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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

"ANAK NG BULKAN" (1959)

In 1959, Fernando Poe Jr. shared top billing with veteran actress, Edna Luna in a sci-fi movie, "Anak ng Bulkan." But the main stars of the movie was the monster bird and a boy named Bentoy played by Ace York who later grew up to be known as Ace Vergel.


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Literary Song Movie Magazine/ 1959


Saturday, March 28, 2009

TOUGH GUY (1959)

In 1959, the young Fernando Poe, Jr. played the role of a juvenile deliquent, wrongly accused of a crime. His father, a honest policeman, portrayed by Jose Padilla, Jr. was tasked to apprehend the erring son. Good story, good plot, great cast! One of a few early FPJ movies where comedian Chiquito appeared as his sidekick.


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Literary Song-Movie Magazine/ 1959


Thursday, March 26, 2009

FPJ- VILMA SANTOS: 1974 BOX-OFFICE KING AND QUEEN

Action King Fernando Poe, Jr. and Vilma Santos were awarded the Box-Office King and Queen in 1974. That year, both stars starred and appeared in the movie, "Batya't Palu-Palo," a sensational hit.



photos courtesy of Eric Nadurata


Wednesday, March 25, 2009

FPJ & VILMA SANTOS: 1983 BOX-OFFICE KING AND QUEEN

Fernando Poe Jr. and Vilma Santos were chosen the Box-office Actor and Actress for 1983 by the Metro Manila Theaters Association during the First Cinehan Awards held at the Philippine Plaza Hotel ballroom.



Color photo from Eric Nadurata collection/ Thanks Eric!

Monday, March 23, 2009

"DIEGONG AKYAT" (1966)

In 1966, Fernando Poe Jr played an off-beat role as Diegong Akyat, a small time crook and burglar. It's an entirely different role for the action king.



Diegong Akyat (1966)- Stars Fernando Poe, Jr., Erlinda O'Padilla, Lito Anzures, Victor Bravo, Nello Nayo, Manolo Robles, Pablo Virtuoso, Dencio Padilla/ Directed by Efren Reyes

Saturday, March 21, 2009

PARTIDA (1985)

FPJ doing a Rambo-style of fighting in this 1985 movie Partida. Though readily available in the market, the movie just have its rerun at Cinema FPJ. One of my favorite!!!




Partida (1985)- Stars Fernando Poe, Jr., Armida Siguon-Reyna, Miguel Rodriguez, Elsa Agana, Paquito Diaz, Eddie Arenas, George Estregan/ Directed by Ben Yalung

Friday, March 20, 2009

"EX-CONVICT" (1967) NOW ON ORIGINAL VCD

Ex-Convict, released in 1967, is now available in the market in VCD format only. It tells of Dante, an ex-convict, who was released in prison after serving a one-year jail term. He tries to recover the loot (many pieces of jewelries) which he buried somewhere in a construction site. It's not that easy for our hero. He have to hurdle several obstacles. It's vintage FPJ at its best!







Left- Ex-Convict (1967)- Stars Fernando Poe, Jr., Jose Romulo, Rebecca, Nova Villa, Marion Douglas, Lito Anzures, Victor Bravo, Pablo Virtuoso, Dencio Padilla/ Directed by Efren Reyes


Right- Weekly Graphic Magazine/ January 25, 1967

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

FPJ- SUSAN ROCES: THE HONEYMOON



Right after their Christmas wedding in 1968, FPJ and Susan Roces, now Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allan Poe, flew to Japan to spend a two-week honeymoon vacation. Here's the article written by Douglas Quijano on the couple's trip and photos on their arrival.


















Saturday, March 14, 2009

FPJ: THE BIGGEST SMB ENDORSER



"Pakners" Premiere ticket/ May 23, 2003 at SM Megamall/ FPJ and co-star billiard king, Efren 'Bata' Reyes holding bottles of San Miguel Beer before the cheering crowd.



FPJ and Ara Mina in a San Miguel beer ad. Both starred in the 2000 movie, "Ayos na... and Kasunod."

In the late 80s, FPJ signed a P27 million advertising contract with San Miguel Beer (SMB) to do nine commercials spread over three years. By industry standards, it was the highest rate ever for a single product endorser, advertising sources say. The previous SMB endorsers--- the APO Hiking Society and the late Bert ‘Tawa’ Marcelo--- reportedly received less.



Newsbreak Magazine/ 2004
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Friday, March 13, 2009

LOBBY CARD #8: SANTO DOMINGO (1972)



A band of sea pirates in pursuit of the beleaguered FPJ in this 1972 lobby photo of Celso Ad Castillo's "Santo Domingo."




Monday, March 9, 2009

FPJ- SUSAN ROCES WEDDING: A DREAM COME TRUE


He lifted her white veil, kissed her on both cheeks and whispered “I love you very, very much.” This is not a scene from a movie but a real-life sequence from the Christmas Day wedding of Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces at the Sanctuario de San Jose in Greenhills, Mandaluyong. The date: December 25, 1968---

Here's the complete pictorial of FPJ-Susan Roces wedding from the special edition of Screen Stardom.




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