MOVIES & MICROCOSMS

While the business of real estate is lucrative and high yielding, elevating the practice by putting purpose first ensures not only a healthy community but encourages an environment that goes beyond living luxuriously and promotes a lifestyle that invites social dialogue. Calma Properties Inc. President Carlo Calma, in staying true to the company’s motto “Architect Your Life,” succeeds in doing so with his latest venture: Monument, which also houses a Film Archives Museum, is a project whose story is almost as epic as the stuff movies are made of.

Central to the story of the aforementioned piece of property is an eight-decades-old residence, which aside from witnessing the passing of generations in the confines of its walls, boasts of rich history—recounting multiple iconic Filipino movies and playing a at the house. The movie revolved around the unexpected yet genuine friendship of a rich kid (played by Muhlach) and a snatcher (played by Poe). Nearly a decade later, Maryo J. Delos Reyes’ youth-oriented hit comedy debuted in the silver screen propelling the careers of many matinee idols including Niño’s cousin, Aga Muhlach. The house of mention once again became one of many locations for this huge box-office success.