Johnny Delgado
| Johnny Delgado | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Juan Marasigan Feleo February 28, 1948 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | November 19, 2009 (aged 61) Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | La Loma Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines |
| Other names | Johnny |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, comedian |
| Years active | 1968–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Laurice Guillen |
| Children | Anna Feleo Ina Feleo |
| Parent(s) |
Ben Feleo Victorina Marasigan |
Juan Marasigan Feleo (February 28, 1948 – November 19, 2009), better known as Johnny Delgado, was an award-winning Filipino television and movie actor and writer.
He is best known for his television work on the TV gag show Goin' Bananas. Other roles include the films Kakabakaba Ka Ba? and Tanging Yaman. The latter won him the FAMAS Award and the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor in 2000.
He was born on February 28, 1948. He is the son of Ben Feleo, a film director, and Victorina Marasigan, an educator. Johnny had his formal education at Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
He was the husband of actress-director Laurice Guillen and the father of actresses Anna Feleo and Ina Feleo. Besides his work in film and television, he also appeared in the Philippine version of Coca-Cola's TV commercial for Cherry Coke. He was posthumously inducted to the Philippines Eastwood City Walk of Fame in December 2010 one year after his death.
Delgado was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. Early that year, Delgado assured that he was responding well to chemotherapy. A healthy and strong Delgado went so far to attend the birthday celebration of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada in February 2009. He announced there that he was in remission.
According to a ABS-CBN News source, the cancer returned. He was brought to St. Luke's Hospital in Quezon City. He was discharged on a Tuesday. He died on November 19, 2009 of lymphoma on a Thursday.
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