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Title: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: R2 on Jun 20, 2009 at 03:38 PM

Family patriarch Fernando Poe,Jr. on the cusp of leaving his family for the woman he truly loves, only to find out that his soldier-son (Jay Ilagan) was made paraplegic in battle in Eddie Romero's epic drama Aguila.
Vic Silayan getting the most horrifying response from an upset son (Philip Salvador) who found out what the former did to the latter's wife in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's gothic period drama Karnal.
Freedom fighter Philip Salvador silently holding the body of his young son who was killed by vigilantes in Lino Brocka's provocative political piece Orapronobis.
Downtrodden Johnny Delgado's sad situation made even worse by a son (Marvin Agustin) expressing his own grudges over dinner in Laurice Guillen's religious melodrama Tanging Yaman.
Stoic patriarch Manny Ojeda, all the while silently suffering thoughout the harrowing events around him, extends help to future grandson-in-law Joel Torre, in Peque Gallaga's epic war drama Oro,Plata,Mata.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: ralfy on Jun 20, 2009 at 10:52 PM

Dolphy in Ang Tatay Kong Nanay

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: Noel_Vera on Jun 21, 2009 at 03:01 PM

Mario Montenegro's wheelchair bound bounder in Mike de Leon's Itim.

Mario Montenegro's virile freedom fighter and Leroy Salvador's cuckolded one in O'Hara's Mga Bilanggong Birhen.

Christopher de Leon's divided Japanese officer in Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos.

The greatest father monster of them all: Vic Silayaan (who Marilou borrowed for her own remake) in Kisapmata.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: keating on Jun 22, 2009 at 07:32 AM

Albert Martinez as father to Jiro Manio in Maryo J.delos Reyes' MAGNIFICO.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: Noel_Vera on Jun 23, 2009 at 06:27 AM

Oh yeah, he was good there.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: yamota on Jun 30, 2009 at 03:40 AM

Rodolfo Boy Garcia as William Martinez's father in "Bagets". I think it was one of his rare good guy roles and even though in the movie, his character seems like a bad guy at first, you know all he's doing is trying to instill discipline in his son like a good father should.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: Noel_Vera on Jun 30, 2009 at 07:32 AM

Pol Salcedo in Burlesk Queen.

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: joey escalera on Jun 30, 2009 at 04:51 PM

VIC SILAYAN - KISAPMATA

Title: Re: Some unforgettable father roles in Philippine cinema
Post by: anya618 on Jun 30, 2009 at 04:59 PM

christopher de leon in ipagpatawad mo