Rudy Fernandez (actor)

Rodolfo Valentino Padilla Fernandez,[2] better known as Rudy Fernandez or Daboy (born Rodolfo Padilla Fernandez; March 3, 1952 – June 7, 2008),[1] was a multi-awarded Filipino actor and producer. He came to prominence as an action star in the Philippine cinema during the 1980s up to the early 1990s.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Padilla and the surname or paternal family name is Fernandez.

Rudy Fernandez
Born	Rodolfo Valentino Padilla Fernandez (1952-03-03)March 3, 1952 Tondo, Manila, Philippines[1]
Died	June 7, 2008(2008-06-07) (aged 56) Quezon City, Philippines
Resting place	The Heritage Park
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Daboy
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1970–2008
Spouse(s)	Lorna Tolentino ​ ( m. 1983; his death 2008)
Children	Mark Anthony Fernandez Raphael Fernandez Renz Fernandez
Awards	FAMAS Fernando Poe, Jr. Memorial Award 2007 FAMAS Best Actor 1988 Victor Corpuz 1984 Batuigas...Pasukuin si Waway FAP Best Actor 1984 Batuigas...Pasukuin si Waway PMPC Star Awards: Male Star of the Night 2000

Career

Fernandez was born at 8:36 PM on March 3, 1952 at Mary Johnston Hospital in Tondo, Manila. He is the eldest son of the late film director Gregorio Fernandez and actress Pilar Padilla.[1][3] Both his parents were from Lubao, Pampanga, which he considered his hometown.[4] He made his film debut at the age of three, appearing in Luksang Tagumpay (1956), which was directed by his father. He also appeared in another film of his father's, Emily (1960).

Fernandez started his active film career while a student at the University of Santo Tomas, when he was signed to a contract by Sampaguita Pictures in 1970.[3] He was first featured by Sampaguita Pictures in For Your Mama (1970), then paired with Connie Angeles in Sweet Matutina (1970). Fernandez spent the next few years in teenage parts until he made his breakthrough as an action star with Bitayin si Baby Ama (1976).[3] His viability as an action star was further enhanced with the box-office success of Ang Leon, ang Tigre at ang Alamid (1979).[3]

Beginning with ..Baby Ama, a biopic of a well-known Filipino criminal, Fernandez specialized in portraying true-to-life characters. One of his notable action films is Markang Bungo (Skull Mark), a film based on a true story, where he portrayed the well-known Baguio police officer Bobby Ortega, was released in 1992. From this film came a signature line of Fernandez's, "Walang personalan, trabaho lang" ("Strictly business, nothing personal"), which has since been cited as among the most memorable quotes in Philippine cinema by QTV's Ang Pinaka television program.[5] Iligpit si Bobby Ortega, Markang Bungo 2 (Execute Bobby Ortega, Skull Mark 2) is a sequel that was released in 1995. Aside for portraying a real police officer, he was cast in the lead roles for the biopics of Filipino politicians Alfredo Lim, Vincent Crisologo, and Ping Lacson. In the film Lagalag: The Eddie Fernandez Story, he starred as Eddie Fernandez, a Filipino actor during the 1970s and the father of Pops Fernandez.

With the decline of production of Filipino action films during the 2000s, Fernandez turned to television roles. In the short-lived GMA Network sitcom Da Boy, en Da Girl, he starred opposite Rosanna Roces. He also played as a supporting role in other TV series in GMA like Twin Hearts and Atlantika. He was also the host of the docu-drama Kasangga.

Awards

Fernandez has won two FAMAS Best Actor awards for the action films Batuigas...Pasukuin si Waway (Batuigas...Make Waway to Surrender) (1984) and Operation: Get Victor Corpuz, The Rebel Soldier (1988).[3] In addition to these wins, FAMAS has also nominated Rudy Fernandez an additional 13 times from 1976 to 1998.[6] He also won two FAP Best Actor awards for Batuigas... and for Birador (1998).

In 2007, FAMAS awarded him the Fernando Poe, Jr. Memorial Award.[6] The next year, the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) bestowed the 2008 Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award to Rudy Fernandez, at the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. He was also the recipient of the Film Academy of the Philippines FPJ Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]

Personal life

Fernandez hometown is Lubao, Pampanga.[4] He came from famous Padilla showbiz clan in his maternal side. Robin Padilla, BB Gandanghari, Gino Padilla, are his cousins and Zsa Zsa Padilla is a niece. He has one son, Mark Anthony Fernandez, with former partner Alma Moreno and two sons, Raphael Fernandez and Renz Fernandez with Lorna Tolentino, his wife. His grandson Grae (son of Mark Anthony Fernandez) joined showbiz.

He was survived by his wife, sons, and cousins; consequently, as he is the Padilla brothers' cousin, his grandson, Grae Fernandez, is the nephew of teen king Daniel Padilla.[8]

Politics

During the 2001 elections, Fernandez ran for mayor of Quezon City under the banner of the Puwersa ng Masa. Although he garnered most of the votes in District 2 where the voters were composed mostly of indigent citizens, he lost in the remaining three districts and was defeated by then-House Speaker Sonny Belmonte of the People Power Coalition.[9]

Illness and death

In 2007, it was revealed by Lorna Tolentino on Startalk that her husband had been diagnosed with periampullary cancer.[10][11] Fernandez underwent treatment in Tokyo, Japan.[12] After a healing Mass on May 10, 2008 by several friends at the Christ the King Church, Quezon City, he was rushed to a San Juan City hospital for back pains.[13][14] The Sun Star reported that Fernandez was actually suffering from pancreatic cancer, instead.[15]

Fernandez celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with Lorna Tolentino on June 1, 2008. He suffered a seizure three days later on June 4, but refused to be taken back to the Cardinal Santos Memorial Center in San Juan City.[16]

Fernandez died from periampullary cancer at his home in Quezon City on the morning of June 7, 2008. [2] His remains were brought to The Heritage Park in Taguig City, and his interment took place on June 12, 2008 at 3 p.m. for his burial.[17][18]

Filmography

Movies

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Luksang Tagumpay	1959
Emily	1960
For Your Mama	1970
Patayin ang Dugong Tirador	1974
7 Crazy Uragons	1974
Bitayin si Baby Ama	1976	Baby Ama
Bongbong	1976	Mando
Wanted: Agad-Agad	1976
Ikaw...Ako Laban sa Mundo	1976
Usigin ang Maysala	1976
Makahiya at Talahib	1977	Arturo Clemente
Alfredo Lim: Sa Kamay ng Ibabaw	1977	Alfredo Lim
Gameng	1977	Wilfredo J. Gameng
Valentin Labrador	1977		Muntinlupa Riot 1950
Iligpit si Pretty Boy	1977
Bilangguan Walang Rehas	1978
Joe Quintero	1978
Teteng Salonga ng Tondo	1978
Doble Kara	1979
Hoodlum Killer	1979		Rereleased in December 1987[19]
Isang Araw Isang Buhay	1979	Arturo "Boy Ginto" Porcuna
Maynila	1979
Nuwebe De Pebrero	1979
Star	1979
Tatak Angustia	1980	Rene
Sa Init ng Apoy	1980
Pader at Rehas	1980
Deadly Brothers	1980
Puga	1980
Pepeng Shotgun	1981	Pepeng Medrano
Ulo ng Gapo	1981
Lukso ng Dugo	1981
Kosa	1981
Kumander Kris	1981	Abdul
Death Row	1981
Dakpin: Killers for Hire	1981
Laya	1981
Tres Kantos	1982	Edgar
Bagong Boy Condenado	1982	Boy Condenado
Mga Pambato	1982	Peping Guwapo
Ang Tapang Para sa Lahat!	1982	Alex
Get My Son Dead or Alive	1982	Lt. Renato Parraguas/Ka Rene
Kumander Elpidio Paclibar	1982
Guillermo Soliman	1982
Enkuwentro	1982
Somewhere	1983	Silvio Logarte
Sumuko Ka Ronquillo	1983	Ronquillo
Kumusta Ka na Hudas?	1983
Alex San Diego: Alyas Wanted	1983	Alex San Diego
Kunin ang Ulo ni Magtanggol	1983	Rufo Magtanggol
Inside Job	1983
Idol	1984
Sarge	1984
Montemayor: Tulisang Dagat	1984	Montemayor
Kriminal	1984
Kahit Ako'y Lupa	1984
Batuigas: Pasukuin si Waway	1984	Waway
Anak ng Tondo	1985	Berting de Jesus
Bilang Na ang Oras Mo	1985	Bobby
Baun Gang	1985
Tatak Munti	1985
Calapan Jailbreak	1985
Sangley Point Robbery (The Day They Robbed America)	1985
Tatak ng Yakuza	1986
Deadly Target	1986
Teritoryo Ko Ito	1986
Lumuhod Ka sa Lupa!	1986
Humanda Ka, Ikaw ang Susunod!	1986
Laban Kung Laban	1986
Vigilante	1987
Victor Corpuz	1987	Victor Corpuz
Tubusin Mo ng Dugo	1988
Sandakot Na Bala	1988
Ipaglalaban Ko	1989
Ayaw Matulog ng Gabi	1990
Kaaway ng Batas	1990	Lt. Bobby Sandoval
Bingbong: The Vincent Crisologo Story	1991	Vincent "Bingbong" Crisologo
Kahit Buhay Ko	1992	Marco
Kamay ni Cain	1992
Markang Bungo: The Bobby Ortega Story	1992	Bobby Ortega
Kung Kailangan Mo Ako	1993	Elmo
Tumbasan Mo ng Buhay	1993
Nagkataon Nagkatagpo	1994	Gomer
LAGALAG: The Eddie Fernandez Story	1994	Eddie Fernandez
Matimbang Pa sa Dugo	1995	Carlos
Markang Bungo 2: Iligpit si Bobby Ortega	1995
Kuratong Baleleng	1995
Itataya Ko ang Buhay Ko	1996	Edmund Rosario
'Wag na Wag Kang Lalayo	1996
Ayos Lang Pare Ko!	1997	Turo
Birador	1998	Mike Santana
Ginto't Pilak	1998	Ben Pilak
Palaban	2000	Major Jack Morales
Ping Lacson: Super Cop	2000	Panfilo "Ping" Lacson
Diskarte	2002	Jake
Hula Mo Huli Ko	2002	Inspector Randy Tuazon	Last film appearance[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2007	Atlantika	Camaro	GMA Network
2006	Now and Forever: "Linlang"	Arman Barrinuevo
2003	Twin Hearts	Oscar Saraga
2002–2004	Daboy en Da Girl	Daboy
1999–2002	Kasangga	Host

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14. "Judy Ann Santos ready to face the court's verdict on her tax-evasion case". PEP.ph.
15. "sunstar.com.ph "Daboy rushed to hospital"".
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19. "Now Showing". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. December 11, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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External links

• Rudy Fernandez on IMDb
• "Special Feature: Rudy Fernandez (1952-2008)". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008.