Occupation Actor, Businessman Spouse Charito Malarky (m. 1964) Role Actor | Name Jose Gonzales Years active 1958–1966 Movies Amy, Susie, Tessie | |
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Full Name Jose Mari Gonzales Children Cristina Gonzales, Ana Margarita Gonzales People also search for Cristina Gonzales, Ana Margarita Gonzales, Tony Cayado, Charito Malarky | ||
Former matinee idol Jose Mari Gonzales dies at 76
José Mari Gonzáles, or José Mari (born June 15, 1942), is a Filipino former actor, matinee idol and politician.
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Career
Gonzáles entered the movies at the age of 17 in the late 1950s. He appeared in Ulilang Anghel (1958), Tawag Ng Tanghalan (1958), Mga Anghel Sa Lansangan (1959), Handsome (1959) and Baby Face (1959). He became a matinee idol in Sampaguita Pictures in movies such as Beatnik (1960) with Susan Roces, Joey, Eddie, Lito (1961) with Eddie Gutiérrez and Lito Legaspi, Operatang Sampay Bakod (1961) with Amalia Fuentes and Dolphy, Tindahan Ni Aling Epang (1961) with Liberty Ilagan, Kaming Mga Talyada (1962) where he played gay roles together with Juancho Gutiérrez, Dindo Fernando and Barbara Pérez among others.
In the 1960s, he was paired with Liberty Ilagan as a "loveteam" in Sampaguita Pictures movies. Larry Santiago Productions continued their team-up in the 1966 picture Dearest One.
In 1971, Gonzáles was elected the first president of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
Gonzáles produced the first single "Enveloped Ideas" of The Dawn in 1987.
In 2005, Gonzáles was inducted in the Eastwood City Walk of Fame in Eastwood City, Quezon City.
Personal life
Gonzáles was born in Tacloban City. He studied in De La Salle College in Manila. His major was Electronics and Communication Engineering.
He is married to Charito Malarky, a former model of Spanish and British ancestry. Their paths first crossed when she was twelve and he, seventeen. He is the father of actresses Cristina Gonzáles (wife of Mayor Alfred Romualdez) and Ana Margarita Gonzáles.
During the term of President Cory Aquino, Gonzales was made the Director of the Bureau of Broadcast. In 1994, he was appointed as RPN 9's top honcho. As a TV executive, he reinvented the telenovela's Marimar and La Traidora, dubbed to Tagalog.
In 1998, he ran for Congressman as an independent candidate and won in San Juan, Metro Manila.