Filipino actor
Children (with Alicia Vergel ): Ace Vergel and Beverly Vergel.
Battled Parkinsons disease since returning to the Philippines from the US in 2001. He lived in US since 1975.
Only been hospitalized twice in his whole life - the first time was in 2001 because of a prostate gland operation, and the second time was the day before he died.
Cremated on July 29 after the 1 p.m. Mass at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.
One of the very few Filipino stars who had no vices - he did not smoke, drink liquor, nor gamble.
He was in a wheelchair for a year in 2001.
With his well-muscled body, he is known for his portrayal as Bernardo Carpio in the movie with the same name, Bernardo Carpio . He is also the local version of Hercules in his younger day, with one Hercules movie in his belt.
