A
musical of the same name was shown last 2018 at Resorts World Manila, then again in 2019,[2] and later made available for streaming online in May 2020 for a limited time.[3]
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by
Auraeus Solito and completed filming within two days at Solito's
ancestral house in
Sampaloc, Manila. As a
theatre director, Solito used several experimental shots and
symbolisms in the video despite being a
literal translation of the story contained in the song. According to Buendia, this was the first major production music video of the band since it involved big-budget due to
casting; and being treated as a
short film due to the song's
playing time and storyline. This also marked the first time the Eraserheads produced a music video for their song.[citation needed] The instrumental part of the music video was omitted during its broadcast on
MTV Pinoy. After the music video fades to black, the music video ends,[4] when it originally had more scenes like the adult
Paraluman lookalike (Rowena Basco) rising from a pile of dried leaves.[5]
The music video won the 'International Viewer's Choice Awards for Asia' at the 1997
MTV Video Music Awards held at
Radio City Music Hall in
New York City. The video was up against "Kirana" by
Dewa 19 of
Indonesia, "Fun Fun Fun" by
Joey Boy of
Thailand, "Fanatik" by
KRU of
Malaysia, and "Family" by
Lee Seung-hwan of
Korea. The Eraserheads accepted the award themselves. The recognition was the first Moonman award received by any
Filipino artist, and further made the band known in Asia which paved the way to the release of Aloha Milkyway.[citation needed]
Philippine group of singers
The CompanY made a rendition of the song in 2008 with a music video[9] interpreted in a different way from the song's content.
South Border pianist
Jay Durias performed the song for another Eraserheads tribute album, The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, released in 2012.
Korean acoustic fingerstyle guitarist
Sungha Jung performed the song during his "2013.6 Philippine Tour" concert.[10]
Janine Berdin performed the song at the SemiFinals, Season 2 of Tawag ng Tanghalan in 2018.[11]
Ace Banzuelo covered the song[12] 9 days later after the "Eraserheads Ang Huling El Bimbo Concert" that happened on December 22 2022, The cover was released on December 31 2022 by
Sony Music Philippines.
The song was covered by
Morissette and Filipino-American music producer Troy Laureta in Laureta's 2023 album Dalamhati: A Troy Laureta OPM Collective, Vol. 3[13]
In other media
Buendia sang the song as a guest artist for FilharmoniKA album as conducted by
Gerard Salonga, Kumpas: An Orchestral Celebration of Pinoy Music[14]
When local radio station
NU 107 signed off for the last time on 8 November 2010, "Ang Huling El Bimbo" played as its final song.[15]