Actor Dindo Arroyo narrated the only time he saw the late King of Philippine Movies, Fernando Poe Jr., angry.
Dindo shared that aside from being the leading actor, FPJ also sometimes directed his own movies.
He described FPJ as a strict director, and he saw him upset once when the latter saw him sleeping on the set of the movie, ‘Dalubhasa.’
“Nahiga ako sa kama kasi kakainom ko lang ng gamot, hindi po sa pagyayabang medyo at that time marami po akong ginagawang pelikula, siguro mga tatlo o apat ‘yun na nilalagari ko,” Dindo said.
“Umabot po sa punto na kahit may lagnat ako tuloy ang taping at hindi ako nagrereklamo. Papahinga lang ako ng kunti, action na.
“So humiga ako habang sine-set up ‘yung mga ilaw, about five minutes nakatulog ako.. Dumating ang FPJ ‘o rehearsal tayo, two lines tayo Dindo’ nag buckle ako, hindi ko naman nakalimutan, nautal lang ako sa isang word tapos nagalit.
“First time ko siyang nakita nagalit, ‘eh ang hirap naman sayo dindo e, pahiga higa ka diyan, alam mo naman na bawal [dito ang matulog] baka sabihin nila ng importansya [dahil] inaanak kita e?’ napatahimik ako.”
Dindo didn’t tell his condition to FPJ, but when the so-called ‘Da King’ discovered that he was sick, he quickly apologized to the actor.
He explained that he forced himself to work because he did not want to delay the production of the movie, which may also affect his co-workers.
“Maniwala po kayo sakin, nag-apologize siya, ‘bakit hindi mo sinabi pasensya ka na inaanak, hindi ko alam kasi ayoko lang talaga na may natutulog sa set ko.'” he narrated.