Ramon Revilla Sr.

Ramon Revilla, Sr.
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born	(1927-03-08) March 8, 1927 Imus, Cavite
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Lakas
Residence(s)	Imus, Cavite
Alma mater	Far Eastern University
Occupation	Actor; Politician
Profession	Actor; Politician

Jose Acuña Bautista or popularly known as Ramon Revilla, Sr. (born on March 8, 1927), is a Filipino actor and former Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.

He is best known as the "Father of the Amulets (Agimat)" in Philippine movies.

Education

He already had a degree in Commerce from the Far Eastern University before he got discovered (while he was pumping gas) to appear on the big screen.

Showbiz career

Ramon Revilla, Sr.
Born	Jose Acuña Bautista (1927-03-08) March 8, 1927 Imus, Cavite
Other names	Hari ng Agimat (King of Amulets)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Politician, Businessman
Years active	1951–2005
Parent(s)	Inddefonso Bautista (Father), Andrea Acuña (Mother)

In his initial showbiz entry, the young Ramon Revilla was cast only in bit roles which was not enough for him so he left the movies to become head of the Secret Service Unit of the Bureau of Customs in 1965.

He returned to showbiz in 1972 with the movie Nardong Putik, which started his fame.

Like the tough guy he was, he returned to showbiz on his own terms, creating his own film production, Imus Productions, for him to star in. Together with partner Azucena, they ran the film outfit with Revilla writing and directing his films.

His characters in the films "Pepeng Agimat" and "Nardong Putik" gave him the image of being an invincible superhuman who had in his keeping a special anting-anting (amulet of superhuman powers). This image of his is somewhat alive until now because as just recently ABS-CBN adapted his 4 major films into television series entitled Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla.

Awards

In 1973, Revilla won a Famas Best Actor Award for "Hulihin si Tiyagong Akyat" together with his son Marlon Bautista for a Famas Best Child Actor Award of the same movie. Imus Productions was also recognized as Outstanding Film production in 1975. The next year, Revilla snagged the Outstanding Producer of the Year Award.

In 1979, he was Most Outstanding Actor and Box Office King. At that point, there was really no stopping of his popularity.

In 2011, in the 33rd Catholic Mass Media Awards Night (CMMA), Ramon Revilla, Sr. was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Politics

In 1992, the action hero, became a senator, holding office until the end of his two terms in 2004.

Despite having a number of detractors, Senator Ramon Revilla Sr., was able to mark his stay in the senate as the author of some important bills. But the one he spearheaded that raised his popularity was the bill casually called the "Revilla Bill".

An amendment to the Family Code, enacted into the law on February 2004, states "The illegitimate children may use the surname of their father if their affiliation has been expressly recognized by the father through the record of birth appearing in the civil register, or when an admission in a public document or private handwritten instrument is made by the father."

"The child should not suffer the stigma of his illegitimacy," the senior Revilla was once quoted as saying.

The amendment made sense, more so because a celebrity who was rumored to have sired a number of "love children" created it.

Personal life

He was one of the 10 children of businessmen Inddefonso Bautista and Andrea Acuña.

He was married to Azucena Mortel Bautista (1942–1998), with 72 children from different women including Evelyn (eldest), Marlon, Rowena, Princess, Ramon Jr. (a senator in the Philippines), Strike Revilla, Andrea, Dianne, Ram Revilla and Abigail (youngest). 38 of his children are officially acknowledged and carry his surname.

Filmography

Movies

Title	Year	Role
Pepeng Saclaw	1951	Jose "Pepe" Saclaw
Ulila ng Bataan	1952
Recuerdo	1953
Mister Kasintahan	1953
Mga Umaga Pang Darating	1953
Gorio at Tekla	1953
Matandang Dalaga	1954
Anak sa Panalangin	1954
Sa Dulo ng Landas	1955
Kurdapya	1955
Bim, Bam, Bum	1955
Balisong	1955
Binibining Kalog	1955
Tarhata	1957
Gabi ng Lagim (segment 1)	1960
Walang Daigdig	1960
Walang Himala by Lizbeth Ayala "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso	1963
Scout Rangers	1964
Naghimala by Elizabeth Calamba Navarrete "aka" Alpha Navarrete Alfonso	1969
Nardong Putik: Kilabot ng Cavite	1972
Pepeng Agimat: Sa Daigdig ng Kababalaghan	1973
Hulihin si Tiagong Akyat	1973	Santiago Ronquillo
Anting-Anting	1973
Sunugin ang Samar	1974
Kapitan Eddie Set: Mad Killer of Cavite	1974	Kap. Eddie Set
Ibilanggo si Cavite Boy	1974
Kapitan Kulas	1975
Ang Lihim ni Rosa Henson sa Buhay ni Kumander Lawin	1976	Kumander Lawin
Bergado: Terror of Cavite	1976	Bergado
Beloy Montemayor	1976	Beloy Montemayor
Hustler Squad	1976	Paco Rodriguez
Bertong Suklab	1976
People of the Philippine Versus Mario Alarcón	1976
Gulapa (Ang Barakong Mayor ng Maragondon)	1977	Gulapa
Bianong Bulag: One-Eyed Terror of Cavite	1977	Bianong Bulag
Task Force Kingfisher	1978
Last Target	1978
Mga Mata ni Angelita	1978
Camerino	1978
Feliciano	1978
Tonyong Bayawak	1979	Tonyong Bayawak
Dang-Dong	1980	Barrio Captain
Sierra Madre (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.)	1981
Alfredo Sebastian	1981
Labas sa Batas	1982
Tulisan ng Pasong Musang	1982
Lumaban Ka Satanas	1983
The Killing of Satan	1983	Lando San Miguel
Dugong Buhay	1983
Nardong Putik (Kilabot ng Cavite) Version II	1984	Nardong Putik
Sierra Madre	1984
Bodyguard	1986
Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite (joined movie with Fernando Poe, Jr.)	1986
Ultimatum Ceasefire	1987
Kapitan Pablo	1987
Hitman; oscar ramos	1987
Anak ng Lupa	1987
Joaquin Bordado	1988
Cordillera	1988
Pepeng Kuryente	1988
Bala, Dapat Kay Cris Cuenca: Public Enemy No. 1	1989	Cris Cuenca
Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki	1989	Elias Paniki
Target Police General: Major General Alfredo Lim Story	1990	Alfredo Lim
David Balondo ng Tondo	1990	David Balondo
APO: Kingpin ng Maynila	1990
Pepeng Agimat	1999
Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo	2002
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom	2005