- A lawyer. He finished Law at Far East Univesity and got an average of 86 at the bar exams.
- After 45 years away from showbiz, he gained popularity in 2002 because of a fast-food commercial where he plays a senile grandfather.
- He served as legal counsel of Sampaguita Pictures for more than 40 years until his retirement in 1997.
- Contributed 1/3 of his talent fee in the McDonalds commercial to caring for kids via the Club 31 at the Cubao area, Quezon City where he and his wife live. He's active in Club 31's regular free dental/medical projects and he usually brings along McDo sandwiches and giveaways for the children.
- Brother of Fred Montilla.
- He quit showbiz because of conflict of schedules. "Hearing of court cases were scheduled weeks in advance and shooting of movies oftentimes only days ahead. If I arrived late on the set, I'd be fined P100 which was a big amount at that time; if I missed a hearing, I'd be fined a bigger amount and risked contempt of court," he said.
- Son RS Francisco pushed him into auditioning for the McDonald's commercial, which became his showbiz "comeback." R.S. invited him out supposedly for a diner. But he was instead brought to the audition. He was the last to audition among the 70 aspirant.
- Children with Marietta Yulo delos Santos: Peter who's an advertising executive; RS Francisco, the movie-TV actor who also directs commercials; and Rac who's a computer programmer.
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