Enrique "Pancho" Magalona, Jr. (1921 - 1998) — was a Philippine actor from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Early life

Born Enrique Gayoso Magalona, Jr. on 1921 in the southern Philippine province of Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...

 and was the son of Philippine Senator Enrique B. Magalona, Sr.

Enrique B. Magalona

Enrique B. Magalona was a former Senator of the Philippines, and the grandfather of the late Francis Magalona.-Early life:Enrique B. Magalona was born in Saravia, Negros Occidental on November 5, 1891 to Vicente Magalona Y Ledesma and Agustin Barrera y Majarocan.-Personal life:He was married by...

Personal life

Pancho and his real life wife Tita Duran

Tita Duran

Teresita "Tita Durán" Durango was a Filipina film actress who began as a child actress. She was the first ever successful child star of Philippine cinema.Actor Pancho Magalona was her husband...

, appeared in numerous Sampaguita Pictures

Sampaguita Pictures

Sampaguita Pictures was a Philippine film production company. It was named for the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. The company has been long-defunct since the 1980s with Mike de Leon's classic "Batch '81" being the last film released...

 movies. Pancho and his wife were the most popular movie love team in the late 40s. He is the father of the late Francis Magalona

Francis Magalona

Francis Michael Durango Magalona , also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, MC The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over to the mainstream...

 with their siblings: Susan M. Contreras, Vicky, Victor (married to Ma. Angeles), Henry, Popeye "Pye", Malot, Maricar M. Martinez, and Martin. He also co-starred on some Hollywood movies that were shot in the Philippines, such as The Hook (with Kirk Douglas) and Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders (film)

Merrill's Marauders is a 1962 Cinemascope war film directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller based on the exploits of the jungle warfare unit of the same name in the Burma Campaign. The source is the non-fiction book The Marauders, written by Charlton Ogburn Jr., a communications officer who served...

(with Jeff Chandler).

Awards

He won the Famas Best Actor Award in 1958 for "Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig" and is best remembered for playing the character Simon in the movie version of Jose Rizal's novel El Filibusterismo.

Death

Suffering from emphysema for a year, he later died at Lung Center of the Philippines in April 1998.

Movies

• Simpatika (1949)
• Milagro ng Birhen ng mga Rosas (1949)
• Huwag ka ng Magtampo (1949)
• Always kay Ganda Mo (1949)
• Ang Doktora (1949)
• Apoy sa Langit (1949)
• Huling Patak ng Dugo (1950)
• Teksas, ang Manok na Nagsasalita (1952) a.k.a. Texas (English title)
• Sabas, ang Barbaro (1952)
• Kasaysayan ni Rudy Concepcion (1952) as Rudy Concepcion
• Barbaro (1952)
• Lihim ng Kumpisalan (1952)
• Basahang Ginto
  Basahang Ginto
  Mars Ravelo's Basahang Ginto is a Philippine drama and a Sine Novela offering produced by GMA Network starring Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann...
  
   (1952)
• Ang Ating Pag-ibig (1953)
• 'Sa Isang Sulyap mo Tita' (1953) as Pancho
• Sa Isang Halik mo Pancho (1954) as Pancho
• Milyonarya at Hampaslupa (1954)
• Menor de Edad (1954)
• Waldas (1955)
• Sa Dulo ng Landas (1955)
• Lola Sinderella (1955)
• Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (1958)
• Cry Freedom (1959) as Marking
• Navy Blues (1960)
• Emily (1960)
• El Filibusterismo (1962) as Simoun
• Merrill's Marauders (1962) as Taggy
• The Hook
  The Hook (1963 film)
  The Hook is a 1963 Korean War war film directed by George Seaton based on the 1957 novel L'Hamecon by Vahé Katcha. The film's title comes from the translation of the title of the original novel rather than the Battle of the Hook...
  
  (1963) as Kim a.k.a. The Gook
• Isinusumpa Ko! (1963)
• Cavalry Command (1963) a.k.a. The Day of the Trumpet; as Captain Magno Maxalla
• "Pancho Loves Tita" (1964) TV series; as Pancho
• Moro Witch Doctor (1964) as Martin Gonzaga
• Surabaya Conspiracy (1969) a.k.a. The Gold Seekers (USA TV title); as Captain Haryan
• Pipo (1970) a.k.a. A Time for Dying (International: English title)
• Sakada (1976)a.k.a. The Tenants (English title)
• Bitayin si Baby Ama! (1976)