"Ang Huling El Bimbo" (English: "The Last El Bimbo") is a song by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads from their third album Cutterpillow (1995).

Composition

The song is described as a bittersweet "mini-epic" inspired by the Beatles, referencing the actress Paraluman and the tango standard "El Bimbo". "I had a huge crush on this girl who was older; she was the one who taught me the dance, and I think that was the first time I was really in love with a girl. Then I never saw her again,” writer Ely Buendia said about the song in a podcast interview. The song became the basis for the 2018 musical of the same name. Its title was also used for the band's reunion concert in 2022 and its corresponding tour in 2023 and 2024.

Music video

The music video was directed by Auraeus Solito and shot at his residence. It premiered on GMA Supershow on February 25, 1996. The video won the band MTV Asia's Viewer's Choice Award at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, making them the first Philippine artist to receive such a distinction.

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