Tony Santos Sr.

Antonio P. Santos Sr. (April 10, 1920 – February 7, 1988), better known as Tony Santos Sr., was a Filipino film and television actor and director. He is known for his work as lead actor in Badjao and Anak Dalita, as well as for the roles he played in Sakada and Sister Stella L.^[1] He also appeared on the long-running TV series Flordeluna.

Tony Santos Sr.
Born	Antonio P. Santos Sr. (1920-04-10)April 10, 1920 Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
Died	February 7, 1988(1988-02-07) (aged 67) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1988

He has won best supporting actor awards from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences, the Philippine Movie Press Club, and the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. He is one of Behn Cervantes' favorite Filipino actors.^[2]

Personal life

Selected filmography

Title	Year	Role	Director	Notes	Ref.
1946	Garrison 13		Gregorio Fernandez
1950	Hantik		Lamberto V. Avellana
1951	Prinsipe Amante ng Rubitanya		Lamberto V. Avellana
1952	Korea		Lamberto V. Avellana
1953	Dagohoy		Gregorio Fernandez
1954	Kandelerong Pilak		Lamberto V. Avellana
1956	Child of Sorrow	Vic	Lamberto V. Avellana
1957	Badjao	Hassan	Lamberto V. Avellana
1959	Big Time Berto		Pablo Santiago
	Blessings of the Land	Jose	Manuel Silos
1962	Magnum		Tony Santos Sr.
1963	Pinakamalaking Takas (ng 7 Atsay)		Tony Santos Sr.
1964	Scout Rangers		Lamberto V. Avellana
1965	Tagisan ng mga Agimat		Tony Santos Sr.
1975	Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi		Danilo Cabreira
1976	Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw		Danilo Cabreira
	Sakada	Arsenio "Arsing" del Mundo	Behn Cervantes
	Babae... Sa Likod ng Salamin		Cesar J. Amigo
1979	Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan		Celso Ad. Castillo
1982	Medalyang Ginto		Romy Suzara
1983	Hot Property		Lino Brocka
1984	Misteryo sa Tuwa	Ponsoy	Abbo Q. Dela Cruz		[3]
	Sister Stella L.	Ka Dencio	Mike De Leon
1986	Gabi Na, Kumander	Apo Layug	Pepe Marcos
1987	The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez	Artemio	Artemio Marquez

Death

Santos Sr. died on February 7, 1988, of an undisclosed cause; he was 67. He was buried in Manila North Cemetery in Laloma, City of Manila.

References

1. Pareja, Lena (1994). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Vol. VIII Philippine Film. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. pp. 319–320. ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
2. Cervantes, Behn (2011-07-15). "My favorite Filipino actors". Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
3. "This 1984 film took 3,600 hours and Php 5 million to restore — and we'll finally get to see it". ABS-CBN News Channel. November 4, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2021.