Mario Montenegro

Biography

Mario Montenegro (born Roger Collin Macalalag; July 25, 1928 – August 27, 1988) was a Filipino actor and painter. He rose to stardom during the Golden Age of Philippine cinema as a heroic lead in historical and adventure films. He was dubbed "Brown Adonis" for his physique and portraying a number of culturally important Philippine figures, including Diego Silang, Andres Bonifacio, Macario Sakay, Ramon Magsaysay, Francisco Dagohoy, and Lapulapu.

Most Famous Work

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Brides of Blood

(1968) Esteban Powers

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8

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Manila, Open City

(1968) Marcos Liwag

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7

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Venganza

(1958) Simon

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I Carry the World

(1987) Don Ignacio

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The Rites of May

(1976) Dr. Torres

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Kilabot Sa Makiling

(1959) Oscar

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Igorota

(1968) Prince Kadangyan

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My Only Love

(1982) Ricardo

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1987	Don Ignacio	I Carry the World 1987-09-30 Movie
	N/A	Batas Sa Aking Kamay 1987-06-04 Movie
	N/A	Humanda Ka... Ikaw ang Susunod 1987-04-29 Movie
1986	N/A	Sticks of Death 1986-09-26 Movie
	Charlie Rubio	Laban Kung Laban 1986-06-04 Movie
1985	Hari	Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang 1985-11-28 Movie
	Vic Gaerlan	Miguelito 1985-06-14 Movie
	N/A	Kay Dali ng Kahapon, Kay Tagal ng Bukas 1985-04-17 Movie
1984	N/A	Adultery 1984-06-01 Movie
	Lucio	Sigaw ng Katarungan 1984-03-15 Movie
1983	N/A	Pieta 1983-06-23 Movie
1982	N/A	Anak Ng Tulisan 1982-06-23 Movie
	Ricardo	My Only Love 1982-02-25 Movie
	Chief Simón	Boy Condenado 1982-01-27 Movie
1980	N/A	Apat Na Maria 1980-01-04 Movie
1979	N/A	Arrest Junior Bombay! 1979-09-20 Movie
	N/A	Isa Para sa Lahat, Lahat Para sa Isa 1979-02-23 Movie
1977	Kapitan Pablo	Captive Virgins 1977-12-24 Movie
1976	N/A	Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin 1976-04-30 Movie
	Dr. Torres	The Rites of May 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Diego Silang	Dung-Aw 1975-08-05 Movie
1974	Himself	Happy Days Are Here Again 1974-11-15 Movie
1968	Prince Kadangyan	Igorota 1968-06-12 Movie
	Esteban Powers	Brides of Blood 1968-05-29 Movie
	Marcos Liwag	Manila, Open City 1968-01-13 Movie
1966	N/A	This Is a Filipino 1966-12-30 Movie
	Roberto Valdez	The Passionate Strangers 1966-04-20 Movie
1963	N/A	Ang Asawa Kong Barat 1963-08-02 Movie
1962	N/A	The Big Broadcast 1962-01-04 Movie
1961	N/A	Alyas Sakay 1961-07-21 Movie
	N/A	Dalawang Kalbaryo ni Dr. Mendez 1961-04-04 Movie
	Second Story	5 Yugto ng Buhay 1961-02-28 Movie
1960	N/A	Pagpatak ng Ulan 1960-05-24 Movie
	N/A	Kuwintas ng Alaala 1960-04-22 Movie
	N/A	Ang Inyong Lingkod, Gloria Romero 1960-03-05 Movie
1959	Oscar	Kilabot Sa Makiling 1959-12-11 Movie
1958	Simon	Venganza 1958-12-06 Movie
	First Story	Casa Grande 1958-08-13 Movie
1956	N/A	Higit sa Korona 1956-11-30 Movie
1955	N/A	Pilipino Kostum No Touch! 1955-11-01 Movie
	Cornelius	Banal o Makasalanan? 1955-03-31 Movie
	Lapu-Lapu	Lapu-Lapu 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	N/A	12 Pares 1954-08-29 Movie
	N/A	Pasiya ng Langit 1954-06-14 Movie
	Prinsipe Teñoso	Prinsipe Teñoso 1954-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Hiram na Kasintahan 1954-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Hiram Na Asawa 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	N/A	Luha at Musika 1953-11-05 Movie
	Dagohoy	Dagohoy 1953-06-04 Movie
1952	Rodrigo de Villa	Rodrigo de Villa 1952-08-08 Movie
	Armando	Correctional 1952-04-10 Movie
1951	N/A	Nasaan Ka Giliw? 1951-06-06 Movie
1950	N/A	Four Aces 1950-12-20 Movie
	N/A	Siete Infantes de Lara 1950-04-17 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv