- Died in the afternoon of July 19, 2003, exactly 15 days after he suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Pasay City. His stroke triggered after he contracted typhoid fever.
- A physical education teacher who specialized in martial arts at the University of the East before joining the movies.
- A three-time Philippine national judo champion at the age of 17.
- An Architecture graduate of University of Sto. Tomas.
- Never wanted to be in the movies, but only accepted the dare made by a friend.
- Personified the quintessential Filipino henpecked husband in several films.
- Become a contract star of Sampaguita-VP Pictures and was introduced in Diegong Tabak (1962).
- An instructor on a judo program on Channel 7 in the 60s.
- First appeared in Diegong Tabak (1962).
- Because of his physique and sex appeal, he was cast in action, bold, sex-comedy, and war films.
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