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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.
Da King Fernando Poe, Jr. and Megastar Sharon Cuneta join forces in a romantic action movie about a dutiful bodyguard and an arrogant lady boss. Despite his short-lived tenure due to their constant arguments, He vows to protect her with all his might.
Mga Mata ni Angelita was written by Ricardo Feliciano and became a number one hit radio drama from 1974 to 1978. It was made into a film by Larry Santiago Productions and catapulted Julie Vega into fame.
An action adventure film about a peaceful man who sets out on a mission of revenge against the people responsible for his family's misfortunes.
A story about a man who grew up as a branded slave when his father lost in gambling, and escapes seeking revenge.
Gomer lives in a humble fishing village where the men sail out to sea and the women stay behind to dive for sponge. The village has been troubled by a spate of disappearances on the part of its seafaring youngsters. Gomer learns of this upon returning from an extended voyage, and soon sets out in his tiny skiff to get to the bottom of things. Eventually he stumbles upon the island hideout of a band of modern day pirates who, under the leadership of a female captain named Odessa, are responsible for kidnapping and enslaving many of Gomer's friends and neighbors.
In the era of American occupation in the Philippines, Fernando Poe Jr. stars as Teodoro Asedillo, a nationalistic school teacher who transforms into a revolutionary leader. Asedillo's unwavering belief in social justice and workers' rights leads him to challenge the oppressive system. Dismissed from his position as a police chief due to his principles, he forms the Anak Pawis movement, fighting for the rights of the oppressed.
A mysterious gunslinger came to town and was mistaken by Donya Isabel to be the person she hired to help her problem with Don Jose, her second husband. Greed consumed Don Jose, enlisted a band of notorious gunslingers to eliminate the daughter to claim the family's wealth.
Digno is an ordinary man with extraordinary strengths. He is known to his fellow townspeople as Markado the knight in shining Armour. However, his life turned upside down when Rilampago pretends to be Markado. Peace and order was eradicated as he portrays to be Markado so he can pursue his illegal acts. Witnessing the preconception and the dreadful effect of the make-believe Markado. Digno seeks vengeance to reinstate the peace and order in their town. Notwithstanding the battle he is into, a mystery is being unraveled as he gets closer to the bad guys.