Jaime Francisco García Fábregas (; born February 28, 1950) is a Filipino actor and musical scorer.

Early life

Jaime Francisco García Fábregas was born in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines to his parents Pedro Fábregas and Isabel García.

Career

Fábregas began his acting career in theatre before entering show business. He became a part of

Repertory Philippines Repertory Philippines Foundation Inc. (REP) is a Filipino theater company dedicated to showcasing English-language productions. History Repertory Philippines was established in 1967 by Zenaida Amador and Baby Barredo. Its first production was ...

where he acted in many plays and musicals. Fábregas is a former host of the gag show ''

Sic O'Clock News ''Sic O'Clock News'' was a Philippine political satire news and comedy show which aired on IBC 13 from January 4, 1987, to September 15, 1990. Cast * Jimmy Fabregas as Sonny Esguerra (1987-1990) *Ces Quesada as Lilian Polly Catubusan Labaybay ( ...

'' (

IBC 13 Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine state broadcaster owned by the Government Communications Group under the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). The IBC, along with sister media companies People's Television N ...

). He is also a former wrestling segment reporter of ''Pinoy Wrestling'' ( PTV 4), where he was dubbed the local version of WWE reporter Mean Gene Okerlund. He is also a musical scorer, having won awards for his works in films. '' Shake, Rattle & Roll'', which was screened at the

1984 Metro Manila Film Festival The 10th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1984. Cherubim Films' ''Bulaklak sa City Jail'' won most of the awards including the Best Picture Award, Best Actress for Nora Aunor and Best Director for Mario O'Hara Mario Herrero O'Hara (Apr ...

(MMFF), was the recipient of the Best Music accolade, a film which he did the musical score for. He also did the musical score for '' Rizal sa Dapitan'' and ''

Kutob ''Kutob'' is a 2005 Filipino suspense horror film directed by Jose Javier Reyes; the title translates into ''"foreboding"'' in English. The film was a box office success in the Philippines, with both Reyes and Agustin also winning the Best Dir ...

'', which were screened at the

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

and 2005 MMFF, respectively. Both films were given the Best Musical Score award. Fábregas is best known for his role as Lt. General Delfin S. Borja in the

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...

action-drama series '' FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'', starring

Coco Martin Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead roles in '' Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'', '' Walang ...

. Behind the scenes, he is also the musical director for the show.

Personal life

Fábregas was married to his first wife, Leticia Caballero, with whom he has three children. The couple later divorced. His children with Caballero were former actors - Lara Fábregas, Paolo Fábregas and Minco Fábregas. He later married his second wife Ma. Consuelo Tordesillas, with whom he has four children. Two of his sons with Tordesillas are musicians - Emilio Fábregas (

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themsel ...

of the Filipino band Bonsai! Bonsai!) and Leandro Fábregas (

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboard bass or a low b ...

of the Filipino band Rusty Machines). In addition to his seven children, Fábregas also has twelve grandchildren.

Filmography

Films

Television

As composer

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabregas, Jaime 1950 births Living people Bicolano actors Bicolano people Filipino film score composers Filipino male comedians Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino sports announcers Male actors from Camarines Sur People from Iriga GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities