Ramon Revilla, Sr.
Jose Acuña Bautista (born March 8, 1927), better known as Ramon Revilla, Sr., is a Filipino actor and former Senator of the Philippines.
Early life:
Born Jose Acuña Bautista on March 8, 1927 in Imus, Cavite. he assumed the name Ramon Revilla when he entered the movies.
One of the 10 children of businessmen Inddefonso Bautista and Andrea Acuña.
Personal life:
He is married to Azucena Mortel Bautista (1942–1998), with eight children: Marlon, Rowena, Princess, Ramon Jr., Strike, Andrea, Dianne.
Education:
He already had a degree in Commerce from the Far Eastern University before he got discovered (while he was pumping gas) to appear on the big screen.
Showbiz career:
In his initial showbiz entry, the young Ramon Revilla was cast only in bit roles which was not enough for him so he left the movies to become head of the Secret Service Unit of the Bureau of Customs in 1965.
Showbiz saw his return in 1972 with the movie Nardong Putik.
Like the tough guy he was, he returned to showbiz on his own terms, creating his own film production, Imus Productions, for him to star in. Together with wife Azucena, they ran the film outfit with Revilla writing and directing his films.
In 1973, Revilla won a Famas Best Actor Award for "Hulihin si Tiyagong Akyat" together with his eldest son Marlon for a Famas Best Child Actor Award of the same movie. Imus Films was also recognized as Outstanding Film production in 1975. The next year, Revilla snagged the Outstanding Producer of the Year Award. In 1979, he was Most Outstanding Actor and Box Office King. At that point, there was really no stopping his popularity.
His characters in the films "Pepeng Agimat" and "Nardong Putik" gave him the image of being an invincible superhuman who had in his keeping a special anting-anting (amulet of superhuman powers). This image of his is somewhat alive until now because just recently ABS-CBN adapted his 4 major films into television series entitled Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla.
Politics:
In 1992, the action hero, became a senator, holding office until the end of his two terms in 2004.
Despite having a number of detractors, Senator Ramon Revilla Sr., was able to mark his stay in the senate as the author of some important bills. But the one he spearheaded that raised his popularity was the bill casually called the "Revilla Bill".
An amendment to the Family Code, enacted into the law on February 2004, states "The illegitimate children may use the surname of their father if their affiliation has been expressly recognized by the father through the record of birth appearing in the civil register, or when an admission in a public document or private handwritten instrument is made by the father."
"The child should not suffer the stigma of his illegitimacy," the senior Revilla was once quoted as saying.
The amendment made sense, more so because a celebrity who was rumored to have sired a number of "love children" created it.
Filmography:
Pepeng Saclaw 1951 Jose "Pepe" Saclaw
Ulila ng Bataan 1952
Recuerdo 1953
Mister Kasintahan 1953
Mga Umaga Pang Darating 1953
Gorio at Tekla 1953
Matandang Dalaga 1954
Anak sa Panalangin 1954
Sa Dulo ng Landas 1955
Kurdapya 1955
Bim, Bam, Bum 1955
Balisong 1955
Binibining Kalog 1955
Tarhata 1957
Gabi ng Lagim (segment 1) 1960
Walang Daigdig 1960
Walang Himala: by Lizbeth Ayala "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso 1963
Scout Rangers 1964
Naghimala: by Elizabeth Calamba Navarrete "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso 1969
Nardong Putik: Kilabot ng Cavite 1972
Pepeng Agimat: Sa Daigdig ng Kababalaghan 1973
Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat 1973
Santiago Ronquillo Anting-Anting 1973
Sunugin ang Samar 1974
Kapitan Eddie Set: Mad Killer of Cavite 1974
Kap. Eddie Set Ibilanggo si Cavite Boy 1974
Kapitan Kulas 1975
Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin 1976
Kumander Lawin Bergado: Terror of Cavite 1976
Bergado Beloy Montemayor 1976
Beloy Montemayor Hustler Squad 1976
Paco Rodriguez Bertong Suklab 1976
People of the Philippine Versus Mario Alarcón 1976
Gulapa (Ang Barakong Mayor ng Maragondon) 1977
Bianong Bulag: One-Eyed Terror of Cavite 1977
ask Force Kingfisher 1978
Last Target 1978
Mga Mata ni Angelita 1978
Camerino 1978
Feliciano 1978
Tonyong Bayawak 1979
Dang-Dong - Barrio Captain 1980
Sierra Madre (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.) 1981
Alfredo Sebastian 1981
Labas sa Batas 1982
Dugong Buhay 1982
Tulisan ng Pasong Musang 1982
Lumaban Ka Satanas 1983
The Killing of Satan - Lando San Miguel 1983
Nardong Putik (Kilabot ng Cavite) Version II 1984
Sierra Madre 1984
Bodyguard 1986
Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.) 1986
Ultimatum Ceasefire 1987
Kapitan Pablo 1987
Hitman; oscar ramos 1987
Anak ng Lupa 1987
Joaquin Bordado 1988
Cordillera 1988
Pepeng Kuryente 1988
Bala, Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca: Public Enemy No. 1 1989
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki 1989
Target Police General: Major General Alfredo Lim Story 1990
David Balondo ng Tondo 1990
APO: Kingpin ng Maynila 1990
Pepeng Agimat 1999
Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo 2002
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom 2005
Early life:
Born Jose Acuña Bautista on March 8, 1927 in Imus, Cavite. he assumed the name Ramon Revilla when he entered the movies.
One of the 10 children of businessmen Inddefonso Bautista and Andrea Acuña.
Personal life:
He is married to Azucena Mortel Bautista (1942–1998), with eight children: Marlon, Rowena, Princess, Ramon Jr., Strike, Andrea, Dianne.
Education:
He already had a degree in Commerce from the Far Eastern University before he got discovered (while he was pumping gas) to appear on the big screen.
Showbiz career:
In his initial showbiz entry, the young Ramon Revilla was cast only in bit roles which was not enough for him so he left the movies to become head of the Secret Service Unit of the Bureau of Customs in 1965.
Showbiz saw his return in 1972 with the movie Nardong Putik.
Like the tough guy he was, he returned to showbiz on his own terms, creating his own film production, Imus Productions, for him to star in. Together with wife Azucena, they ran the film outfit with Revilla writing and directing his films.
In 1973, Revilla won a Famas Best Actor Award for "Hulihin si Tiyagong Akyat" together with his eldest son Marlon for a Famas Best Child Actor Award of the same movie. Imus Films was also recognized as Outstanding Film production in 1975. The next year, Revilla snagged the Outstanding Producer of the Year Award. In 1979, he was Most Outstanding Actor and Box Office King. At that point, there was really no stopping his popularity.
His characters in the films "Pepeng Agimat" and "Nardong Putik" gave him the image of being an invincible superhuman who had in his keeping a special anting-anting (amulet of superhuman powers). This image of his is somewhat alive until now because just recently ABS-CBN adapted his 4 major films into television series entitled Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla.
Politics:
In 1992, the action hero, became a senator, holding office until the end of his two terms in 2004.
Despite having a number of detractors, Senator Ramon Revilla Sr., was able to mark his stay in the senate as the author of some important bills. But the one he spearheaded that raised his popularity was the bill casually called the "Revilla Bill".
An amendment to the Family Code, enacted into the law on February 2004, states "The illegitimate children may use the surname of their father if their affiliation has been expressly recognized by the father through the record of birth appearing in the civil register, or when an admission in a public document or private handwritten instrument is made by the father."
"The child should not suffer the stigma of his illegitimacy," the senior Revilla was once quoted as saying.
The amendment made sense, more so because a celebrity who was rumored to have sired a number of "love children" created it.
Filmography:
Pepeng Saclaw 1951 Jose "Pepe" Saclaw
Ulila ng Bataan 1952
Recuerdo 1953
Mister Kasintahan 1953
Mga Umaga Pang Darating 1953
Gorio at Tekla 1953
Matandang Dalaga 1954
Anak sa Panalangin 1954
Sa Dulo ng Landas 1955
Kurdapya 1955
Bim, Bam, Bum 1955
Balisong 1955
Binibining Kalog 1955
Tarhata 1957
Gabi ng Lagim (segment 1) 1960
Walang Daigdig 1960
Walang Himala: by Lizbeth Ayala "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso 1963
Scout Rangers 1964
Naghimala: by Elizabeth Calamba Navarrete "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso 1969
Nardong Putik: Kilabot ng Cavite 1972
Pepeng Agimat: Sa Daigdig ng Kababalaghan 1973
Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat 1973
Santiago Ronquillo Anting-Anting 1973
Sunugin ang Samar 1974
Kapitan Eddie Set: Mad Killer of Cavite 1974
Kap. Eddie Set Ibilanggo si Cavite Boy 1974
Kapitan Kulas 1975
Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin 1976
Kumander Lawin Bergado: Terror of Cavite 1976
Bergado Beloy Montemayor 1976
Beloy Montemayor Hustler Squad 1976
Paco Rodriguez Bertong Suklab 1976
People of the Philippine Versus Mario Alarcón 1976
Gulapa (Ang Barakong Mayor ng Maragondon) 1977
Bianong Bulag: One-Eyed Terror of Cavite 1977
ask Force Kingfisher 1978
Last Target 1978
Mga Mata ni Angelita 1978
Camerino 1978
Feliciano 1978
Tonyong Bayawak 1979
Dang-Dong - Barrio Captain 1980
Sierra Madre (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.) 1981
Alfredo Sebastian 1981
Labas sa Batas 1982
Dugong Buhay 1982
Tulisan ng Pasong Musang 1982
Lumaban Ka Satanas 1983
The Killing of Satan - Lando San Miguel 1983
Nardong Putik (Kilabot ng Cavite) Version II 1984
Sierra Madre 1984
Bodyguard 1986
Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.) 1986
Ultimatum Ceasefire 1987
Kapitan Pablo 1987
Hitman; oscar ramos 1987
Anak ng Lupa 1987
Joaquin Bordado 1988
Cordillera 1988
Pepeng Kuryente 1988
Bala, Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca: Public Enemy No. 1 1989
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki 1989
Target Police General: Major General Alfredo Lim Story 1990
David Balondo ng Tondo 1990
APO: Kingpin ng Maynila 1990
Pepeng Agimat 1999
Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo 2002
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom 2005
RAMON REVILLA, SR. MOVIE ADS Circa 1972-77
 Ramon Revilla was a matinee idol of the fifties who made a dramatic comeback in 1972 with his landmark movie, Nardong Putik, a film on a notorious criminal whose anting-anting or talisman protected him from bullets. It scored phenomenally in the box-office which made him an action superstar. In 1973, his convincing performance in Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat earned him the Famas Best Actor trophy.
He produced films for his own movie outfit Imus Productions based on several true to life stories like Tiagong Akyat, Bianong Bulag, Gulapa and Kapitan Eddie Set.  Pepeng Agimat (1973)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Robert Jaworski, Michael Murray, Manolo Robles/ Chiquito made a cameo role/ Directed by Tony Cayado  Kapitan Eddie Set: Mad Killer of Cavite (1974)-
Stars Ramon Revilla/Directed by Jose Yandoc  Kapitan Kulas (1975)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth Oropesa, Helen Gamboa and Walter Navarro/irected by Lamberto V. Avellana  Beloy Montemayor (1976)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Rosanna Ortiz, Trixia Gomez, Philip Gamboa, Raul Aragon/Directed by Mike Relon Makiling  Bertong Suklob (1976)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Anna Gonzalez, Paquito Diaz, Marlon Bautista, Raul Aragon and Rez Cortez/ Directed by Jun Gallardo |
 Nardong Putik (1972)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Gloria Romero, Alona Alegre, Rosemarie Gil,Robert Jaworski, Michael Murray and Max Alvarado/ Dolphy appeared in a cameo role/ Directed by Tony Cayado  Hulihin si...Tiagong Akyat (1973)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Liza Lorena, Robert Jaworski, Aurora Salve, Van de Leon and Max Alvarado/ Directed by Armando A. Herrera  Ibilanggo si...Cavite Boy (1974)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Gina Pareno, Marianne and George Estregan/ Directed by Nilo Saez  Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin (1976)-
Stars Ramon Revilla, Boots Anson-Roa and Rosanna Ortiz/
Directed by Jose Yandoc  Bergado: Terror of Cavite (1976)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Lotis Key, Marissa Delgado, Johnny Delgado, Nick Romano/ Directed by Jose Yandoc  Bianong Bulag: One-eyed Terror of Cavite (1977)- Stars Ramon Revilla |
Gulapa: Ang Barakong Mayor ng Maragondon (1977)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Rosanna Ortiz, Dante Varona, Van de Leon, Von Serna and Max Alvarado/ Directed by Jose Yandoc
MGA PELIKULANG AGIMAT NI RAMON REVILLA, SR.
ABS-CBN Network is set to offer another action-adventure series as they tied up with the Revilla family and Imus Productions for remaking the movies of legendary Ramon Revilla Sr. to be entitled “Agimat” (Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla). Four promising actors were given a chance to reprise the well-known characters of Revilla Sr. Gerald Anderson will be portraying Tiagong Akyat in “Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat.” Jake Cuenca, on the other hand, will reprise the character “Elias Paniki.” Coco Martin plays the role of a lizard in “Agimat ni Tonyong Bayawak.” And last but definitely not the least - from the Revilla clan – is Jolo Revilla who will play “Pepeng Agimat.” According to Andeng, daughter of Revilla Sr., the idea of remaking the films of her father was presented to them by the network about two years ago.
ABS-CBN Network is set to offer another action-adventure series as they tied up with the Revilla family and Imus Productions for remaking the movies of legendary Ramon Revilla Sr. to be entitled “Agimat” (Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla). Four promising actors were given a chance to reprise the well-known characters of Revilla Sr. Gerald Anderson will be portraying Tiagong Akyat in “Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat.” Jake Cuenca, on the other hand, will reprise the character “Elias Paniki.” Coco Martin plays the role of a lizard in “Agimat ni Tonyong Bayawak.” And last but definitely not the least - from the Revilla clan – is Jolo Revilla who will play “Pepeng Agimat.” According to Andeng, daughter of Revilla Sr., the idea of remaking the films of her father was presented to them by the network about two years ago.
The Revilla family and ABS-CBN also agreed that there should be a Revilla to be included in the film to continue the legacy of the renowned clan. “It was part of the agreement that we want a member of the family to portray one of the characters just top preserve the legacy of the senior… Sabi ko siguro ang bida natin si Jolo and ABS-CBN said ‘oo naman’ kasi para hindi mahiwalay from three generations from my dad to kuya Bong and to Jolo,” Andeng explained.
“Agimat” will circle in the story of four men whose lives have been altered by a diwata or fairy as she gives them special powers in the form of an agimat. (Source-SunStar Manila/ June 22, 2009)
 Kumander Agimat (1975)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Liza Lorena, Johanna Raunio, John Ericson, Vic Silayan, Vic Diaz/ Directed by Cesar 'Chat' Gallardo  Lumaban Ka, Satanas (1983)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth Oropesa, George Estregan, Paquito Diaz, Cecile Castillo and Charlie Davao/ Directed by Efren C. Pinon  Kapita Inggo (1984)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Marissa Delgado, Susan Valdes, Marissa Del Mar/with George Estregan, Conrad Poe, Philip gamboa, Paquito Diaz, Max Alvarado, Arnold Mendoza/ Directed by Jose Yandoc  Pepeng Kuryente (1988)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Bong Revilla, Dante Rivero, Ramon Zamora, Johnny Delgado, Marissa Delgado/ Directed by Jose Yandoc |
 Tonyong Bayawak (1980)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Boots Anson-Roa, Julie Ann Fortich, Celia Rodriguez, Rosemarie Gil, Ruby Ana, Andrea Bautista, Princess Bautista/ with Dante Varona, Paquito Diaz, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia and Max Alvarado / Directed by Jose Yandoc  Nardong Putik- Version II (1984)- Stars Ramon Revilla,Julie Ann Fortich, Marilou Bendigo, Pia Moran/ with Leopoldo Salcedo, Charlie Davao, George Estrgan, Paquito Diaz, Max Alvarado, Philip Gamboa, Nick Romano, Arnold Mendoza, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Val Iglesia and Rudy Fernandez (in a Special Role)/ Directed by Jose Yandoc  Joaquin Burdado (1988)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Tanya Gomez, Janice Jurado, Deborah Sun, Paquito Diaz, Rocco Montalban, Renato del Prado/ Featuring Elvis Gutierrez/ Directed by Carlos J. Caparas  Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki (1989)- Stars Ramon Revilla, Maria Isabel Lopez, Atong Redillas, Tina Godinez, Brylle Mondejar/ Directed by Carlos J. Caparas |