Charlie Davao
| Charlie Davao | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Charles Valdez-Davao October 7, 1934 Iloilo City, Philippine Islands |
| Died | August 8, 2010 (aged 75) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of the East |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1959–2010 |
| Known for | Charlie |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Marie Mary Grace Iñigo |
| Children | Bing Davao Ricky Davao Mylene Davao Marlene ″Mymy″ Davao Charlon Davao |
Charlie Davao (October 7, 1934 – August 8, 2010) was a Filipino actor known for roles in film and television.
Born Carlos Wahib Valdez-Davao in Iloilo City of a Filipino mestizo of Spanish and Arab descent (Jordanian). He moved to Manila in 1954 to pursue a degree in commerce student at the University of the East. He became involved in commercial and print ad modeling as a student.
Although he was attentive in school, his main goal was to engage in film acting, which he realized after a friend told him about an audition at the Sampaguita Pictures.
He did not miss the chance and passed the audition with flying colors. In 1959, he was introduced in Isinumpa, a drama film that also starred Dolphy, and topbilled by Rick Rodrigo and Barbara Perez.
Among his most memorable performances were in 1962 film Kaming Mga Talyada, where he played gay with matinee idols the late Juancho Gutierrez and Jose Mari Gonzales, and Trudis Liit with Vilma Santos. Both films were produced by Sampaguita.
But lead roles were hard to come by because he was identified with character assignments. Davao's biggest break came when he did Pitong Matahari, a James Bond-type of a film where he played Agent 009 in 1965.
Soon after, he was given action roles until he was assigned villain roles again. His other important movies included Palengke Queen with Nora Aunor in 1982; Pedro Tunasan with Lito Lapid in 1983; Get Victor Corpus: The Rebel Soldier with Rudy Fernandez in 1987; The Rape of Virginia P. with Alma Moreno in 1989; Batas Ng. 45 with Fernando Poe, Jr. in 1991 and Volta with Ai Ai de la Alas in 2004.
In the 70s, he also starred in several Hollywood co-produced films such as A Fistful of Feathers, Blind Rage The Last Reunion and Women in Cages where he was billed as Charles Davis.
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