Veteran character actor Archi Adamos shares his experience raising an LGBTQIA+ child, his views on acceptance, and his role in the upcoming film “Pater Noster.”
Veteran character actor Archi Adamos is one of the key cast members in “Pater Noster,” the film starring Arron Villaflor, which will premiere in cinemas on March 25.
In the movie, Archi and Arron portray a father-and-son tandem. The title “Pater Noster” is a Latin phrase that means “Our Father” in English.
Because of this, the 70-year-old actor was asked about his experience as a father in real life.
“Medyo mabait din naman ako,” Archi said with a laugh, before revealing that one of his children is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
“I have seven children. There are two girls. Actually, one girl is not a real girl. The rest are boys,” Archi shared.
He said he calls the child “balake,” a term combining babae and lalake.
“No offense, I call her balake. She was a girl, as far as I’m concerned. She was a girl until she graduated high school,” he explained.
From high school to gender shift
At this point, Archi shared how he discovered that his child was part of the LGBTQIA+ community. “But right after high school, nung pumasok na siya sa P.U.P. [Polytechnic University of the Philippines] parang nagkaroon ng gender shift.
“Siyempre akala ko, marami siyang dinadala sa bahay, mga friend na babae. Only for me to realize na ‘yong iba pala dun, nanliligaw sa kanya. And then, after several years, iba naman ‘yong kanyang dinala. Sabi ko, ‘Sino naman ito ngayon?’ Sabi niya, ‘Girlfriend ko.’”
Archi said he eventually asked his child directly about their sexual orientation.
“‘So ano ka ba talaga ngayon?’ She mentioned to me a gender which I can no longer remember. So para bang, ‘O sige, okay lang. Kung ano talaga yung gusto mo, d’on ka. Importante, happy ka diyan and wala kang depressive stage.’ Pero meron din siya, honestly speaking. She goes through that,” Archi recalled.
The actor said he fully accepts his child and maintains a good relationship with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. “I’m an LGBTQ believer, so, somehow I really don’t mind which gender you’d take,” he said.
“In fact, I was even more surprised when she mentioned something about a particular gender, because she can be a girl and she can be a boy at the same time. Sabi ko, ‘Uy ang ganda n’on. Para kang artista, puwede kang ganito.’”
His child is now almost 30 years old.
Archi said he has always supported his child, adding that his four decades in show business exposed him to people from all walks of life.
“Ganito na lang po, 40 years, more or less na ako sa showbiz, so I’ve been with all genders. And somehow, I have accepted the fact na mas marami dito ang hindi mo ka-gender, pero they’re nice working with,” he pointed out.
“My mentor-director was not a ‘full female,’ nor a ‘full male’ so, accepted ko na po. Nakaka-work ko na nga sila nang maayos,” he explained.
Advice on honesty and acceptance
When asked for advice on raising a lesbian daughter, Archi said honesty and trust between parent and child are essential.
His statement also comes amid the recent controversy sparked by Alvin Aragon, who questioned the parenting styles of K Brosas, Gloc-9, and Ian Veneracion, all of whom have children who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
“It’s about believing in what they say and making them believe in you as a father—that you will guide them properly. You give advice that they feel is sensible or fits the way they think. That’s how I see it.”
“The best thing to do is just be yourself. Be honest, be truthful to them, because they see you as you are.”
It’s about believing in what they say and making them believe in you as a father—that you will guide them properly.
Archi Adamos
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