John Regala
John Paul Guido Boucher Scherrer, better known by his screen name John Regala, was a Filipino actor and environmentalist. He gained notoriety in the entertainment industry as a member of the 1986 television show That's Entertainment, and went on to play well-known antagonist roles in action movies and teleseries in the 1990s. He was sometimes unofficially tagged as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine action films along with fellow action stars like Robin Padilla and the late Ace Vergel.
Regala was one of the most gifted Filipino actors and most controversial actors in local showbusiness. In 1994, he was nominated for 'Best Supporting Actor' at the Gawad Urian Awards for his performance in The Fatima Buen Story. In 2011, he won 'Best Supporting Actor' at the 2011 [Metro Manila Film Festival|37th Metro Manila Film Festival] for the film Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story.
Regala is best known for his portrayals in Alyas Baby Face, Primitivo Ebok Ala: Kalaban Mortal ni Baby Ama, The Vizconde Massacre: God, Help Us! and Batas Ko Ay Bala.
Career
Although he forayed in supporting or lead roles in Action or Crime flicks he was notably cast in Crime flicks in the 1990s such as Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael of Seiko Films and The Fatima Buen Story as an Anti Hero.Mainstream success and hiatus
Regala entered showbusiness in the mid-1980s, becoming a member of That's Entertainment.Regala became an action star in his first action film Boy Kristiano. He then portrayed a villain role in the film Isa-Isahin ko Kayo alongside Ronnie Ricketts. He has also collaborated with action star Jeric Raval when he played the lead role as Marcial "Baby" Ama in the true to life action-drama film Primitivo Ebok Ala: Kalaban Mortal ni Baby Ama. He played his role as Kris Aquino's rapist-killer in the true-to-life crime drama film The Vizconde Massacre: God Help Us.