Carmelito Masagnay Reyes, better known as Shalala (January 20, 1960 – June 23, 2021), was a Filipino radio and TV personality and comedian.[1]
Early life
Carmelito Reyes a.k.a. Shalala was born on January 20, 1960, in Manila, Philippines.[citation needed]
Early career
Shalala's first TV show was Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman in 2001 on GMA-7 with the late Master Showman and fellow comedian German "Kuya Germs" Moreno until 2010. Shalala then transferred to TV5 for his new projects and TV shows, but returned to Walang Tulugan around 2014.[citation needed]
Shalala went on hiatus for sometime until late of 2022 where he guested in the comedy podcast "The Koolpals" which he remained as the sixth silent member of the group.
Later career
Shalala returned to GMA-7 in 2014 following his return to Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman with new host Nora Aunor, but the show ended in February 2016 after the death of Kuya Germs.[citation needed]
In 2017, Shalala returned to TV again for guesting in Sunday PinaSaya, also on GMA-7. This was his first TV guesting appearance after one year since the death of Kuya Germs in 2016.[citation needed]
He was a former supporting cast in ABS-CBN's defunct afternoon teleseryePusong Ligaw with his co-star Bianca King, also from TV5. They were also joined by Beauty Gonzalez, but the drama series ended around January 2018. This was Shalala's first ABS-CBN show since he left GMA-7.[citation needed]
Shalala returned to his original TV network GMA-7 via the weekend musical variety program Sunday PinaSaya and the comedy anthology in 2019, Dear Uge in which he played a gay father. He also guested in the morning talk program Mars Pa More, and in 2020 played in the segment "Bawal Judgmental!" on Eat Bulaga! and guested in Chika Besh which was his last TV appearance.[citation needed]
