

Bembol Roco
Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), popularly known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is famous for his critically acclaimed role as Julio Madiaga in Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"). Though he acts in his country's films, he also had an important role in the 1982 Australian-U.S. film The Year of Living Dangerously. He also portrayed villain roles in Philippine action movies due to his signature bald head as well as various supporting roles. Bem starred in Sine Novela: Tinik sa Dibdib. He has twin sons named Felix and Dominic. Roco appeared in a minor role in 2010's Dagim, a Cinema One Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes, about the strange goings-on in a remote mountain province. He is well known to be most collaborative works with the late Lino Brocka, where he is a part of a group of actors called "Brocka babies",[5][6] and directors such as Ishmael Bernal, Chito S. Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Joel Lamangan in the late twentieth century.
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Canada
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Maalaala Mo Kaya
1991

Big Bet
2022

Incognito
2025

The Year of Living Dangerously
1982

Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw
2002

Asian Treasures
2007

The Great Raid
2005

Iisa Pa Lamang
2008

Sa Piling Mo
2006

Little Nanay
2015

The One That Got Away
2018

One True Love
2012

May Isang Pangarap
2013

Sisid
2011

Vulcan
1997

Noli Me Tangere
1993

Will I Always Be a Woman?
1978

Amigo
2011

Nerisa
2021

Manila... A Filipino Film
1975

Adan
2019

The Time That Remains
2025

Sa Ngalan ng Ina
2011

Fight for Us
1989

Manila in the Claws of Light
1975

'Merika
1984

Nasaan si Hesus?
2025

Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis
2023

Thy Womb
2012

May Puso Ba Ang Isang Manika?
2024