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| '''Paco Arespacochaga''' (born July 21, 1971) is a Filipino musician best known as the drummer of the band ]. He is best remembered for his song "Line to Heaven". The song was said to be inspired by the loss of both his parents. | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| Paco Arespacochaga was born Enrico Luis Victor Arespacochaga to Manuel Q. Arespacochaga & Arolinda C. Santos in ]. He is the eldest child of both his parents. At age 5, Paco began attending school at La Salle Greenhills in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. During these formative years, he involved himself heavily in Declamation contests, Extemporaneous Speaking contests, Creative Writing competitions, Drama and Theatre presentations and Debate activities. In his junior year in high school, Paco's music teacher saw in him the ability to write good music. She mentored him and encouraged him to pursue a career in music. Though his peers assumed he would take a degree in music, he went on to pursue his bachelor's degree in Film Making at ], also in Manila, Philippines. | |||
| ==Family life== | |||
| Paco has two sons named Heaven (with singer/actress ]) and Caelen. Both of his children serve as an inspiration to Arespacochaga. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Paco Arespacochaga's passion for the media arts began at age 10. He started joining school plays and declamation contests at La Salle Greenhills. He would eventually become an active participant of La Salle Greenhills' Drama club. Drawing strong encouragement from his parents, he eventually began appearing in TV commercials like Milo, Crest Toothpaste and other family oriented products. | |||
| At age 13, he made his first screen debut on the film Campus Beat featuring Philippine matinee idol, ]. Other speaking line movie exposures included Erpat Kong Forgets, Mga Walang Daigdig and Babalik Ka Rin.<ref name="int1">{{cite book|title=Cinema of the Philippines: a history and filmography, 1897-2005 | publisher=McFarland & Co., 2007 | coauthors=Bryan L. Yeatter | origyear=1998 | pages=425 | ISBN=978-0-7864-3047-5 | url=http://books.google.com/books?lr=&client=safari&id=V6saAQAAIAAJ&dq=paco+arespacochaga&q=%22paco+arespacochaga%22#search_anchor}}</ref> | |||
| At 15 years old, he formed the band, Introvoys, together with childhood friends 3rd-G Cristobal and Jonathan Buencamino. It was the start of his career as a drummer. Eventually, he would begin to write songs songs and be the recognized by the general public as the band's chief songwriter. | |||
| He was responsible for penning such hits as ''However Whichway'', ''Will I Survive'', ''Di Na Ko Aasa Pa'', ''Calling All Nations'', ''Line to Heaven'', ''Kailanman'' and ''She's the One'', among others. | |||
| Currently, Paco Arespacochaga still plays drums for Introvoys in the United States. | |||
| In October 2011, during the Tanduay Rockfest at the ], Arespachochaga performed signature Introvoys hits including "Line To Heaven" and "Di Na Ako Aasa Pa". Buoyed by the warm welcome he got from the crowd, he said, “Salamat. Maraming, maraming salamat. By next year, kasama ko na ang buong banda.” | |||
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