Actor Rolly Quizon, Dolphy’s son, passes away

Rolly Quizon. Image: Instagram/@zsazsapadilla

Former actor and son of  “Comedy King” Dolphy, Raul “Rolly” Quizon, has died today.

Quizon was last seen in public in a supermarket in Quezon City on Friday, where he suddenly collapsed. He passed away at the Capitol Medical Center this afternoon, Radyo INQUIRER 990AM reported.

Dolphy’s partner, Zsa Zsa Padilla, wrote her condolences via Twitter. She also posted about Quizon’s death on her latest Instagram Story this afternoon.

R.I.P. Rolly Quizon

— zsa zsa padilla (@zsazsapadilla) March 15, 2018

Image: Instagram/@zsazsapadilla

The actor is best known to Filipino televiewers for his portrayal of Rolly Puruntong in the classic sitcom “John En Marsha”, which starred his dad and another Philippine movie icon, the late Nida Blanca.

He won a best actor award at the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival, for his role in Vilma Santos’ provocative film “Burlesk Queen”, directed by Celso Ad Castillo.

Rolly’s death comes a week after Dino Quizon‘s, also one of Dolphy’s sons, who passed away in the United States. JB

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