Alfonso Serrano "Alfie" Anido (December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1981) was a popular Filipino matinee idol, best remembered for his mysterious sudden death at the age of 22.
Alfie Anido | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alfonso Serrano Anido December 30, 1959 |
| Died | December 30, 1981 (aged 22)[1] |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Burial place | Manila Memorial Park – Sucat, Parañaque, Metro Manila |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 1979–1981 |
| Parent(s) | Alberto A. Anido Sarah Serrano |
| Relatives | Albert Anido Jr. (brother) |
Biography
editAnido was born on December 30, 1959, in Manila. He was the eldest of the four children of Alberto Anido and Sarah Serrano, both Spanish Mestizo. He was also the brother of Albert Anido, another Filipino actor. He was also a fashion and commercial model before he became a contract star for Regal Films, a leading Filipino film production company. He was dubbed as one of the Regal Babies, along with then-young actors such as Gabby Concepcion, William Martinez, Albert Martinez, Maricel Soriano, Snooky Serna, and Dina Bonnevie. He was famously linked with Bonnevie, his co-star in the 1980 camp classic Temptation Island. At the time of his entry into show business, he was in college at the Ateneo de Manila University studying management.[2]
Death
editAnido died the night of his 22nd birthday on December 30, 1981, at his home in Bel-Air, Makati. The official reason, contemporaneously reported by the mainstream media of Manila, was that Anido shot himself.[3] This explanation has not been officially or authoritatively contradicted up to this day. However, immediately after his death, rumors quickly spread that Anido was actually murdered, and that such fact was covered up owing to the prominence of the personalities allegedly involved. Suspicion fell on the family of an ex-girlfriend whose father was Minister of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile, a major figure in the regime of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The rumor subsequently gained traction given the context of widespread abuses by the regime.[4][5] Jack Enrile, the brother of Anido's then girlfriend Katrina Enrile, was rumored to have shot Anido but has denied any involvement in the actor's death.[6]
Other versions on the death of Anido were printed in the alternative press such as the Philippine Collegian, the official student organ of the University of the Philippines.
Filmography
editFilm
edit- 1980: Nympha – introducing role as Marcial (movie released March 7, 1980)
- 1980: Uhaw sa Kalayaan – Arman (movie released June 6, 1980)
- 1980: Temptation Island – Alfredo (movie released July 4, 1980)
- 1980: Katorse – Albert (movie released July 25, 1980)
- 1980: Waikiki: Sa Lupa ng Ating mga Pangarap – Ronald (movie released November 14, 1980)
- 1981: Bilibid Boys – Steve Guanzon (movie released January 16, 1981)
- 1981: Blue Jeans – Joey Amador (movie released February 20, 1981)
- 1981: Pabling – cameo role as Fredo "The Bus Conductor" (movie released July 17, 1981)
- 1981: Bilibid Gays – guest role (movie released July 31, 1981)
- 1981: Kasalanan Ba? – Benjie (movie released October 2, 1981)
- 1982: Throw Away Child – Atty. Delfin Llamzon (movie posthumously released January 8, 1982)
- 1982: Dormitoryo – Philip (the only non-Regal movie that starred Anido; movie posthumously released January 15, 1982)
- 1982: Diosa – Jun Alegre (movie posthumously released August 13, 1982)
- 1982: The Diary of Cristina Gaston – Alfredo (movie posthumously released September 24, 1982)
References
edit- ^ Philippine Almanac. Aurora Publications. 1990. ISBN 9789715880008. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (January 1982). "Funfare". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Katrina Ponce Enrile speaks up on Alfie Anido's death". ABS-CBN News. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Yamsuan, Cathy (2012-09-30). "Alfie Anido mystery death, according to Enrile". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "Lovers Quarrel Preceded Suicide?". Philippines Daily Express. 1982-01-01. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
- ^ "JPE and son Jack differ on story of Alfie Anido's death". GMA News Online. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.