Jesus Velez Cruz (; December 24, 1946 – October 3, 2001), better known by his stage name Ricky Belmonte, was a
Filipino
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actor, popular during the 1960s as one of Sampaguita Pictures' talents.
Personal life
Belmonte was born as Jesus Velez Cruz on December 24, 1946 in
Tondo,
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
to Cesar Cruz, Sr. and Milagros Velez. His screen surname was taken from the Belmontes, STAR magazine publishers who, in the 1960s, used to publish several movie magazines like Movie World, Movie Land, Movie Star, among others.
Family
He was survived by his three children - Renzo,
Sheryl, and Patrick - by his marriage to actress
Rosemarie Sonora from 1970 to 1986.
Filmography
Movies
Television
Death
He died on October 3, 2001 in a hospital at Medical Center Parañaque in
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to t ...
, four days after
cerebral hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as cerebral bleed, intraparenchymal bleed, and hemorrhagic stroke, or haemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain, into its ventricles, or into both. It is one kind of bleed ...
caused by a massive stroke, he was 54 and was buried at the
La Loma Cemetery
The La Loma Catholic Cemetery (Spanish: ''Campo Santo de La Loma'') was opened in 1884 and is largely located in Caloocan, Metro Manila. A portion of the southern part of the cemetery is located in Manila.
The La Loma Cemetery is the oldest ceme ...
in
Caloocan
Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan ( fil, Lungsod ng Caloocan; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most ...
.
External links
IMDb/bio
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1946 births
2001 deaths
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Places
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Filipino male film actors
Male actors from Manila
People from Tondo, Manila