Former actor Raul Dillo couldn’t help but get emotional after returning to the stage as part of Team Vhong Navarro, Ion Perez, Darren Espanto, and Amy Perez’s (VIDA) performance for this year's Magpasikat competition.

On Wednesday, October 23, Vhong shared why he cast Raul to be their special guest for their spooky performance.

“Si Raul, napanood ko siya. Nakita ko iyong pinagdadaanan niya sa buhay so sabi ko bakit hindi kaya ibalik siya sa entablado para makita ulit sa TV kasi namimiss niya na magperform kaya sinama ko siya rito sa prod namin,” Vhong said.

The two previously worked together on the 2001 film, Banyo Queen, and the Chito S. Roño 2003 fantasy horror film Spirit Warriors.

“Unang-una nagpapasalamat po ako sa ating mahal na Diyos dahil ako ay naririto,” Raul expressed. “Maraming-maraming salamat Vhong sa lahat ng nakasama ko dito ngayon.”

Raul then expressed how happy he is as he was able to return to the small screen and be part, once again, of a production.

“Isa pong karangalan sa akin na makasama ka ulit. Kayong lahat nakikita ko kayo sa telebisyon pero ayon,” he said, trying to hold back his tears.

“Pasensya na medyo (emotional). Ayun lang po natutuwa lang po ako. Maraming maraming salamat po,” he remarked.

In the act, Raul played the entity who controlled Vhong (who portrayed Death) before he took the soul of Ion Perez.

Previously, Raul went viral on social media after he was spotted selling longganisa along the road.

In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Raul shared that after work in show business became scarce, it pushed him to venture into being a seller.

"Simula po nung nawalan na ako ng hanapbuhay, nawalan ng project, wala ng kumukuha kasi kumbaga sa character ko mahirap naman po hanapan ng character lalo na karamihan ngayon puro drama," he shared.

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"Bagama't hindi ako sanay sa pagtitinda sinubukan ko kasi nakita ko naman na marangal na trabaho. At sabi ko maitawid ko lang 'yung pamilya ko sa araw-araw na pamumuhay at kahit papaano makakaraos, magta-tiyaga lang," he added.

"Di bale ako magutom huwag lang po 'yung aking pamilya."

Raul was known in the entertainment industry as part of fantasy and horror genre projects due to his height of 7 feet and 3 inches. He last worked on FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.

"Tumanda man ako mawala man ako sa mundong ito, mare-realize ng tao na lumaban tayo ng parehas, hindi tayo nanlamang. ‘Yung mga anak ko pinalaki ko sa tama bagama’t hindi ko naibigay ‘yung lahat sa kanila pero itinaguyod ko sila at hindi ko sila pinabayaan, minahal ko ‘yung pamilya ko," Raul said in an episode of Tao Po.