Eddie Garcia
Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer (1929–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eduardo "Eddie" Verchez Garcia (Tagalog: [ʔɛdi gaɾˈsɪa]; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019),[2][3] colloquially known as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. [4] Widely regarded as the "greatest Filipino actor of all-time", [4][5][6] Garcia appeared in nearly 700 film and television roles. Garcia had the highest number of appearances in Philippine films.[7][8]
Eddie Garcia | |
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Born | Eduardo Verchez Garcia (1929-05-02)May 2, 1929 |
Died | June 20, 2019(2019-06-20) (aged 90) Makati, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Other names | Manoy |
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Years active | 1949–2019 |
Works | Filmography |
Spouse | Lucilla Scharnberg (d. 1995) |
Partner | Lilibeth Romero |
Children | 4 (3 with Scharnberg) |
Awards | Full list |
Military career | |
Allegiance | |
Branch of Service[1] | |
Garcia is the only individual to have been inducted in three categories in the FAMAS Hall of Fame: for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director.[9] He is also the only Filipino to have received the Asian Film Award for Best Actor.[10] Garcia's best-regarded appearances include Beast of the Yellow Night (1971), The Woman Hunt (1972), Deathrow (2000), The Debut (2001), Abakada... Ina (2001), Bwakaw (2012), and Rainbow's Sunset (2018), the latter of which is his last film appearance. Later in his career, Garcia starred in television programs including Little Nanay (2015–2016) and FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (2016–2019).