindsay Custodio” still rings a bell, you’re probably old. True enough, some of my friends responded to the affirmative; hey, we all grew up watching Ang TV. That, and having a good memory of the opening tune of Showbiz Lingo.
The highlight of last week’s jolography (so to speak… not of the jumping form) was Stefano Mori, so much so that I actually changed my Plurk display ID from “Marocharim” to “Stefano Maro.” Yes, Stefano Mori; one-third of JCS. While you’ll still hear of John Prats and Carlo Aquino today, you’ve probably forgotten about Camille Prats’ love interest in G-Mik.
If you’re willing to admit your age and stop blaming things on cultural milieu, you very well know that Stefano Mori played “Borj,” Camille Prats played “Roni.” That tandem, for a time, was the backbone of G-Mik. More than that, Stefano Mori was a mainstay in Mula sa Puso (if my memory serves me right, he was the kid brother of Claudine Baretto), and also played a few anak roles in Maalaala Mo Kaya.
So, whatever happened to Stefano Mori?
Unfortunately, I’m not a showbiz blogger, so I can’t get top scoop. Like you, I have absolutely no idea where Stefano Mori is. Googling “Stefano Mori” led to some rather futile results. I did find a Pinoy Exchange thread… but the latest post in that thread is dated March 8, 2005. I found another Pinoy Exchange thread with the latest post dated November 15, 2003. That, for all intents and purposes, is four to six years ago; we’ve seen at least three iterations of a John Lloyd Cruz-Bea Alonzo tandem during that span of time.
I was rather amused, with the second thread in particular, since Camille did end up posing in a very mature way. Tweetums over, folks; they said the same thing for Anne Curtis back in the days of “Magic Temple.”
After half an hour spent looking for Stefano Mori-related information, I’ve come to the conclusion that the guy has become a footnote to a long list of actors who have “disappeared.” “Laos” is a bit degrading; after all, people stage comebacks all the time to varying degrees of success (like Gabby Concepcion, Cogie Domingo, and Wowie de Guzman, for example). For some reason, Stefano was just didn’t cut the mustard. Apparently, he’s now in Italy or Canada or something. I’m sure he was talented, but I was more inclined to the Rovic-Eds love team than Roni-Borj.
I don’t like to of Stefano in terms of showbiz afterthoughts a’la Red Sternberg, Dranreb Belleza, or Jovit Moya, but… yeah. I’m sure that a Stefano Mori comeback will be lukewarm at best, but who are we to say what the mood would be? Maybe those celebrity notebooks, posters, and showbiz centerfolds featuring Stefano Mori will experience a resurgence. Maybe – just maybe – if Stefano Mori does make his comeback, he’ll be bigger than Piolo Pascual, Richard Guttierez, and take over the helm of Rogelio dela Rosa. You never know.
I think it was General Douglas MacArthur who said, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” For all intents and purposes of paraphrase and/or butchering, old child stars never die. They just grow up, disappear, and then you wonder what in the hell happened to them. Like Tom Taus; the novelty of Cedie: Ang Munting Prinsipe wore off when they started selling “Cedie” branded cornick.
Hmmm… should Congress launch an investigation in aid of legislation to find out what happened to Stefano Mori?
at 10:44 pm
It’s really amazing how you could remember all those showbiz trivia. Yes, I remember that there used to be Gimik and the like, but I can’t remember the names of the cast members.
at 11:04 pm
Doc:
I have too much free time and I was raised in front of a TV set.
Besides, I can’t talk about politics all the time.
By the way, kasama si John Prats and Angelica Panganiban sa pang-emergency G-Mik.
at 10:57 am
.,sana bumalik nah xah sa showbiz.,..,
at 10:20 pm
Wow March 8? Birthday ko. I was wondering too where Stefano is ‘coz I saw Camille and Carlo earlier on Totoy Bato.
at 6:55 pm
looking for him too… i want to see the JCS alive.
at 6:09 pm
i mizz stefano mori!!kelan cia babalik sa showbiz!!
at 10:54 pm
rachel: superfan ba? hehe, marami pala sa inyong naghahanap din kay stefano
at 6:10 pm
miz kn namin…sora!!!
at 4:41 am
Holy cow, Lindsay Custodio does ring a bell, and thanks to you, the Showbiz Linggo tune will now be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. LOL. Stefano was my favourite from the JCS band. I believe he was still doing a show when I left the Philippines in 2002. This week I did wonder what happened to G-mik cast who went MIA, which was how I got to your blog in the first place. I found Miko Samson’s blog yesterday. He’s in law school now apparently… but Stefano? I remember seeing an interview of John Prats on The Buzz a couple years ago, at the height of the Camille-Angelica fight over Carlo (I know right!), where he said the last thing he heard about Stefano was that he went to Italy. Sounds like they haven’t been in touch…
at 9:03 am
sa naalala ko lng wala si anne sa magic temple, ’twas anna larucea tsaka yung naalala ko sa role nia sa Mula Sa Puso is, he was the brother (stepbrother) of patrick garcia. Share ko lang..:)
at 9:10 am
i was looking for red sternberg then i remembered stefano. Aun, nasubaybayan ko kasi ung G-mik mejo mas bata lng ako sa knila pero hindi ko na mxadong mrecall btsa naalala ko lng yayo and william were the parents of roni and yuan and john arcilla was the father of gelai, Carlo was not very wealthy, i think mom nia si Malou de Guzman (dugong) pero dko sure. and sa isang subdivision sila nkatira. Lindsay’s batch nmn, ung ate ko na ang ksabay…pero i think younger din si ate or same age lang..lol
at 7:48 pm
I heard that Stefano Mori is now leaving in Italy. He Didn’t leave showbiz because he became “laos”, he left at the height of his carreer in fact right after “gimik” was disolved as well. Lahat kaming fans nya nagulat sa pagkawala nya. Sana bumalik sya dahil talagang talented sya when it comes to acting.
at 7:59 pm
jhenny : just working with information i have
stefano is a very talented actor; i also want to know where he is. with enough support he’ll probably come back.
gimik reunion, anyone?
at 10:38 am
To answer your question, yes, I think Congress should launch an investigation. It will benefit their constituents (aka the fans), and will put tax money to good use. BTW, if it’s any help, there is a Stefano Umberto Mori on facebook, and his network says Fort Worth/Dallas.
at 8:45 pm
yah .. i saw that also .. ung facebook n stefano umberto mori ..
i added him nga eh .. but still d p naaaccept …huhu
but i miz him zo much na
at 4:28 am
yeah, where the heck are these talents… they are missed.. i remember stefano mori ‘s 1st tv appearance was in “Maalalaa mo kaya” when I first watched that, I keep waiting on his next endeavor’s and suddenly became a fan of his.
where the heck is he anyways? hope he comes back in showbiz
at 1:07 am
Stefano was my crush also, way back G-mik time, I remember, I always look forward every saturday, have a class then but I need to rush back home so I won’t miss any episode. Funny. And yeah, where is he now? I know he’s not that super handsome (with his prominent nose haha) but I so liked him.
And your correct, hope Abs-cbn can check and perhaps ask him to come back, he still have us in case new batches won’t be able to recognize him anymore.
at 4:53 pm
stefano was my crush…(dream lang)hehe.. i mis g-mik… sana bumalik si stefano sa pilipinas….nagulat kaming mga fans nya dahil umalis sya sa pilipinas…hindi naman sya laos…
at 5:49 pm
stefano ang gwapo mo…………bagay talaga kayo ni camille..i mis na talaga g-mik..abs sana ereply ang g-mik nakaka in love kasi e…stefano is very talented actor…..wheeeeeeeee;
at 5:17 pm
i have tape of their 1st album kaso ewan ko kung asan na…the jcs band…cute ng mga songs nila!
it reminds me of the old days….i so love g-mik way back,,,infact i named my son after YUAn ( john prats) and so TABING ILOG…my favorite then is Badong,hahahah!
‘asan na nga sila especially ung mga ang TV kids en teens, like sina victor neri, guila alvarez…
at 8:28 pm
i’ve been really a “borj-roni” addict during the g-mik days..i can still remember those days that i almost cried dahil ngbrown-out ng saturday! wahahaha.. i really miss stefano even though they are all against his “nose” hehe.. i would love seeing him again.and i hope ABS would make a replay of their episodes..please!!
at 7:07 am
i was also trying to google stefano mori cuz am also a fan way back the old days, there are some friendster accounts that appeared but i bet it wasnt real, also one in facebook but located in dallas..then also this thread came out, wow a lot has been missing him..where are you stefano?
at 12:49 pm
lam crush na crush kta ingat qa ha i luv u kht d tyo mag ka age
at 2:30 am
Too sad.. i dont know what happened with my borj also!! miss u Benjamin…
at 11:04 pm
i was in kindergarten (i think?) when g-mik aired, and due to my youth then, i coudn’t recall any of the episodes. haha but yes, i am a fan of the stefano-camille tandem =]
so yea, stefano also made up a twitter account but he doesn’t update it as much. and base on all the information i’ve gathered he’s definitely in italy.
i also read a post off of his mom’s fb page on the reason why he left showbiz, as i can recall, t’was about stefano getting involved with fights and getting bullied at school because he was an actor. his parents decided to take him out of showbiz for a short while, however, after a few years abroad, he preferred to stay and not go back, it was something like that.
last time i heard, his mom’s at boracay, as in right now (jan 2010). she’s with italian friends i think.
i am not sure about his feb 2010 visit to the philippines, i only saw it on his mom’s fb page. =]
i hope this information sort of answered some of your questions =]
xx
at 3:20 am
additional info:
according to his mom, he’s going back to RP this feb to finish his studies. 8D
at 2:22 pm
really??ano na kaya itsura ni stefano mori ngayun??
at 1:07 am
hi! like you i was just trying (in vain) to find any related articles of stefano mori…well, to be honest, i never really liked him as an actor, and yeah, i liked the rovic-eds tandem better…it serves me a better memory hehe but then just about a while ago i came across a video in youtube about the G-mik cast…
we still get to see most of them, carlo aquino, john prats, angelika panganiban and camille… only stefano and mico as you have said, “faded”… so i got curious with stefano (mico’s my friend’s friend so i know where he is today eheeh)..he used to be huge…. wonder if he’s ever coming back…..
at 12:28 am
hi~
well, in all honesty i was in my 2nd year of college when g-mik started. i can say i’m still a diehard stefcams/ roniborj loveteam.
but, they then paired camille with danilo and that made me lose interest watching g-mik. i think also, it’s because of that the show ended with not good ratings
now it’s been almost 12 years na..and i’m still a fan of them.
ano kaya itsura ni stefano lately?
at 9:19 pm
For the past week my friends and I have been talking about where Stefano Mori has gone off to!
Really, really miss him! Haha xD
at 9:00 am
he’s back in RP! hurrhurr.. but i don’t think his had any guestings yet whatsoever.. he’s focusing on his studies daw! i dunno.. go check his twitter @iamstefanomori! stalker much? haha. lol.
at 9:01 am
** but i don’t think he’s had. .. (typo)
at 10:51 am
nakita namain sya sa megamall , kasama ang 3 nyang mga kaibigan , ang gwapo nya at ang tangkad.
at 5:36 pm
you totally forgotten about Anna Larucea- the former tweetum partner of Patrrick Garcia. you could also include old pinoy pornstars bro, they are also interesting to know where they are now. if i’m not mistaken, Richard Kuan, Tofee Calma, Gerald Litton, Christian Vasquez, Aya “papaya” Medel and Klaudia Koronel. i am a big fan of them!
at 6:35 pm
..hahay agRee ako sa iba,as far as i can remember mga kinder 2 ata ako nun’ nung ng.start ang gmik,pro more on cartoOns kasi ako nung time na yun…pro mnsan nkakasubaybay ako sa show nila. ngaung 4th yr lang ako nkalook back sa 90′s mnsan sa cnema 1…kpag my mga movies na nandun cla ni stefano,michael roy,john prats at ang iba,pnapanoOd ko tlaga d ako ng.papads2rbo…npakasarap tlagang bumalik sa 90′s at mamuhay ng nkikia cla sa TV plagi…hehehe
at 5:24 am
stefano mori is coming back on showbiz this coming august as one of the cast of a new teleserye in abscbn. watch out!
at 2:39 am
really, which teleserye ??
at 12:19 am
why don’t you ask him for yourself?
http://twitter.com/iamstefanomori
at 8:04 pm
i miss stefano mori too.
at 6:02 pm
i miss him much! im a great fan of him!
at 5:34 pm
4:30 na.. ANG TV NAAAA!! Doo a dee, dee dee dee dam dee dee doo! Haha.. Still remember those days! Asan na nga ba si Stefano Mori?! Si Anna Larrucea (tama spelling?) at paula peralejo din nawawala na..
at 12:07 am
hahaha at talagang kinanta ko raw siya..
at 7:26 pm
sna may news n kay stefano mori,miss him
at 4:07 pm
Super Crush Qoh Tlga Yng C stefano,.. im Just Wondering Lng bkt xa Umaliz ng Pilipinas… Sna Bumlik N xa.. Coz Miz Qoh n tlga xa…
at 11:04 pm
Gosshh!!!_ kkmis tlga ang g-mik!!!!.. Sna Bumalik kna stEf..mIss u na tlaga…. ,,,
–pti c anna larucea, paula peralejo, mico samson…??bkit wla na cla sa showbiz…miss kna tlaga cla….
imiss u sTeFcamS!!! Luv U>…..:D
at 11:06 pm
Respond nman kyo….teL about stefano (sa mga nalalaman niyo sa kanya)….asAn Nba Siya ngyun?????????????????????????
at 1:27 am
i miss u sooooo much stef….hope to see you soon in nationl tv….im ur #1 fan….:)
at 11:19 pm
my latest news n b ky stefano mori?….hehehe
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at 11:13 am
Kaya nga eh,kakamiss ng super si Stef, idol ko pa naman sya nung bata pa ako
I think sa lahat ng mga movies or show na ginanapan niya G-mik lang yung naabutan ko mga Kindergarten pa ako nun, hahaist ! Parang gusto ko na tuloy maging bata ulit, ang sarap maging bata ulit lahat ng ginagawa mo balewala lang sa mundo, pagnakagawa ka naman ng masama pagpapasensyahan ka lang nila pero ngayun ! Hay! Naku, isang palpak lang sermon agad, so much for that.Hehehe ! Also remeber din yung Abs-Cbn’s Fairy tale show “Hiraya Manawari” naging pare din natin to sa childhood days natin sa lahat ng mga nagkamalay nung dekada 90”.. xD Good old days.
at 11:17 am
By the way this is Stefano Mori’s real Fb account
Here’s the link :
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1116672732#!/profile.php?id=1660853332
O’ di kaya i search nyu na lang sa Stefano Umberto Mori.
at 9:28 pm
Super excited and super happy ako to share this in this site, I saw Stefano Mori last December malapit sa Rome station with his Mom, i’m sure mother nya iyon though the mom looks a bit of more chinese features than a filipina sya naman ay talagang Italiano. Nagulat ako when i saw him at first dahil familiar ang face nya, then na realized ko my idol..weeeeeeeeeeeeeee….So pogi, so maputi and iyong nose nya na sa Tv screen na parang prominent di pala kasi normal dito iyon sa italy na masyadong matangos..Sayang nasa loob ako ng bus…Friend ko na Mommy nya sa facebook.– They live in Ancona, Italy!
at 2:42 pm
anu name nang mommy ni stefano pwedi pahinge idol; ko din kc x eh pls…….100x
at 11:51 pm
waaahhh swerte mo girl…sana ng upload ka ng picture para makita namin kung gaano na siya ka gwapo ngayon…I mean he does look good before…e kung si carlo aquino nga mas lalong gumuwapo ngayon…siya pa kaya…hehehe
Thanks for sharing this with us….hehehe sana pwede ko ring e add ang mother niya
at 4:41 pm
sana mag pakita naman ni stefano mori…bat xa bigla nawala
at 4:43 pm
sana bumalik na siya sa showbiz i miss him..he is one of my idol!!
at 4:51 pm
Cyanan, you nailed the answer to “Where is stefano Mori” pero definitely this will make the stef fans want to see him all the more. I was thinking uber pangit na nya ngayon kaya ayaw nya magpakita until I read your comment/post. I didn’t like stefano mori “back in the day” ksi i thought he was a bit “bulol” probably due to his being half-italian. I find his acting OA, too. But now I’m as curious as the people here as to where he is now. Pero I like that he chose the right and smart path, i.e., left showbiz, pursued his studies and had a REAL life. Maybe he doesn’t feel the need to come back to showbiz anymore, but I’m hoping magpakita sya kahit sneak peak lang para matigil na kami.
at 11:45 pm
Yeah…gosh i really like your blog…and yes I also did grew up watching ANG TV…lalo na yung movie nila na the ADARNA ADVENTURE, at yung movie na kung saan magkapatid sila ni Camille Prats, Baron Giesler, Paolo Contis, Serena, and Stefano Mori in which ayaw niyang pahawakan ang kanyang buhok….
Yeah I did miss Stefano Mori and yup Linsay Custodio did ring a bell, together with GIO, GIA, LUIGI Alvarez and other cast….hehehe I was looking for him too and I stumbled into your BLOG…I really like what you wrote…
I agree that he is also a very talented actor and hope that he would indeed made a comeback in showbiz…mari rin palang naghahanap sa kanya..