The Heads Behind The Eraserheads: Combo On The Run Documentary

In one of the earlier scenes of Eraserheads: Combo On The Run, co-writer Aldus Santos asks Ely Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, and Marcus Adoro a crucial question during the newly reunited band’s first meeting: “What’s the most difficult thing you have to overcome for this (the 2022 Huling El Bimbo reunion concert) to happen?” The four were visibly stumped; it was the first time they were all together in a room in years. But in the next two hours, they unravel — baring true feelings, admitting past shortcomings, regretting how things transpired, and so on — not only answering Santos’ question, but also displaying a genuine maturity and willingness to move forward as a band. I asked the same question to Combo On The Run director and writer Maria Diane Ventura a few weeks before the documentary was released in cinemas nationwide last March 21, 2025. Back then, there..