Domingo "Menggie" Cobarrubias (August 10, 1951 – March 26, 2020) was a

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actor who appeared in approximately 200 television shows and films. Cobarrubias received a

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for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1979 film ''

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''. He also won the Best Actor award in the 2014 QCinema International Film Festival for his performance in ''Mauban: Ang Resiko''.

Death

Cobarrubias died on March 26, 2020, from complications of

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. He was 66. Before his death, a

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test was administered. On April 1, 2020, five days after his death, his test came back positive for the disease.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

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