Garcia continued to actively appear on films when he reached the age of 89 in 2018 and emphasized that " retirement was never in my vocabulary . " Garcia 's last notable works were '' ML '' , an entry of 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival which he portrayed as Colonel dela Cruz , a retired METROCOM colonel suffering from Alzheimer ’s disease , leading him to believe that he is still living in the days of the Marcos dictatorship , with his performance on his movie won Gawad Urian 's Best Actor in the following year during the time Garcia went comatose after his accident , and '' Hintayan ng Langit '' , an entry of 2018 QCinema International Film Festival starring opposite Gina Pareño , as Manolo who was reunited with his ex-girlfriend in Purgatory . The said movie was also available on Netflix in the following year during also the time Garcia went comatose after the accident . Garcia also portrayed on his last movie appearance , '' Rainbow 's Sunset '' as Ramon , an entry in the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival directed by Joel Lamangan , as a gay senator who only came out when he reached elder age . Garcia was also nominated for as Best Actor but lost to Dennis Trillo
14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Eddie Garcia