Years active 1936 - 1989 Children Bayani Casimiro Jr. Spouse Nieves Manuel (m. ?–1989) | Role Dancer Name Bayani Casimiro | |
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Occupation Filipino dancer and comedian Movies John En Marsha Sa Probinsya, Hen. Gregorio del Pilar, Banda Uno, Galawgaw Resting place Manila Memorial Park Sucat, Paranaque Similar People Gregorio Fernandez, Ishmael Bernal, Dolphy, Narcisa de Leon, Raquel Villavicencio | ||
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Henri Ellaine Casimiro
Bayani Casimiro, Sr. (July 16, 1918 – January 27, 1989) was a Filipino dancer who was among the leading stars of bodabil (vaudeville) in the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared in musical films and later in life, in comedic roles. A tap dancer, he was frequently dubbed as the "Fred Astaire of the Philippines".
Contents
- Matet kissed bayani casimiro One Day isang araw
- Henri Ellaine Casimiro
- Early years
- Bodabil star
- Film and television career
- Filmography
- Movies released in the Philippines December 1980
- Movies released in the Philippines 1981
- References
Early years
Casimiro was born in Laguna. His parents were stage comedians, and at the age of 7, he would appear on stage, often dressed as a clown. By 1936, he would join a performing troupe in Hawaii headlined by Atang de la Rama.
Bodabil star
By the late 1930s, Casimiro began headlining major bodabil productions in Manila. He made a name for himself as a tap dancer, often in top hat and tails, and was soon nicknamed as "The Fred Astaire of the Philippines". Casimiro also first appeared in film in 1938, when he was cast in Bayan at Pag-ibig, a production of Excelsior Pictures.
Upon the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, local film production was halted, allowing bodabil to thrive as the main source of public entertainment. Along with such actors as Rogelio de la Rosa, Norma Blancaflor and the comic team of Tugo and Pugo, Casimiro would perform at the Life Theater in Manila for the duration of the war. He would form his own comic tandem with Jose Cris Soto, and the pair would be promoted as the "Laurel and Hardy of the Philippines". Casimiro would also be paired with Dolphy, then appearing under the stage name "Golay", to form a comic dance team.
Film and television career
After the war, Casimiro restarted his film career, appearing in several popular musicals for the next two decades. His frequent onscreen dancing partner was the choreographer Nieves Manuel, whom he would marry. As in his stage performances, he would often appear in films in top hat and tails. Among his more notable musical roles were in Isang Sulyap mo Tita (1953), Tres Muskiteras (1954), and Botika sa Baryo (1960).
As he aged, Casimiro became known to a younger generation primarily as a character actor in film comedies. Often cast as a grandfather, a town sage, or even as a corpse in the Chiquito vehicle Estong Tutong (1983), his thin frame and befuddled look lent to easy ridicule. A notable exception to this trend was his role in Celso Ad. Castillo's Burlesk Queen (1977), where he again donned top hat and tails as he performed onstage with Vilma Santos.
His most prominent role in later years was as the father of Enteng Kabisote (Vic Sotto) in the popular sitcom Okey Ka Fairy Ko!. Casimiro died less than two years into the run of Okey Ka Fairy Ko. His son, Bayani Casimiro, Jr., soon joined the cast as Prinsipe ng Kahilingan. In obvious tribute to his father, Casimiro Jr.'s character would perform a brief tap dance upon his every entrance and exit.
Casimiro's widow, Nieves Manuel, would later marry Chiquito Pangan's brother, Rene Pangan. She died in 2006.
Filmography
Movies released in the Philippines December 1980
December 4
December 5
December 12
December 18
December 19
December 25
Movies released in the Philippines 1981
January 4
January 9
January 15
January 16
January 22
January 23
January 30
February 5
February 6
February 12
February 13
February 19
February 20
February 26
February 27
March 5
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 2
April 3
April 9
April 10
April 18
April 23
April 24
May 1
May 7
May 8
May 14
May 15
May 21
May 22
May 29
June 4
June 5
June 12
June 18
June 19
June 25
June 26
July 2
July 3
July 9
July 10
July 16
July 17
July 23
July 24
July 30
July 31
August 6
August 7
August 13
August 14
August 21
August 27
August 28
September 4
September 10
September 11
September 18
September 24
September 25
October 2
October 8
October 9
October 15
October 16
October 22
October 23
October 30
November 5
November 6
November 12
November 13
November 19
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25