Male Pageants in the Philippines: Second Most Handsome Ginoong Filipinas Winner

SECOND MOST HANDSOME GINOONG FILIPINAS WINNER IS:

HAROLD PINEDA OF NUEVA ECIJA

GINOONG FILIPINAS 1998

1998 was a good year for the Ginoong Filipinas. The judges made a good decision to choose Harold Pineda of Nueva Ecija over the other favorites during that time, which included his another kababayan Joel Francis Villar (later known in the movies as Leonardo Litton). He was sent to to compete in Mr. Asia Universe 1998 and he made it. He won the title and happily offered his victory to the people behind the Ginoong Filipinas.

After his success in Mr. Asia Universe pageant, he crossed the threshold to show business. His first movie was Jeffrey Jeturian’s Pila Balde which, luckily for him, enjoyed commercial and critical success in the country and even abroad. The title may literally mean lining up for water but don’t be fooled, because it actually connotes a gang bang – a girl with guys lining up to have sex with her, Harold being one of them. The movie discusses life in the slums. In spite of (or because of) the movie’s roguish sex scenes, it succeeded in exposing the political and social mayhems of the characters, and flourished Harold Pineda’s name in the movies.

Since then, Harold appeared in several sex-themed films. He earned the title ‘Telag King’ after admitting that his ‘mushroom of love’ reacts on its own whenever he’s doing a sexy scene – something he only laughed at. “It’s only normal,” said Harold. Such lame publicities are considered normal those days, if I may add. They always love attention. Business, as usual.

During those years, Harold was a hot potato in almost all gay rags as well. Matter of fact, he’s one of the most daring in the pictorials – showing more skin (and scourged manliness) than we can anticipate. But like most sexy stars, Harold’s career was ephemeral and slowly ended up in oblivion.