Remember 80’s Heartthrob Romnick Sarmenta? Here is his life after leaving the showbiz industry
From his role as Peping in the famous TV series during the 1970s until 1980s, Romnick Sarmenta paved his way into show business at a young age.
He started his showbiz career when he was just 4 years old.
Born as Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor, he was tagged as the 80’s Heartthrob for his natural charm.
In his teenage life, he joined German Moreno’s youth oriented variety show titled ‘That’s Entertainment’.
He was later on paired with his fellow young stars back then, Jennifer Sevilla and Sheryl Cruz.
The actor was also a part of some of the shows in the Kapuso network such as the ‘Bakekang’ and ‘Now and Forever’.
Though he was recognized for his remarkable performance in GMA telemovie ‘Bakla’ back in 1999 as Best Actor in the Asian Television Awards, it did not hinder him to leave his popularity.
What happened to him after he left the spotlight? Here is his life now after he left the show business, based on the article recently published in artistanow.com.
Romnick Sarmenta married his first love and fellow ‘That’s Entertainment’ star Harlene Bautista during the 1990s and they have five children now.
After their show business ventures, they are now managing their own restaurant which they called ‘Salu Restaurant’, a play of name from the Filipino word “salu-salo” which means gathering together to eat.
Their food business is located in Quezon City and caters Filipino dishes which is not known mostly such as Hardinera, a meatloaf version of Lucban, Quezon, Balbacua of Visayas and Tiyula Itum of Mindanao, based on the article.
The 80’s Heartthrob is also into cycling now and an active supporter of Elim Communities which is a group actively involve in doing missionary works.