Rey Fortaleza

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Rey Fortaleza
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Rey Fortaleza gestures as he addresses an audience at the first monthly singing contest of PNT Idol in 2011
Born
Reynaldo Fortaleza

(1957-12-26) December 26, 1957 (age 66)
Philippines
Occupation(s) boxer, publisher, insurance agent
SpouseAraceli "Cely" Angeles
ChildrenJulian-Rey, Raycel and Reyjohn

Reynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza (born December 26, 1957) is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In 1990, he immigrated to Canada where he became a community leader and media entrepreneur. [1]

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Early life

Born on December 26, 1957, in the Philippines, Reynaldo was part of a boxing family and became one of three brothers to represent his birth country in Olympic boxing. In all, there were ten children - eight brothers and two sisters. [2] His brothers included fellow Olympians Rene and Ric [3] and boxer Roger. "They were the phenomenal 'boxing brothers' of the country, using boxing as their ticket to a good education and consequently, a better life." He "at age 16 captured the flyweight title in the National Youth Amateur Boxing bouts in Bacolod City," in the Philippines. He then went on to win "six golds, one silver and two bronzes in 11 international boxing competitions." [4]

Olympics

As an 18-year-old bantamweight on the 1976 Filipino Olympic team, he reached the quarterfinals of the Montreal Olympics. He was 119 lbs (54 kg), and 5'5" (164 cm). [5]

Family

Reynaldo married Araceli "Cely" Angeles, who also serves as the business manager of the family's enterprises. They have three children. [6] They reside in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Canada

Fortaleza moved to Canada in 1990 where he first worked at a silk-screening job for minimum wage and then trained and worked as a hospital janitor and maintenance person. He owned and ran a boxing gym briefly before entering newspaper publishing. [7] He is publisher of the Philippine Asian News Today and Living Today magazine [8] through the Reyfort Media Group. [9] He also holds a franchise in the Philippines-based ABS-CBN TV Patrol World, a news program which is available through a local Vancouver cable channel. [10] Through his newspaper or media group he has fostered and supported five years of the Metro Vancouver-area singing contest, the PNT Singing Idol competition.

Recognition

On 18 February 2010 Fortaleza was honoured by Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson for his 1976 Olympic and current Canadian contributions. [11] He was previously honoured by the Multicultural Sports Development Society for his role in "outstanding sports achievements and contributions to Philippine Sports." [12] He has been recognized for his role in bringing Filipino entertainment and sports figures to entertain Vancouver Filipino audiences and was named by an international Filipino association, Binibining Pilipinas of the World, as one of the "ten most outstanding Filipino Canadians." [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Alex P. Vidal, "Olympian honored by the Mayor of Vancouver", Pinay in Canada, 19 February 2010 as found at Pinay in Canada at http://www.pinkbartolome.com/2010/02/rey-fortaleza-former-philippines.html%5B%5D accessed 28 December 2010
  2. ↑ Margaret Jetelina, "Fighting Spirit", Canadian Immigrant, March 2007, p. 10
  3. ↑ "Rey Fortaleza" SR/Olympic Sports accessed 28 December 2010
  4. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010
  5. ↑ Alex P. Vidal, "Olympian honored by the Mayor of Vancouver", Pinay in Canada, 19 February 2010 as found at Pinay in Canada at http://www.pinkbartolome.com/2010/02/rey-fortaleza-former-philippines.html%5B%5D accessed 28 December 2010
  6. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010
  7. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010
  8. ↑ Alex P. Vidal, "Olympian honored by the Mayor of Vancouver", Pinay in Canada, 19 February 2010 as found at Pinay in Canada at http://www.pinkbartolome.com/2010/02/rey-fortaleza-former-philippines.html%5B%5D accessed 28 December 2010
  9. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Meeting up with Pinoys in the Great White North", Manila Standard Today, Friday March 4, 2011
  10. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010
  11. ↑ Alex P. Vidal, "Olympian honored by the Mayor of Vancouver", Pinay in Canada, 19 February 2010 as found at Pinay in Canada at http://www.pinkbartolome.com/2010/02/rey-fortaleza-former-philippines.html%5B%5D accessed 28 December 2010
  12. ↑ "MSDS launch, honours publisher Rey Fortaleza", Philippine Asian News Today, "MSDS launch, honours publisher Rey Fortaleza". Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 10 December 2009 accessed 28 December 2010
  13. ↑ Robbie Pangilinan, "Rey Fortaleza: Flourishing in Canada", http://philippineindex.com/sites/sportsmanila/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1161:rey-fortaleza-flourishing-in-canada&catid=36:boxing&Itemid=95 accessed 28 December 2010
  14. ↑ Margaret Jetelina, "Fighting Spirit", Canadian Immigrant, March 2007, p. 10
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