Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
114
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 20, 1953 ( 71 years old )
Place of Birth
Manila, Philippines
Also Known As
Rafael Roco
Rafael Roco Jr.
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.
Known For
Iligpit si Bobby Ortega: Markang Bungo 2
1995-01-01Ang M.O.N.A.Y ni Mr. Shooli
2007-03-21Markova: Comfort Gay
2000-12-25Ikaw Pa... Eh Love Kita
1995-08-02Biokids
1990-04-03Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy
2019-03-09Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag
1975-07-16Pinay, American Style
1979-06-29Sinapupunan
2012-12-24