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Willie Nepomuceno returns to stage after stroke

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/06/26/willie-nepomuceno-062618.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA -- After recovering from a stroke, master impersonator Willie Nepomuceno returns to the stage in &quot;Music and Laughter,&quot; a concert with OPM veteran Nonoy Zuñiga on July 27 at The Theatre in Solaire. In a press conference on Monday, Nepomuceno said he&#x27;s just grateful to be given a second chance at life. &quot;Life must go on ...the show must go on,&quot; he said. &quot;Magre-retire na rin sana ako, dahil for so many years para akong talent na ... waiting for the chance to be discovered, eh ang tagal, tagal ko na sa showbiz, so parang ayaw ko na. But &#x27;yung call ng audience na mayroon pa rin palang naniniwala, eh &#x27;di ituloy natin.&quot;According to Nepomuceno, the stroke affected his eyesight and that he is still suffering from blurry vision. &quot;Medyo nag-suffer ng kaunti pero wala namang tumabingi sa akin,&quot; Nepomuceno shared.&quot;I was in bed for about one-and-a-half to two years. ... Tawag nila mild stroke but if that&#x27;s mild I don&#x27;t know what is more than that. Grabe, kulang na lang talaga sumigaw ako and say goodbye. Kaya lang &#x27;yung mga lyrics ng kanta nito (ni Nonoy Zuniga), how can I ever say goodbye.&#x27; Natapos naman through constant therapy, pinagtiyagaan ko.&quot;Nepomuceno is known for impersonating political leaders like former presidents Ferdinand Marcos, Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada but for this upcoming show, he said he decided not to impersonate President Rodrigo Duterte.&quot;&#x27;Yung traditional na nakikita niyo sa akin na political impression or satire, maybe hihiwalay muna ako doon from the meantime. I will try to reinvent myself. Kasi baka ano ang masabi ko. Mukhang &#x27;yung ginagawa ko noon hindi na as effective as before,&quot; he said.

After recovering from a stroke, master impersonator Willie Nepomuceno returns to the stage in "Music and Laughter," a concert with OPM veteran Nonoy Zuñiga on July 27 at The Theatre in Solaire.

After recovering from a stroke, master impersonator Willie Nepomuceno returns to the stage in "Music and Laughter," a concert with OPM veteran Nonoy Zuñiga on July 27 at The Theatre in Solaire.