Niño Muhlach sells FAMAS trophy for P500,000 to Boss Toyo
Former child actor Niño Muhlach has sold one of his trophies that he was honored with by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) to social media personality Boss Toyo for half a million.
In a YouTube vlog by the content creator, whose real name is Jayson Luzadas, Muhlach visited Pinoy Pawnstars to sell one of his five prestigious awards for Best Child Performer.
Boss Toyo explained that the deal came after he reached out to the actor to inquire about the award, which he plans to put on display at a museum he’s putting up that will be launched sometime in October.
"I tried to contact Sir Niño. Ako ‘yung nagsabi sa kaniya, ‘Sir baka, can I take some of your artifacts, and baka mabili ko ‘yung isa niyang FAMAS, could you bring one?’ Hindi talaga siya pumunta dito para ibenta ito at ako ‘yung nagrequest," Boss Toyo said.
The content creator also shared that Muhlach's FAMAS award is one of his goals for the display, reasoning that the former child star became a "barometer" in the local entertainment scene in the past.
"Kapag sinabing 'child actor,' tandaan natin, wala pa akong nakitang nakadaig sayo as a child actor," Boss Toyo remarked.
Muhlach agreed to let go of his prized possession as he admitted that he had started to neglect to care for the trophy.
"I decided to give it to him, pero big deal, kailangan alagaan niya and i-restore nya and ilagay nya sa museum nya, dahil hindi ko na naalagaan. 'Yun ang deal namin," Muhlach said.
Boss Toyo initially offered to buy the FAMAS trophy for P100,000, but one of Muhlach’s sons who came with him insisted that the price be increased to P500,000—an amount they eventually agreed on.
When he was younger, Muhlach became known as the "Child Wonder of the Philippines" for making films that garnered much success such as Tahan na Empoy, tahan, My Father, My Mother, and Kutong lupa.
Boss Toyo has been steadily growing his collection for his museum. Apart from his FAMAS trophy, he also bought valuable items such as Jiro Manio's Gawad Urian trophy and a varsity shirt owned by Francis Magalona.
