At the surprise birthday asalto in honor of Elwood Perez, his devoted friend, the late Annie Quejada, and Amalia Fuentes, El Maestro's favorite Philippine movie star who produced his blockbuster, "Puwede Ako, Puwede Ka Pa Ba?", and recommended him as director for "Buhay: Ako Sa Itaas, Ikaw Sa Ibaba" to lawyer and producer, Manuel Amador Yuseco of Rootman Productions.