Monang Carvajal

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Monang Carvajal

Born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal
June 30, 1898 (1898-06-30)
Manila
Died June 22, 1980 (aged 81)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Other name(s) Patrocinio Carvajal,
Patring Carvajal
Occupation Filipino actress
Years active 1920 - 1977

Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; March 30, 1898 – June 22, 1980) was a Filipina film actor best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed as "The Queen of Horror Pictures".[1]

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[edit] Biography

Carvajal was born in Manila, the daughter of sarswela actors. By the age of four, she was appearing on stage, appearing alongside her parents. In her teens, she was touring the bodabil circuit together with Manuel Silos as a comedy duo known as "Monang & Sano". Silos would later become a prominent film director.[1]

Carvajal made her film debut in 1920, in the silent film El Trust de los Tenorios. Soon, she found herself frequently cast in horror films, often as a monster. a witch (mangkukulam) or some other supernatural being.[1] Along her roles in this vein were in such films as Sumpa ng Aswang (1935), Gamu-Gamong Naging Lawin (1937), Halimaw (1941), and Malaya, Mutya ng Gubat (1948).

Carvajal also adept as a film comedian as well, appearing in comic roles in Ay Monang (1939), Victory Joe (146), and Principe Amante (1950). In 1962, she would be nominated for a FAMAS Best Supporting Actress award for her role in El Filibusterismo, Gerardo de Leon's film version of Jose Rizal's second novel. Thirty two years earlier, Carvajal had appeared in a silent film version of Rizal's first novel, Noli Me Tangere.[1]

Carvajal maintained an active film career until nearly the end of her life, appearing in Mga Bilangong Birhen (1977). She died from cancer at Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital in June of 1980.

[edit] Family

Carvajal's brother, Jose, daughter Perla, granddaughter Baby Delfino, and great-granddaughter Alma Concepcion had careers as actors in the Filipino film industry. Her son Ernesto and grandson Maurice were film make-up artists who specialized in prosthetics.

[edit] Filmography

  • 1930 –Noli me Tangere
  • 1932 –Sa Labi ng Lumang Libingan
  • 1933 -Ang Aswang
  • 1933 -Doctor Kuba
  • 1934 -X3X
  • 1935 -Himala ni Bathala
  • 1935 -Sumpa ng Aswang
  • 1937 -Gamu-gamong Naging Lawin
  • 1940 -Hali (Lvn)
  • 1941 -Mariposa [Sampaguita]
  • 1941 -Panibugho [Sampaguita]
  • 1941 -Binibini ng Palengke [Filippine]
  • 1941 -Manilena [X'Otic]
  • 1941 -Halimaw [X'Otic]
  • 1941 -Palaris [X'Otic]
  • 1941 -Serenata sa Nayon [Filippine]
  • 1946 -Ligaya [Oriental]
  • 1947 -Si Juan Tamad [MC]
  • 1947 -Maling Akala [Lvn]
  • 1947 -Oh, Salapi! [Lvn]
  • 1948 -Malaya (Mutya sa Gubat) [Lvn]
  • 1949 -Gitano [Lvn]
  • 1950 -Doctor X [Lvn]
  • 1954 -Dalaginding [Lvn]
  • 1954 -Dambanang Putik [Lvn]
  • 1954 -Mabangong Kandungan [Lvn]
  • 1955 -Tagapagmana [Lvn]
  • 1955 -Indian Pana [Lvn]
  • 1976 -Mga Bilanggong Birhen

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Lena Pareja (1994). "Philippine Film". CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (1st) VIII. Ed. Nicanor Tiongson. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. p.217. ISBN 971-8546-31-6. Retrieved on January 2008. 

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