Eddie Garcia

Eduardo Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019), known colloquially as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. With nearly 700 film and television roles to his credit, he is regarded as the "Greatest Filipino actor of All Time". Garcia also had the highest number of appearances in Philippine films, portraying variety of roles. Garcia is the only individual to be inducted in three categories in the FAMAS Hall of Fame: for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. Garcia is also the only Filipino to receive the Asian Film Award for Best Actor. Garcia's best regarded works as an actor include Beast of the Yellow Night (1971), The Woman Hunt (1972), Deathrow (2000), The Debut (2001), Abakada... Ina (2001), Bwakaw (2012), and Rainbow's Sunset (2018), which marked his last film appearance in his lifetime. Later in his career, he starred in television programs including Little Nanay (2015–2016) and FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (2016–2019). Early life and education Eddie Garcia was born as Eduardo Verchez Garcia on May 2, 1929, in Juban, Sorsogon to Antonio Garcia and Vicenta Verchez. He grew up in a farm in Naga with his four siblings named Mila, Efren, Menchu, and Santiago, raised by his grandparents. Garcia's family was among the descendants of Spanish settlers. Garcia's grandfather, who was a captain in the Spanish army when he came to the Philippines in 1870, married a lady from Pampanga and decided to settle in Naga. He spent his elementary days at Sorsogon Elementary School and transferred to Manila, he finished high school at San Beda College and took A.B. Psychology at college in the same campus for three years.