Jim Paredes

Jaime Ramon "Jim" Paredes (Tagalog pronunciation: [pɐˈɾedɛs], born August 31, 1951) is a Filipino musician, producer, educator, writer, photographer, television personality, workshop facilitator, and activist best known for being one of the members of APO Hiking Society, along with Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo.

Jim Paredes
Paredes in 2013
Born (1951-08-30) August 30, 1951
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino[1]
Alma materAteneo de Manila University
OccupationSinger-songwriter, television personality, columnist, photographer, author,
Political partyLiberal[2]
Spouse(s)Lydia Mabanta[3]
Children3, incl. Ala Paredes[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Twitter

Paredes' most prominent solo work is 1986' "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo", which has come to be known as the anthem of the bloodless 1986 People Power Revolution. It was recorded by 15 Filipino artists in April of that year, and its English version "A New and Better Way" was launched in Australia a few months later. In recognition of its significance, the lyrics of the song are embedded on a wall of the Our Lady of Edsa Shrine, which commemorates the 1986 revolution.[4]

Filmography

Television

Paredes' most prominent television appearances include:[5]

Film

Bibliography
  • Humming In My Universe: Random Takes on Everything
  • Between Blinks
  • Writing On Water
  • As Is Where Is

Discography
  • Ako Lang (1996)
  • Laro (2011)

Controversy

In April 2019, Paredes apologized to the public after a sex video that showed him masturbating was leaked on social media by the person whom he was having a video call with.[6][7]

Twitter Advice

Paredes recently advised political influencer, activist, and social media personality Francis Baraan to ignore celebrity comedienne Ethel Booba on Twitter. The advice came after Paredes saw Baraan, a vocal Duterte critic, engaging Ethel Booba, a vocal pro-Duterte supporter, in a Twitter feud.[8]

References
  1. "Facebook post by Jim Paredes". August 2, 2015.
  2. Franco, Bernie (June 15, 2016). "NEWS Jim Paredes, Leah Navarro slam Duterte over separate inauguration with Robredo". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. Ricky Lo (2008-09-14). "Awit ng Barkada". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
  4. Boy Abunda (2008-09-19). "A night of wit, humor and music". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  5. "Jim Paredes (Profile)". Telebisyon.net. Telebisyon.net. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  6. News, ABS-CBN. "'I made a mistake': Jim Paredes owns up to viral sex video". ABS-CBN News.
  7. Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (April 2, 2019). "Veteran musician Jim Paredes' apology for leaked 'private' video".
  8. https://www.lionheartv.net/2020/11/jim-paredes-advises-political-influencer-to-just-ignore-ethel-booba/
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