Fernando Poe Jr.
Acting
Born 1939-08-20
Died 2004-12-14
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor. During the latter part of his career, Poe was defeated by incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the 2004 Philippine Presidential elections, a result roundly believed to have been fraudulent. His long career as an action film star earned him the moniker "King of Philippine Movies" (often shortened to Da King).
Poe was posthumously declared a National Artist of the Philippines for Film on 23 May 2006 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The award was confirmed by President Benigno Aquino III on 20 July 2012, and was presented to his family on 16 August.
Ronald Allan K. Poe was the son of Filipino actor Allan Fernando R. Poe (Fernando Poe, Sr.) and Elizabeth Kelley, an American. He was born in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. His parents were not yet legally married when he was born on August 20, 1939, although his parents were later married in 1940. His opponents tried to derail his bid for the presidency when they sought to disqualify him as an illegitimate son of a non-Filipino mother. He was the second among six siblings and it was his brother Andy who was really named Fernando Poe, Jr. which FPJ later adopted, to bank on the popularity of his father who was a top actor in his time. Conrad Poe, a Filipino actor is FPJ's half-brother, the illegitimate son of the late Fernando Poe Sr. and actress Patricia Mijares. Pou is the original spelling of the family's surname from his grandfather, playwright Lorenzo Pou, a Catalan migrant from Majorca, Spain, who ventured into mining and business in the Philippines.
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Filmography
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Acting
40 credits
Pakners
Ang Dalubhasa
Hindi Pa Tapos ang Laban
Franco Madero
Batang Quiapo
Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan
Sheman: Mistress of the Universe
Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato
Pepeng Kaliwete
Ang Lalaki... Ang Alamat... Ang Baril
Happy Days Are Here Again
Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...
Angelita's Eyes
Cry of Justice
Anak ng Bulkan
Durugin Si Totoy Bato
Isang Bala Ka Lang
Blood and Love on a Piece of Land
Ang Panday
Batas Ng Lansangan
Tutubing Kalabaw, Tutubing Karayom
Matimbang ang Dugo sa Tubig
Epimaco Velasco: NBI
Eseng ng Tondo
Kill Mediavillo
The Ravagers
Sambahin Ang Ngalan Mo
Good Friend, Evil Enemy
Kapag Buhay Ang Inutang
The Walls of Hell
Perlas ng Silangan
Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano
Isa Isa Lang
Ang Panday IV
Aguila
Hagedorn
Tough Guy
Batya't Palu-Palo
Divina Gracia
Baril Sa Aking Kamay
Other credits
15 credits
Markado
Totoy Bato
Bandido Sa Sapang Bato
Clown
Partida
One Day, Isang Araw
Dugo Sa Buhangin
Masikip ang Daigdig
Tahimik Ngunit Mapanganib
Diegong Akyat
Lo' Waist Gang
Anak ni Palaris
Bicol Express
Lakay
Ghost in the Opera
Producing
11 credits
Pakners
Ang Syota Kong Balikbayan
Wake Up... Maruja
Tutubing Kalabaw, Tutubing Karayom
Eseng ng Tondo
Kill Mediavillo
Ang Pagbabalik ng Probinsyano
Anino ng Araw
Batang Matadero
Baril Sa Aking Kamay
Alamat Ng 7 Kilabot
Directing
9 credits
3 Hari
Ang Dalubhasa
Hindi Pa Tapos ang Laban
Kahit Butas Ng Karayom Papasukin Ko...
Isang Bala Ka Lang
Ang Panday
Batas Ng Lansangan
Matimbang ang Dugo sa Tubig
Hagedorn
Writing
2 credits
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