I just finished watching the grand ending of May Bukas Pa. I knew it! Santino did not die! Or at least, he was resurrected. It would have been anti-climactic to show all those mourners and expect Santino to really die in the ending.
Well, he did die, for awhile, but he was brought back to life, cementing the fact that he is really the miracle boy of Bagong Pag-asa.
And I say that this is a grand ending because it is a star-studded episode. All the stars that had appearances in the show took part in the mourning for Santino’s passing. And choir! My goodness! There was Martin Nievera, Zsa Padilla, Charice Pempengco, Ariel Pineda, Sam Milby, Toni Gonzaga, Christian Bautista, Eric Santos, Vina Morales, Jed Madela, and others that I cannot remember. Toni Gonzaga was ravishing, if I may say.
Well, Zaijan Jaranilla, who plays Santino, is now on to the next project, a movie with Piolo Pascual. In the meantime, I suggest Zaijan should eat and sleep and just enjoy being a kid in between the shoots. C’mon guys, give the boy a break!