He was the last Mr. Pogi winner in Eat, Bulaga!’s “male beauty contest.” He stands 5’8”, weighs 138 lbs., and wears size-30 briefs and size-9 shoes. He started doing commercials (for Milo, Star Margarine, Alaska, etc.) at age seven and joined showbiz as member of the ABS-CBN dance group Anime (with Rayver Cruz, John Wayne Sace and Eman Abeleda) which lasted for more than three years and then a trio called Sakto (with Rodjun Cruz and Lucky Mark Mercado) built up by Sony Music. He honed his acting talent with the theater group Villa Teatro which performed in schools and malls.
So what else do you want to know about Edgar Allan Guzman?
Yes, he is, according to his manager Noel Ferrer, “The New Prince of Indie Cinema” having been named Best Actor (New Breed Full-Length Category) in the recent (7th) Cinemalaya for his performance in Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me, directed by Erick Salud from a screenplay by Palanca-awardee Jerry Gracio based upon the best-selling novel of Eros S. Atalia.
As Noel, the movie’s producer tells it, the story of Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me revolves around Karl Vladimir Lennon J. Villalobos, a.k.a. Intoy (played by Edgar), who is secretly in love with his friend Jenny (Mercedes Cabral, voted Most Beautiful Actress in Cannes three years ago, who starred in, among other Dante Brillante films, Serbis which was Brillante’s debut film at the Cannes Filmfest a year before he bagged the Best Director award for Kinatay).
Intoy is street-smart and ordinary, while Jenny is rich and quirky, looked up to as the most beautiful girl on campus. Jenny agrees to go to bed with Intoy on one condition — that they will not fall in love with each other. Before graduation, Intoy professes his love for Jenny and is devastated by the turn of events.
The presskit describes the film “an examination of post-modern love and relationship, and the way this generation deals with love and fear.”
Regal Matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde was so impressed with Edgar’s performance that she signed him to an exclusive multi-picture deal.
“I’m learning a lot from these young, dynamic and very creative people,” said Mother Lily, referring to indie artists. “I’m giving them my all-out support.”
Edgar has no qualms about doing “bold and daring” scenes, such as those in Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me (derived from a person’s abbreviated text message to his/her partner to take a bath already and be ready for, well, you know what).
Meanwhile, a “sexy talk” with Edgar.
What is sexy to him?
“Sexy is a good and fit body, and a very imaginative mind.”
When does he feel sexy?
What part of his body does he consider sexiest?
“My nipples daw sabi nila. They’re bigger than anyone else. Hehehe!”
What part of a woman’s body does he find sexiest?
“Boobs.”
When did he lose his innocence?
“At age 16.”
To a younger woman, an older woman or a woman his age?
“To my first girlfriend, almost my age.”
Sexiest book.
“Kamasutra.”
Sexiest movie.
“Local: Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me (R-13 approved without cuts). Foreign: What Happens In Vegas (Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher).”
Sexiest musical instrument.
“Piano. There’s something in the sound of the piano that makes me feel sexy.”
Sexiest song.
“Take You Down by Chris Brown.”
Sexiest TV show
“Sex & The City.”
Sexiest food.
“Hot Buffalo Wings.”
Sexiest car.
“My Chevy Cruze. It’s like my second home, a witness to all my sexy activities. Hehehe!”
Sexiest perfume.
“212 Carolina Herrera.”
Sexiest time of day.
“Early morning as I wake up.”
Sexiest part of the house.
“The kitchen.”
Sexiest animal.
“Snake.”
Sexiest billboard.
“Anne Curtis’ billboards.”
Sexiest scene he has seen in a movie.
“My love scenes with Mercedes in Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me.”
Sexiest scene he has done in a movie.
“My third love scene also with Mercedes in Ligo Na U, Lapit Na Me where I’m supposed to profess my love to her.”
Sexiest thing he has ever done to himself.
“Working out in the gym.”
Sexiest thing he has ever done to or with someone.”
“Wet and wild love-making with matching music which I also set up.”
Sexiest fantasy.
“Doing it in an elevator.”
Sexiest clothes.
“Sando and boxer shorts.”
Sexiest concert he has ever seen.
“Rihanna’s concert.”
Sexiest face of a woman.
“Cristine Reyes’ face.”
Name three women that he finds sexiest.
“Foreign: Meagan Fox, Katy Perry and Paris Hilton. Local: Marian Rivera, Anne Curtis, Cristine Reyes and Mercedes Cabral.”
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