LOOK: 10 Pinoy child stars, then and now

They were once the brightest child stars of their generation. However, they chose to leave the limelight and pursue a different path. Some of them picked up where their studies left off while some are old enough to be parents now!  

Goyong / Steven Claude Goyong

Then: Eat Bulaga’s That’s My Boy runner up in 1998

Now: 21-year-old student and basketball enthusiast 

 

 

 

Tom Taus

Then: Prince Cedie of the 1996 film

Now: Pursuing a musical career and touring the Philippines as a DJ 

 

 

Lady Lee

Then: Little Miss Philippines 1990 first runner-up

Now: Nurse and a mother of a seven-year-old kid; she recently appeared on Eat Bulaga as a guest judge. 

 

 

 

RR Herrera

Then: Multi-awarded child actor including Best Child Performer in the 1988 Metro Manila Film Fest and 1989 FAMAS

Now: Motivational speaker and executive of a training company; with him in the photo is his son with Carelle Mangaliag

 

 

Serena Dalrymple

Then: Face of a popular fast food commercial

Now: 24 years old and recently earned her Master’s Degree in International Business in London 

 

 

LA Lopez

Then: Child actor, singer, commercial model (including one of a DOH commercial)

Now: 28-year-old Pastor 

 

 

Jiro Manio

Then: Best known for his award-winning performance in Maryo J. delos Reyes’ Magnifico  

Now: Father of two kids

 

 

 

Atong Redillas

Then: Featured in about 40 films in the 80s to 90s; Camille Prats’ escort in Little Miss Philippines pageant in 1990.

Now: Professor in UP Manila 

 

 

 

Kathleen Go Quieng

Then: Co-star of Aiza Seguerra and RR Herrera in Eh Kasi Bata  

Now: 30 years old and recently finished her Master’s Degree in Communication 

 

 

 

Eunice “Charming” Lagusad

Then: “Charming” of the Princess Charming TV series

Now: 16-year-old student 

— GMANetwork.com