Filipino News April 2017

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12 APRIL 2017. ISSUE 99 | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | tel: 027 495 8477, 09 838 1221 | www.pinoynzlife.nz
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continues from pg 11
‘Both Worlds’ shows him
trying to improve his routine
by incorporating more stories
from his culture. “Being
able to reconnect to my culture
will be a really good
challenge for me.”
So he put his hands up to
perform in front of an all-
Filipino audience for the
very first time at the 4th
Maginoo at Binibining
Filipino News Cultural
Pageant in June last year.
This daunting experience
made him aware of the
potential in focusing on
material about “the culture
clash I had as a Filipino
growing up in New Zealand”.
As event reviewer
Julie Cleaver observes: “He
often discusses his relationship
with his parents, mimicking
the best Filipino
accent I have ever heard.”
“I was born and grew up
in Christchurch,” said
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Correos. “My parents were
born in the Philippines and
they migrated to New
Zealand.” When he presented
his parents with the Billy
T yellow towel his mum
said: “Wow! I’m so happy
for you. Looks like you are
doing well. But stop taking
off your clothes – when I
saw that … I felt so embarrassed.
Maybe people might
say: ‘Oh, look how she
brought up her kid? Why is
he like this?’ Remember
Dave, you are Filipino. We
are a conservative type of
people.”
Correos admits that for a
while his show was high
energy, nonsensical, manic
and silly. “I just love taking
my clothes off and freaking
people out in the audience. I
find that so funny. Do I keep
being the silly man or start
telling stories?
“Some reviews are saying
that some of my jokes were
inauthentic. Getting a response
like that to my comedy
does annoy me and
makes me want to work
harder at trying to find
authenticity in my work.
“I have decided that I am
going to write some new
material that’s all going to
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be story based and hopefully
could be the kind of jokes
that even my parents can
enjoy.”
The reinvented Correos
put on a show in Christchurch
last year that focused
on “the culture clash” he had
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His mum confidently
invited all her friends to the
event. Her verdict: “I’m
glad you don’t get naked at
shows ... You don’t embarrass
me anymore.”
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