RAMON BONG REVILLA JR.

RAMON BONG REVILLA JR.



Jose Marie Mortel Bautista[1] (born September 25, 1966), more popularly known by his screen name Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., or simply Bong Revilla, is a Filipino actor, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.


Early life and education

He was born Jose Marie Mortel Bautista to Jose Acuna Bautista (better known as Ramon Revilla) and Azucena Mortel Bautista[2]. In 1979, he finished his elementary education at Jesus Good Shepherd School in Palico II, Imus, Cavite. It has not been documented that he finished his secondary education at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California, but he did attend the school.

Political Career

In February 1998, Velasco resigned as governor of Cavite when he was appointed as secretary of Interior and Local Government replacing then Senatorial candidate Robert Barbers. Revilla assumed as the chief execitive of the province. In the May 1998 local elections, Revilla defeated Cavite Congressman Renato Dragon for the position of governor.

In February 2004, he resigned as Chairman of the VRB and recommended Eduardo "Edu" Manzano as his replacement. His father, Ramon Revilla, ended his term as senator on June 30, 2004. Revilla Sr. was elected senator in 1992, reelected in 1998, and could not run for third term according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Bong Revilla ran for the position of Senator under the administration K-4 coalition. He won and received the second highest number of votes from the national electorate.
Acting career

Revilla is known for his lead roles in numerous action movies during the 1980s and the 1990s. He also starred in a few movies alongside his father, Ramon Revilla. Recently, he has been involved in a number of comedy related movies and TV shows in GMA-7.

He married Lani Mercado (Jesusa Victoria Bautista Revilla) in 1987 in a civil wedding. They have six children namely: Leonard Bryan (born November 22, 1986), Jose Lorenzo (Ramon "Jolo" Revilla III, born March 15, 1988), Inah Felicia (born October 2, 1989), Ma. Viktoria Gianna (born August 15, 1995), Ma. Franzel Loudette (born October 15, 1997) and Ramon "Ram" Vicente (born December 8, 1998). He also has another son out of wedlock with Lovely Guzman, a University of the Philippines political science graduate, formerly of St. Ignatius Village.

In the Philippine Centennial celebrations, Revilla portrayed General Emilio Aguinaldo. To highlight the celebrations, he and Lani remarried in through church wedding using the same costume they used in the centennial.

He is also the older brother of Strike Revilla, the incumbent mayor of their hometown of Bacoor, Cavite. While Andrea Revilla is sister and currently married by Rizal Governor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III.

Bong's children, Bryan, Jolo, Ram and Inah, were also third-generation stars of Revilla Family.

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RAMON REVILLA SR.

Ramon Revilla Sr



Ramon Revilla Sr.

He was born on March 8, 1927 and finished commerce degree at FEU.

Place of Birth: Imus, Cavite
Sen. Ramon Revilla Sr.—A matinee idol who later became an action superstar playing heroes with amulets or anting-anting, Mang Ramon first starred in dramatic films like Anak Sa Panalangin, Recuerdo and Mister Kasintahan opposite Gloria Romero.He also appeared in Cofradia with Myrna Delgado and Bim Bam Bum with Gloria Romero, Rod Navarro and Aruray for Sampaguita Pictures .Inc. He produced films for his own movie outfit Imus Productions based on several true to life stories like Nardong Putik, Bianong Bulag, Mayor Gulapa and Kapitan Eddie Set. All were such verified box office hits. He also appeared in Ang Supremo and Sunugin ang Samar with Pilar Pilapil, a story of the massacre by American soldiers of Filipino natives of Balangiga in Samar. He even appeared in one episode of the horror quartet Gabi ng Lagim with Cecilia Lopez, Myrna Crisol and Rodolfo Cristobal under Larry Santiago Productions.His son Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla, Jr. followed his footsteps as actor and senator. Bong is married to actress Lani Mercado. Two of Mang Ramon’s grandsons, Brian and Jolo Revilla, are also actors. One of his sons, the late Ramon Bautista or RNB, also became a producer, making films that starred Mang Ramon and Bong. Another son, Marlon, is an actor, director and producer. His grandson, Jolo has a child with the daughter of Rosanna Roces.

Films:

# Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom (2005) (as Senator Ramon Revilla Sr.)
... aka Exodus (Philippines: English title: short title)
... aka Tale of the Enchanted Kingdom: Exodus (Philippines: English title: poster title)
# Agimat, anting-anting ni Lolo, Ang (2002) (as Ramon Revilla Sr.) .... Ermintanyo
... aka Agimat, Ang (Philippines: Tagalog title: short title)

# Pepeng agimat (1999)
# APO: Kingpin ng Maynila (1990) (as Ramon Revilla Sr.)
# David Balondo ng Tondo (1990) .... David Balondo
# Target... Police General: Major General Alfredo Lim Story (1990) .... Alfredo Lim

# Mahiwagang daigdig ni Elias Paniki, Ang (1989) .... Elias Paniki
# Bala... dapat kay Cris Cuenca, public enemy no. 1 (1989) .... Cris Cuenca
# Pepeng kuryente (1988) .... Pepeng Kuryente
# Joaquin Burdado (1988) .... Joaquin Burdado
# Anak ng lupa (1987)
# Hitmen (1987)
# Kapitan Pablo (1987) .... Kapitan Pablo
# Ultimatum Ceasefire (1987)
# Iyo ang Tondo, kanya ang Cavite (1986)
# Bodyguard (1986) (as Ramon Revilla Sr.)
# Cordillera (1986) (as Ramon Revilla Sr.)
# Sierra Madre (1984)
# The Killing of Satan (1983) .... Lando San Miguel
# Lumaban ka (1983)
# Tulisan ng pasong musang (1982)
# Dugong buhay (1982) (as Ramon Revilla Sr.)
# Labas sa batas (1982)
# Alfredo Sebastian (1981) .... Alfredo Sebastian

# Tonyong Bayawak (1979) .... Tonyong Bayawak
# Feliciano (1978) .... Feliciano
# Camerino (1978) .... Camerino
# Mata ni Angelita, Mga (1978)
# Last Target (1978)
# Task Force Kingfisher (1978)
# People of the Philippine Versus Mario Alarcón (1976)
# Bertong suklab (1976)
# Hustler Squad (1976) .... Paco Rodriguez
... aka The Dirty Half Dozen (UK)
# Kapitan Kulas (1975) .... Kapitan Kulas
... aka Kapitan Kulas, ang Kilabot ng Sierra Madre (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
# Anting-anting (1973)
# Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat (1973) .... Tiagong Akyat
... aka Tiagong akyat (Philippines: Tagalog title: short title)
# Nardong Putik (1972) .... Nardong Putik

# Walang daigdig (1960)
# Gabi ng lagim (1960) .... (segment 1)

# Balisong (1955)
# Bim, Bam, Bum (1955)
# Binibining kalog (1955)
# Kurdapya (1955)
# Sa dulo ng landas (1955)
# Anak sa panalangin (1954)
# Matandang dalaga (1954)
# Gorio at Tekla (1953)
# May umaga pang darating (1953)
# Mister Kasintahan (1953)
# Recuerdo (1953)

# Pepeng Saclaw (????) .... Jose 'Pepe' Saclaw

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