People are already lining up at the entrances of Mall of Asia The Arena on Wednesday night, around 7 p.m., for the musical tribute on the Comedy King, Rodolfo Vera Quizon.
The death of comedy king Dolphy taught us one thing: Something good can be derived from adversity. His passing united his 18 children, who have different mothers. His colleagues from competing TV networks didn’t mind being in the same room to grieve with his family, from the start of the wake up till the time he was laid to rest on Sunday. Even in an otherwise dark hour, Dolphy’s reminder for everyone to “smile through your fear and sorrow” was dutifully heeded.
We can’t have enough of him. In honor of Tito Dolphy, Marichu Vera Perez-Maceda is spearheading a mini Dolphy festival.
President Benigno Aquino III’s declaration of a national day of remembrance for comedy king Dolphy was more to celebrate his life rather than to mourn his death, according to Malacañang.
Only close family members, friends and media representatives will be allowed to attend the private burial rites of comedy king Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon Sr. Sunday at 3 p.m., at Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City.
In the last four years of his life, King of Comedy Dolphy granted the Inquirer Entertainment staff at least three sit-down interviews. In 2008, he would’ve gladly visited the PDI office in Makati—but he learned there were no lifts. We gladly trooped to Shangri-La Makati instead, and had a rendezvous with Dolphy and another top [...]
It’s interesting to note that Dolphy started his show biz career at age 16, as a chorus boy in a vaudeville revue at the old Avenue Theater in Manila, and that he auditioned by showing off his dancing skills. He was understandably thrilled when, at age 82, he released his one and only full-length CD, [...]
REDWOOD City, California—One of Dolphy’s biggest romances was with actress Lotis Key, who sent this statement on his passing to ABS-CBN’s North America News Bureau: “He’s gone. “For this reason, or that, they say he may not be eligible for [the] coveted national recognition. I’m sure he would laugh at the thought. “For over 60 [...]
Dolphy’s children and grandchildren who were at the hospital when he passed away managed to say their goodbyes and “I love yous” but, we imagine, none of them as impassioned as Zsa Zsa Padilla’s declarations. In a TV interview, Freddie Quizon’s son Rowell recalled hearing Zsa Zsa say to her partner, “I love you, I [...]
Ryan Agoncillo: “I am honored to be one of the last people granted an interview by Tito Dolphy for his “Talentadong Pidol” special. People talk about his generosity and graciousness, which I experienced during our taping. He joked about our Pinnochio-like noses.
Comedian Jimmy Santos, drama actor Dominic Ochoa and veteran actress Gloria Romero pay homage to Comedy King Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon at the Heritage Memorial Park Thursday.
She may have been one of the women in Dolphy’s life but in the Comedy King’s dying moments, former actress Alma Moreno was unfortunately not by his beside.
