Chiquito (actor)
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| Born | Augusto V. Pangan, Sr. March 12, 1932 Manila |
| Died | July 3, 1997 (aged 65) Makati City |
| Occupation | Filipino comedian and actor |
| Years active | 1945 - 1997 |
Augusto V. Pangan, Sr. (March 12, 1932 - July 3, 1997), better known as Chiquito, was a popular Filipino actor appearing mainly in comedy films.
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[edit] Biography
Chiquito was born Augusto Valdez Pangan in Manila. His entertainment career began at the age of 13, when he appeared in a major musical production at the Manila Grand Opera House. In the next several years, he was a fixture in the Manila bodabil circuit, popular for his skill in dancing the boogie-woogie.[1]
Chiquito was befriended by Fernando Poe, Sr., and with Poe's assistance, started a film career.[1] He broke into films with Sanggano from Palaris Pictures. He would star in over a hundred films, mostly comedies, in the next 5 decades. He brought to life on film several memorable comic characters, such as the Larry Alcala creation Asiong Aksaya, the caveman Barok, and the quack doctor Mang Kepweng. He established his own production company, Sotang Bastos Productions, named after his favorite film role from the 1950s. He would ride on the crest of ever popular comedy spoofs of Hollywood genres such as the gangster film and the western. In one of these Western spoofs, 1970's The Arizona Kid, he co-starred with the sometime Hollywood sex symbol Mamie Van Doren. Chiquito also portrayed the very first male version of Darna in the film Terebol Dobol, preceding Dolphy, who only later came out with his own "portrayal" of the superheroine in Darna Kuno.[2]
In 1982, Chiquito was nominated for a FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Lovingly Yours Helen, a film dramatization of the radio and GMA television show hosted by Helen Vela.[1]
Chiquito also entered into local politics. He was elected three times as member of the local Council of Makati City (later Makati City), serving from 1969 to 1972, 1988 to 1992, and from 1995 until his death. He also served a brief stint as Vice-Mayor of Makati. In 1992, Chiquito sought election to the 9th Congress as a Senator. This one bid for national office ended in defeat.
Chiquito died of liver cancer in 1997, at the age of 65.
[edit] Filmography
- 1947 - Sanggano
- 1957 - Phone Pal
- 1957 - Lutong Makaw
- 1958 - Be My Love
- 1958 - Fighting Tisoy
- 1958 - Obra-Maestra
- 1958 - Mr. Basketball
- 1958 - Atrebida
- 1958 - Lo'Waist Gang at si Og sa Mindoro
- 1958 - 4 na Pulubi
There were other movies like:
- Mr. Wong
- Mang Kepweng
- Barok
- Asyong Aksaya
- Estong Tutong
- Lorelie
- Pretty Boy Playboy
- Takbo Peter, Takbo
- Tasyo
- Pete Matipid
- Hibangers
- Pendro Penduko (Ang Pagbabalik)
- D' look a Like
- Ang Syota kong Balikbayan (Guest Star)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Ma. Lourdes Maniquis; Lena Pareja (1994). "Philippine Film". CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (1st) VIII. Ed. Nicanor Tiongson. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. p.219-220. ISBN 971-8546-31-6. Retrieved on January 2008.
- ^ Darna Movie List. Eric Cueto Presents...The Official Marx Ravelo's Darna Website. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
[edit] References
- Ma. Lourdes Maniquis; Lena Pareja (1994). "Philippine Film". CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (1st) VIII. Ed. Nicanor Tiongson. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. p.219-220. ISBN 971-8546-31-6. Retrieved on January 2008.
- Garcia, Jessie B. (2004). A Movie Album Quizbook. Iloilo City, Philippines: Erehwon Books & Magazine, p. 75-77. ISBN 971-93297-0-X.
[edit] External links
- Chiquito at the Internet Movie Database
