Gabriel Arellano Concepcion, or better acknowledged as Gabby Conception, is a Filipino actor. He was born on November 5, 1963, in San Juan. Gabby is the son of Lourdes Arellano and Rolando Concepcion. He was a famous kin of Juan Arellano, who is a national artist for architecture. He helped create several landmarks in Manila such as the Metropolitan Theater and Post Office. He was Gabby’s great-grandfather.
Gabby’s step to stardom made way when he was seen initially in a commercial of Close-Up. This incident led him in becoming a movie actor. He eventually became a Regal baby and starred in the movie
Katorse, which acquired him the title of matinee idol. He was also paired with megastar
Sharon Cuneta whom he married in 1984. But their marriage didn’t last for long and eventually was annulled. They starred in the films
Dear Heart, as well as
P.S. I Love You, both instant hits. Aside from Sharon, he also co-starred some of the big names in show business like Christopher de Leon, Janice de Belen,
Vilma Santos , Lorna Tolentino,
Maricel Soriano , and
Nora Aunor in a lot of films.
Gabby Concepcion’s vocation was stopped abruptly when he was involved in 1994 Manila Filmfest Scandal. The announced winners were Gabby Concepcion for Best Actor and
Ruffa Gutierrez as Best Actress for the movie Loreta, even if the reality is that Edu Manzano and Aiko Melendez should have gathered the awards for her movie
Maalaala Mo Kaya the Movie. It was Gabby Concepcion’s manager Lolit Solis who attempted to maneuver the results of the awards.
Gabby left the industry in 1995 and migrated to the United States. He then he took up a management information degree in Lincoln University in order to land a much better job. Eventually, he became a triumphant multi-awarded accredited realtor in California. He seemed to be at ease with his work and family living in United States; but, in early 2008, Gabby surprised everyone by
making a comeback in Philippine showbiz and signing a contract under the management of ABS-CBN. He initially appeared in
Maalaala Mo Kaya and co-stars with
Claudine Barretto in a TV series called
Iisa Pa Lamang. He has an initial 7-year contract with ABS-CBN; and if it is his luck, then his Philippine comeback would be a success.
Gabby Concepcion has 4 children, namely, Kristina Cassandra, or
KC Concepcion , who is his daughter to commercial model and actress megastar Sharon Cuneta. Gabrielle is his daughter with Grace Ibuna. Model actress Jenny Syquia also has a daughter with Gabby named Chloe. Lastly, there is Samantha Alexis, who is his daughter to his current spouse Genevieve Yatco Gonzales.
Surely, a lot fans have missed Gabby Concepcion in the movie scene. It is
rumored that they he will team up again with the Megastar . When she was asked about doing a film with his ex-husband, she said that she has no issues with the matter. But if it will be for a love team-up once again, this certainly would not be a great idea, for lot of fans got affected with the breakup; and more intrigues will rise if they pursue it.
