▁Rect o ▁Avenue ). ▁The ▁restaurant ▁was ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁movie ▁stars , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Lau ro ▁Santiago ▁of ▁Santiago ▁Produ ctions . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 1 ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁discovered ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁stage ▁acting . ▁A ▁student ▁of ▁Are ll ano ▁University , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁choose ▁acting ▁over ▁his ▁studies ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Pal ito ▁started ▁as ▁an ▁" extra " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Prin si pe ▁A man te ▁movie , ▁st arring ▁the ▁then ▁super star ▁Rog el io ▁del a ▁Rosa . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁mov ies ▁was ▁Pit ong ▁Z ap ata ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁His ▁first ▁non - extra ▁role ▁was ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁side k ick ▁of ▁Jun ▁Ar istor enas ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 6 0 s ▁film ▁B ing b ong ▁at ▁D od ong . ▁At ▁first , ▁he ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁straight ▁action ▁films . ▁But ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁thin ness , ▁he ▁was ▁gro omed ▁as ▁a ▁com ed ian . ▁With ▁m one ym aking ▁films , ▁he ▁would ▁then ▁join ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁films ▁with ▁Fernando ▁Po e ▁Jr ., ▁Dol phy , ▁Ch iqu ito , ▁Pan ch ito , ▁P ugo ▁& ▁T ogo , ▁P ug ak ▁at ▁T ug ak , ▁Ram on ▁Rev illa ▁Sr ., ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁big ▁names ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁cinema . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9