the-best-local-music-video-of-the-mtv-generation:HULING EL BIMBO

Why it’s really good: In an interview on IBC’s MVTV in 1996, lead vocalist Ely Buendia explained that this would be the band’s very first video on film. With a big budget, high production value, and hired talents, the guys stated that, unlike the many performance-heavy clips produced in those days, “Ang Huling El Bimbo“ was the very first major Pinoy music video to ever incorporate a movie-like storyline.

“Ang Huling El Bimbo“ narrates the tragic tale of a man who was never able to express his love to a childhood sweetheart. Director Aureus Solito was able to find the right balance of images and narrative techniques that steered the video away from becoming too literal and too cheesy, shaping it into something that was memorable and locally avant-garde (in the ’90s). Dare we even say it? No other local music video has ever come close to the beauty and impact of Mr. Solito’s visual telling of this iconic Eraserheads song.

[totally agree. sino ba namang dna pa huling el bimbo.]