Action-comedy star passes away
Action-comedy star Ramon Zamora succumbed to cardiac arrest at a hospital in Marikina City Sunday night.
The 72-year-old actor, who mimicked the fighting style of Bruce Lee, was at his home in Mayamot Village in Antipolo City when he suffered a heart attack.
Relatives rushed Zamora to Marikina Valley Medical Hospital on Sumulong Highway but was declared dead on arrival around 9 p.m. Sunday.
He is survived by his six children, Ranillo, Gigi, Bryan, Gary, Zsa Zsa and John.
They said their father was “strong” and showed no signs of a deteriorating health condition. “Hindi naman po siya nakitaan ng panghihina,” Gigi, 40, said.
His remains lie in state at the Marian Chapel along Marcos Highway in Antipolo City.
Zamora began acting in the early 1970s. He was known for playing the country’s fictional folklore hero, Pedro Penduko.
During his heyday in the 1970s, he starred in the following films “Return of the Dragon”, “Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Pedro Penduko”, “Bruce Liit”, “Karunungang Itim”, and “Peter Pandesal.”
Aside from Penduko, Zamora has also appeared in at least two other superhero-inspired features namely “Dalmasyo Armas” and “Sprakenheit!,” where he spoofed a World War II Nazi general skilled in the martial arts.
In ’77, he played the villain opposite then screen topbillers Tan Tao Liang and Meng Fei in “The Dragon, The Lizard, The Boxer” which was filmed in the Philippines.
He was also seen in other movies like “M.O.N.A.Y. or Misteyks Obda Neyson Adres Yata ni Mr. Shooli” (2007); “Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko” (2006); “Lisensyadong Kamao” (2005); “Pelukang Itim: Agimat Ko Ito for Victory Again” (2005); “Pistolero” (2002); “Eva, Lason kay Adan” (2002); “Sgt. Isaias Marcos... Bawat Hakbang Panganib” (2000); “Isang Lahi, Isang Dugo sa Lupang Pangako” (2000); “Basta Tricycle Driver... Sweet Lover” (2000); “Pedro Penduko II, The Return of the Comeback” (2000); “My Darling Domestic (The Greytest Iskeyp)” 1989; “Me and Ninja Liit” 1988); “Damong Makamandag” (1988); “Lorenzo Ruiz the Saint” (1988); “The Rookies and the Mighty Kids” (1987); “Death Raiders” (1984); “Snake Dragon Connection” (1980); “Ahas sa Pugad Lawin” (1979); “Bruce Liit” (1978); “Hari at ang Alas” (1978); “The Dragon, The Lizard, The Boxer” (1977); “The Interceptors” (1977); “They Call Him Chop-suey” (1975); “Return of The Dragon (1974); Mahiwagang Daigdig Ni Pedro Pendulo (1973) “Eh Kasi Bata”; “Peter Pandesal” and “Dobol Trobol.” Gigi Muñoz David
