Rodolfo Valentino Padilla Fernandez, better known as Rudy Fernandez or
Daboy (born Rodolfo Padilla Fernandez; March 3, 1952 â€" June 7,
2008), was a multi-awarded Filipino actor, and producer. He came to
prominence as an action star in the Philippine cinema during the 1980s
up to the early 1990s.Fernandez was born at 8:36 PM on March 3, 1952
at Mary Johnston Hospital in Tondo, Manila. He is the eldest son of
the late film director Gregorio Fernandez and actress Pilar Padilla.
Both his parents were from Lubao, Pampanga, which he considered his
hometown. He made his film debut at the age of three, appearing in
Luksang Tagumpay (1956), which was directed by his father. He also
appeared in another film of his father's, Emily (1960).Fernandez
started his active film career while a student at the University of
Santo Tomas, when he was signed to a contract by Sampaguita Pictures
in 1970. He was first featured by Sampaguita Pictures in For Your Mama
(1970), then paired with Connie Angeles in Sweet Matutina (1970).
Fernandez spent the next few years in teenage parts until he made his
breakthrough as an action star with Bitayin si Baby Ama (1976). His
viability as an action star was further enhanced with the box-office
success of Ang Leon, ang Tigre at ang Alamid (1979).Beginning with
..Baby Ama, a biopic of a well-known Filipino criminal, Fernandez
specialized in portraying true-to-life characters. One of his notable
action films is Markang Bungo (Skull Mark), a film based on a true
story, where he portrayed the well-known Baguio police officer Bobby
Ortega, was released in 1992. From this film came a signature line of
Fernandez's, "Walang personalan, trabaho lang" ("Strictly business,
nothing personal"), which has since been cited as among the most
memorable quotes in Philippine cinema by QTV's Ang Pinaka television
program. Iligpit si Bobby Ortega, Markang Bungo 2 (Execute Bobby
Ortega, Skull Mark 2) is a sequel that was released in 1995. Aside for
portraying a real police officer, he was cast in the lead roles for
the biopics of Filipino politicians Alfredo Lim, Vincent Crisologo,
and Ping Lacson. In the film Lagalag: The Eddie Fernandez Story, he
starred as Eddie Fernandez, a Filipino actor during the 1970s and the
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