Barbara Perez

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Barbara Perez
Born
Barbara Muñoz Perez III

(1938-01-04) January 4, 1938 (age 87) [1]
Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Occupation Actress
Years active1956–present
Spouse
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(m. 1962;died 2023)​
Children3

Barbara Munoz Perez (born January 4, 1938) is a Filipino actress. She began her career in mid-1950s and became one of the leading actresses of the 1960s, noted for her roles in Gumuhong Bantayog (1960), No Man is an Island (1962), Historia de un Amor (1963), Ang Daigdig ng mga Api (1965), Ito ang Pilipino (1966), and Barbaro Cristobal (1968). She was dubbed as the "Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines" in her youth and modelled for couturiers including Ramon Valera and Ben Farrales. Her accolades include two FAMAS Awards and a Metro Manila Film Festival Award. [2]

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Career

Perez appeared in more than 75 movies and television shows since 1956. Perez made films included Pagdating ng Takip-Silim (1956), Chabacano (1956), Pampanguena (1956), Gigolo (1956), Ate Barbara (1957), Kalabog En Bosyo (1959) and Tatlong Ilaw sa Dambana (1958).

After she made No Man Is an Island (1962), she was offered a five-year contract by Universal Studios. But she turned it down and decided to marry her boyfriend, Robert Arevalo. She appeared with her real-life husband in Daigdig ng Mga Api (1965) which garnered Best Actor and Best Actress awards for the couple.

She made other films, such as P.S. I Love You (1981) starring Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion, Blusang Itim (1986) starring Snooky Serna and Richard Gomez, Taray at Teroy (1988) starring Maricel Soriano and Randy Santiago, Ang Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili (1989) with Dina Bonnevie, and Iisa Pa Lamang (1992) with Dawn Zulueta.

She appeared on television via ABS-CBN's series Budoy (2011) and Kahit Puso'y Masugatan (2012).

In 2018 after almost 5 years on hiatus, she returned to showbiz via GMA Network's series Sherlock Jr.

Personal life

Born Barbara Muñoz Perez III, after her grandmother and mother, she is the eldest among the nine children of Antonio Perez from Urdaneta, Pangasinan and Barbara Munoz of Manila. Her grandfather was a Spanish engineer, who was among the builders of the Manila Hotel.

Perez was a journalism junior at University of Santo Tomas before entering showbiz. She married veteran actor Robert Arevalo in 1962, [3] with whom she has three children, Anna, a director of commercials; Georgina, a full-time hands-on mom; and Christian, a student at Xavier School.

Filmography

Film

Television / Digital Series

Awards and nominations

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryWorkResult
1961 FAMAS Awards Best SupportingGumuhong BantayogNominated
1966 FAMAS Awards Best ActressAng Daigdig ng mga ApiWon
1967 FAMAS Awards Best ActressIto ang PilipinoNominated
1969 FAMAS Awards Best ActressBarbaro CristobalNominated

References

  1. ↑ Lawagan, Ernee (January 4, 2012). "ALAM MO BA 'TO? (Do You Know This?): January 4". Erneelawagan-alammobato.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ A star-studded awards night. Manila Standard. December 27, 1997. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Salterio, Leah C. (August 11, 2020). "Robert Arevalo and Barbara Perez mark 58th wedding anniversary". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ ""Blast from the Past; Barbara Perez: The Portrait of a Filipina as an Artist" - Manila Bulletin, January 13, 2008". Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Comedy addicts have field day in riotous Sampaguita offering". The Manila Times . The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 16, 1959. p. 5-B. The Spider Tango of Barbara Perez and Greg Martin, where the former tries to trap the latter with a 'will you come into my parlor' line.
  6. ↑ "Grand Opening Saturday". The Manila Times . The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 18, 1959.
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