In 1976,
Joey Smith of the
Pinoy rock band
Juan dela Cruz during its hiatus formed the band
The Airwaves. In 1978, Lopito joined Anak Bayan along with drummer and lead vocalist Edmond "Bosyo" Fortuno, lead guitarist Gary Perez, and bassist Virgilio "Gil" Lemque. On that year, Anak Bayan released the song "Pagbabalik ng Kuwago" and it topped the charts before Lopito joined The Jerks whilst the remaining trio of Fortuno, Perez, and Lemque became the members of the backing band for
Sampaguita by mid-1978. The band
The Jerks was formed in 1979 and Lopito joined as a guitarist and left the band in the 90s. The album
Bodhisattvas was released in 1995 as his first solo album on which he composed four of the eleven songs. ==Death==