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'La Luna Sangre': Hearts break as Joross Gamboa's Baristo dies

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1438595" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Spare a minute for the soul we lost on Tuesday&#x27;s &quot;La Luna Sangre.&quot; </p><p>Here&#x27;s to Baristo (Joross Gamboa), the lobo (wolf) who stood as a father to the young, orphaned Malia (Kathryn Bernardo) and helped raise her to become a strong warrior worthy of the &quot;chosen one&quot; tag. </p><p>His death may have been swift --a brutal stab to the heart-- but it was no less brave, and one that would definitely resonate with the many fans of the show for a long time. </p><p>He died protecting their hideout in this tense episode that had viewers feeling melancholic one minute and then rage the next, as the evil Sandrino (Richard Gutierrez) showed Tristan (Daniel Padilla) the hefty price of standing in the way of his plans. </p><p>Our heroes find themselves in a seemingly hopeless race to save Tristan&#x27;s foster grandparents, who were kidnapped by Sandrino. Tristan is given two choices: save his beloved lolo and lola by killing Malia, or watch them die. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1438596" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>He ended the episode no closer to making a decision, as he struggles to stab Malia, the woman who has his heart. The weary look in his face hinted that he may just give in to Sandrino and hand him over his cursed tattoo, making his brother the strongest vampire of all, just to keep his loved ones alive. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfs35JuDd9P/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:37.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfs35JuDd9P/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">💔 @bernardokath 📸 @thekhalilramos</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jorossandkatz/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Joross Gamboa&amp;Katz Saga-Gamboa</a> (@jorossandkatz) on <time dateTime="2018-02-27T13:04:27+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 27, 2018 at 5:04am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Fans sung praises for Baristo, who will be remembered as the loving father-figure he was, and for the running gag of him always ending up shirtless after he transformed into a wolf. </p><p>It helped catapult his name to one of the most talked about topics on Twitter, even an hour after the episode finished. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tatay Baristo is one of the characters that I admire the most in LLS. He&#x27;s been there for Malia since then - her greatest comfort in times of trouble and her most trusted friend above anyone else. Thankful for your existence, Tatay Baristo. 😭❤ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— Joche (@jochendria) <a href="https://twitter.com/jochendria/status/968469633484206080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heartbreaking scene ! Tatay baristo with malia 😭<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— Queen Rodriguez (@kweng_queen) <a href="https://twitter.com/kweng_queen/status/968468347842002944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He has always been there for her, has always protected her. He always believed in her. He fought for her until his last breath. He has always loved Malia like his own.<br/><br/>Paalam, Tatay Baristo. 💔 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— ▫️ (@destinynchances) <a href="https://twitter.com/destinynchances/status/968470454934552577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tatay Baristo is the Best Father in LaLunaSangre <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStraw</a> it made me cry ,afraid of losing his character tonight</p>— eidrefangelo (@eidrefangelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/eidrefangelo/status/968110169790980096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malia and Tatay Baristo you both are making me cry out loud 😭😭😭😭💔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— Sars🌷 (@sarsmjln) <a href="https://twitter.com/sarsmjln/status/968468389671743488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malia had lost someone who is special to her and that is Tatay Baristo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— Bb. chiqui (@charleeeeeeene_) <a href="https://twitter.com/charleeeeeeene_/status/968468532257161216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anyway, hats off to Joross for portraying Tatay Baristo&#x27;s character really well. He deserves the recognition.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaLunaLastStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaLunaLastStand</a></p>— メアリー (@maryjulienhere) <a href="https://twitter.com/maryjulienhere/status/968469928650014720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;La Luna Sangre&quot; still has three episodes left, but none of them are now expected to feature Gamboa, who has endeared himself to viewers for his portrayal of Baristo. </p>