Jose Mari Gonzales

Jose Mari C. Gonzalez or Jose Mari Gonzales (July 26, 1938 – April 16, 2019) was a Filipino actor, executive, matinee idol and politician.

Career

Gonzales entered the movies at the age of 17 in the late 1950s. He appeared in ''Ulilang Anghel'' (1958), ''Tawag Ng Tanghalan'' (1958), ''Mga Anghel Sa Lansangan'' (1959), ''Handsome'' (1959) and ''Baby Face'' (1959). He became a matinee idol in Sampaguita Pictures in movies such as ''Beatnik'' (1960) with Susan Roces, ''Joey, Eddie, Lito'' (1961) with Eddie Gutiérrez and Lito Legaspi, ''Operatang Sampay Bakod'' (1961) with Amalia Fuentes and Dolphy, ''Tindahan Ni Aling Epang'' (1961) with Liberty Ilagan, ''Kaming Mga Talyada'' (1962) where he played gay roles together with Juancho Gutiérrez, Dindo Fernando and Barbara Pérez among others.

In the 1960s, he was paired with Liberty Ilagan as a "loveteam" in Sampaguita Pictures movies. Larry Santiago Productions continued their team-up in the 1966 picture ''Dearest One''.

In 1971, Gonzales was elected the first president of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).

Gonzales produced the first single " Enveloped Ideas" of The Dawn in 1987.

In 2005, Gonzales was inducted in the Eastwood City Walk of Fame in Eastwood City, Quezon City.

Personal life

Gonzales was born in Manila.Jose Mari Gonzalez, 80
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He was married to Charito Malarky, a former model of Spanish and British ancestry. Their paths first crossed when she was twelve and he, seventeen. He was the father of actresses Cristina Gonzales (wife of Mayor Alfred Romualdez) and Ana Margarita Gonzales.

During the term of President Cory Aquino, Gonzales was made the director of the Bureau of Broadcast Services. In 1994, he was appointed as RPN 9's top honcho. As a TV executive, he reinvented the telenovela's '' Marimar'' and ''La Traidora'', dubbed to Tagalog.

In 1998, he ran for Congress as an independent candidate and won in San Juan, Metro Manila. On November 13, 2000, Gonzales was involved in a slapping incident of retired general Bayani Fabic, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, shortly after the House impeached Joseph Estrada. For the misdeed and after a lengthy court trial, the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court found Gonzales guilty on criminal charges of grave slander by deed.

Selected filmography

*1968 ''Operation: Discotheque''
*1966 ''Viva Ranchera''
*1965 ''Ana Roberta''
*1965 ''Maria Cecilia''
*1964 ''Show Business''
*1964 ''Let's Go''
*1964 ''The Nite Owl''
*1963 ''Ako'y Ibigin Mo, Dalagang Matapang''
*1963 ''King and Queen for a Day''
*1963 ''Amaliang Mali-Mali vs. Susanang Daldal''
*1963 ''Dance O-Rama''
*1962 ''Barilan Sa Baboy Kural''
*1962 ''The Big Broadcast''
*1962 ''Kaming mga Talyada''
*1962 ''Pitong Kalbaryo ni Inang''
*1961 ''Joey, Eddie, Lito''
*1960 ''7 Amores''
*1960 ''Amy, Susie, & Tessie''
*1960 ''Laura''
*1959 ''Baby Face''
*1959 ''Handsome''
*1958 ''Tawag ng Tanghalan''
*1958 ''Ulilang Angel''

See also

*Legislative district of San Juan, Metro Manila

References

External links

Jose Mari Gonzales at www.josemarigonzales.com/Publicity.htm
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1938 births
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Male actors from Leyte (province)
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from San Juan, Metro Manila
Radio Philippines Network people
20th-century Filipino male actors
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21st-century Filipino politicians
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