Mitch and Fe Share Life Lessons

On Solitude and Support

- BOY ABUNDA

IT WAS A NOSTALGIC AFTERNOON when Mitch Valdes and Fe de los Reyes appeared as guests on "Fast Talk with Boy Abunda" a few weeks ago.

Much of our conversation revolved around the good old days of making music and performing live for audiences in the 1970s and 1980s, including the fashion and dance trends of that time, as well as the men.

Mitch recalled how she loved wearing blue eyeshadow, paired with her afro hairstyle in her early days in the local entertainment scene. She often performed on stage and television as a singer and comedienne.

"The fashion was fun. Remember, I also had this Cyndi Lauper look," she began. "Noong '70s kasi, I led a double life. I was a musical theater performer and a rocker in the band. And then I also had TV shows. But during the '80s, I made some changes. Nag-lounge act ako like Tessie Tomas and Nanette Inventor."

The singer-comedienne didn't expect she would need to be fully made up and dressed to the nines when performing in a lounge act. "So, in just one gig, you must go with three luggage—one for the accessories, one for the pairs of shoes, and one for clothes.

"I also need to visit the salon for hair and makeup. I had everything fixed and 'endured' that look throughout the '70s and '80s. In the '90s, I told myself, 'I don't want this anymore,' so I went back to this look (pointing to her face without heavy makeup)," she added.