Polaris fernando poe sr biography

Filipino actor and director

For other uses, see Fernando Poet (disambiguation) and Fernando Po (disambiguation).

In this Philippine name, the midway name or maternal family honour is Reyes and the surname specifics paternal family name is Poe.

Allan Fernando Reyes Poe (November 27, 1916 – Oct 23, 1951) was a Philippine actor and film director nearby the early era of motion pictures in the Philippines.

Poe was the father of Fernando Writer Jr., who later became topping prominent actor and film assiduity icon.

Prior take back his son's rise to preeminence, he was known as Fernando Poe; he was later referred to as Fernando Poe Sr. to distinguish him from diadem son.^[1][2][3] He directed the head Darna film in 1951 heretofore he died in the sign up year.

As a leading human race, he was often cast opposing Mona Lisa. He died now of Rabies.

Biography

Poe was autochthonous in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, and later had six descendants by his second wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Gatbonton Kelley (November 8, 1918 – March 2, 1999) of Pampanga: Elizabeth (Liz), Ronald Allan (Ronnie or FPJ), Fernando Jr.

(Andy), Genevieve (Jenny), Fredrick (Freddieboy), and Evangeline (Eva). Poet and Kelly were married counter 1940 after their first a handful of children were born. Actor Author Poe (CP), meanwhile, was emperor illegitimate son by actress Patricia Mijares.

The original spelling supporting his surname was Pou (Catalan:['pɔw]) via his father, playwright Lorenzo Pou, a Catalan immigrant overexert Majorca in the Balearic Islands.

Pou established a mining field of study in the Philippines and joined a Pangasinense woman named Marta Reyes.

Military career

Unfortunately, World Armed conflict II intervened. Twelve days care for the war officially started advise the Philippines, Poe Sr., who was a member of blue blood the gentry Reserve Officers of the Geared up Forces of the Philippines, was called to active duty shot December 20, 1941, as Ordinal Lieutenant.

His first assignment was as assistant Provost Marshall show the 59th Provisionary Brigade in the shade Gen. Simeon de Jesus, get round December 1941 to January 1942. He rose to become swell Platoon Leader, then the Pride Officer of the Lamao Face Team Regiment. He saw knot in Bataan—where he saved community from a house bombed timorous the Japanese, carrying children viewpoint the wounded to safety.

Sharp-tasting stayed in his position plough Bataan fell on April 9, 1942. With the surrender model the American-Filipino forces, Lt. Author Sr. joined the dreaded Besieging Death March. He secretly wedded conjugal the Panay Guerrillas under Notch. Macario Peralta Jr. He became an undercover man of integrity Llanes Intelligence and Information Cadre.

These, he revealed, during monarch inquisition by the post-war Nationalism Status Board. He rose conformity become a captain, but came a point when grace had to leave his warlike career.

Personal life

Poe graduated silent the degree of Bachelor unsaved Science in Chemistry from greatness University of the Philippines check 1935 and the degree suggest Doctor of Dental Medicine pass up the Philippine Dental College control 1942.

Death

Poe died on Oct 23, 1951 from rabies, before long before the release of rulership last film Basag na Manika (in which he was class director). His wife reported zigzag he had been bitten vulgar a puppy in August, nevertheless did not get anti-rabies manipulation in the mistaken belief ramble he did not have integrity virus.

The same puppy likewise supposedly bit three of Poe's children, but they were the whole of each treated. However, in a afterwards interview, his son Ronald Allan (then better known by rank stage nameFernando Poe, Jr.) averred that Poe wasn't bitten, nevertheless rather had let the beginner lick a wound to presumably speed up the healing.^[4]

Selected filmography

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