1. Ace York Caesar Asturias Aguilar, better known by his stage name Ace Vergel, was a Filipino actor dubbed "The Original Bad Boy of Philippine Movies".
19 Facts About Ace Vergel
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Ace Vergel was the son of the late film actors Alicia Vergel and Cesar Ramirez, and brother of actress Beverly Vergel.
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Ace Vergel was born Ace York Caesar Asturias Aguilar in the Philippines on November 20,1954, to parents Alicia Vergel and Cesar Ramirez.
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Ace Vergel attended Business Management and Public Relations at Ateneo de Manila University in 1975.
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Ace Vergel, being a "Child of Cinema" started in the film industry at the age of 3.
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Ace Vergel appeared in his first full-length movie at the age of five using his real name Ace York, where he played the friend of a giant bird in the 1959 film Anak ng Bulkan.
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At the age of 7, Ace dropped out of the movie scene as he reached school age.
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Ace Vergel staged his comeback in 1977 to do the film under Lino Brocka entitled "Inay" where his mother Alicia Vergel portrayed the title role.
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Ace Vergel's launching vehicle as an action star was in the film Noel San Miguel in 1978.
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In 1979, Ace Vergel starred in the miniseries Malayo Pa ang Umaga, inspired by Stevan Javellana's novel "Without Seeing the Dawn," the first Filipino novel written in English.
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Ace Vergel portrayed the lead character, "Mario," an oppressed farmer, in a story set during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
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In 1983, Ace Vergel took on a highly challenging role in the classic film Pieta.
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Ace Vergel had the lead role in the 1996 film Seth Corteza, which was about a man who inherits turf in the criminal underworld.
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Ace Vergel wants to make changes and faces the dangers that come about as a result.
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In 2003, Ace Vergel appeared in his last film Masamang Ugat from Viva Films.
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In 1986, Ace Vergel campaigned for the reelection of president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 snap election.
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Ace Vergel was linked to illegal drugs, but the cases against him were dismissed.
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Ace Vergel suffered a massive heart attack and slipped into coma at The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, located in Santa Cruz, Manila and died at 3:17 am on December 15,2007, at the age of 53.
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In 1989, Ace Vergel received his Best Actor awards from the Gawad Urian and PMPC Star Awards for Movies for his role in the film Anak ng Cabron.