10. CHRISTOPHER DE LEON
Get His Style: To acquire Boyet’s tisoy, lady-killer prowess, make sure your bigote is neat. Next turn that frown upside down, and falsh a million-peso smile.
Bigotilyo Benefits: As one of the country’s most prolific leading men, Chrsitopher De Leon has earned all the street cred he needs in the showbiz arena. Some of his most early work is the most noteable. Check the young Boyet out in Lino Brocka’s Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang and in Eddie Romeor’s critically acclaimed Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? He also slayed the heart of then young superstar Nora Aunor when they worked on Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos. The consistency in his career is sheer proof, that a maintained mustache coupled with copious amounts of acting talent can carry a man to superstar infamy.
Photo from GMA 7
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9. RICO J. PUNO
Get his style: Nothing spells macho guwapito like furry top-lip caterpillar, a popped collar, and singing voice to swoon the ladies.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Pioneer of OPM and all-around entertainer, Rico J. Puno’s serenades are cult classics. Many a drunken bastard has tried to croon to his hits on the karaoke machine. Come on, don’t tell us you’ve never heard of "Magkasuyo Buong Gabi"? Or maybe "May Bukas Pa"?
Photo by Ricardo Buhay III
8. RENE REQUIESTAS
Get His Style: Lose the two front teeth and get your eyeballs wired and you’ll get that Cheetae, gandang lalake look in no time.
Bigotilyo Benefits: One of the most recognized comedians for his, erm, unique look, and slapstick humor. Often cast in buddy films with other comedians or in rom-coms with a young Kris Aquino, he worked well in pairs. Some notable movies: Elvis and James, Michael and Madonna, and Samson and Goliath. See, always in pairs.
Photo is a screencap from Pido Dida 2
7. MARCELO DEL PILAR
Get His Style: The bayani-sized bigote must be fashioned long and twirled up. Now get some pomade, slick back your hair and revel in your, ahem, revolutionary new look.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Though Jose Rizal came close to nabbing the bayaning bigotilyo award, there’s no doubt that del Pilar’s ’stache trumps the Noli-writer’s. With a ’stache that suave, we wonder how come the ladies flocked to Rizal and not this dude. Also known under the penname Plaridel, the journalist who was the father of the propaganda movement during the Spanish invasion spearheaded the fight against the abuses from those nasty friars.
Photo from the Vibal Foundation
6. REZ CORTEZ
Get His Style: If we were in the 70s, all you’d need is a semi-afro, insanely thick eyebrows, and mean braggadocio to embody the Rez Cortez swagger.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Nowadays that famous bear-like facial hair is going all salt and pepper (as in this pic), the burly character actor is still remembered for playing menacing roles. He made a name for himself portraying baddies, his build only making him more intimidating. His performance opposite Hilda Koronel in Lino Brocka’s Insiang saw him seduced by the vulnerable Lolita, showing that even bearded bruskos have a soft spot.
Photo by Jojit Lorenzo
5. JIMMY SANTOS
Get His Style: Paired with a sideward baseball cap, silver chain, and an off-the-wall awkward smile, it can produce hilarity.
Bigotilyo Benefits: The prolific comedian and Eat Bulaga mainstay has made a career of being the butt of the joke. The original henyo’s confidence and kid-at-heart attitude always shines through when attempting to slap a smile on Eat Bulaga’s audience members.
Photo is a screencap from GMA 7
4. TITO SOTTO
Get His Style: Achieve senatorial stature with a clean-cut mustache that can easily adapt to senate hearings, hosting gigs, and fathering Ciara Sotto.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Aside from being a prolific music composer and singer back in the 70s and 80s, he also co-hosted long-running noontime show Eat Bulaga. He topped the senate race in 1992, and was reelected in 2012. Just goes to show how charming this Chairman really is.
Photo by Ramon Asuncion
3. PAQUITO DIAZ
Get His Style: Grow it thick but trimmed, feign a constant frown, and pair them with some crazy eyes for a villainous look that will surely scare away heroic types.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Possibly the most iconic bigote in Pinoy showbiz, his sinister ’stache is a part of local pop-culture. Nothing better represents I’m-a-rich-and-evil-motherf----r like this classic. Whether he’s foiling the plans of FPJ or in a maniacal rape scene with the damsel in distress, the bad guy archetype stays true to form with Paquito Diaz.
Photo from Aliw Avenue
2. MANNY PACQUIAO
Get His Style: Connect your mustache with a little chin muff, zero-percent body fat, a killer left-straight punch, and a penchant for being misquoted while invoking the name of the Lord.
Bigotilyo Benefits: Pound for pound the most hard-hitting facial hair in the history of boxing. Let’s see, he’s taken down the likes of Oscar De La Hoya Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Marco Antonio Barerra, to name a few. His popularity has also gained him some political power and bad movie roles (See: Wapakman), but it’s his fierce speed and strength inside the ring that has given him glory.
Photo is a screencap from Showtime HD
1. ERAP
Get His Style: For a look that guarantees a landslide in both the box office andthe ballot box, pair your trimmed bigote with rimless glasses, a suit and tie, and a controversial life that deserves its own movie.
Bigotilyo Benefits: The mustache ng masa has truly gone places: from the silver screen to a presidential portrait and even to, apparently, a plunder charge mug shot. Aside from an acting career that lasted for about 33 years, Erap, popular for portraying the underdog of society in his movies, became the country’s top dog. This bigote literally launched a revolution when Erap was eventually put under a failed impeachment trial, prompting the second People Power Revolution, ousting him from the presidency. A historic mustache, indeed.
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