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Rod Navarro
Filipino actor and politician (1930 – 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Bowers Rigets (March 10, 1930 – April 9, 2003), better known his stage name as Rod Navarro, was a film and television actor. He was the host of Tawag ng Tanghalan.[1]
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Navarro was known as a character actor[2] for playing rich dons, villains and for being "mahangin" (show off),[3] a trademark in film and television to which he was known for, notably as Don Facundo in the Philippine sitcom Beh Bote Nga.[2]
A Retired Master Sergeant in the Philippine Constabulary, he himself was a sharpshooter, which was evident in some of his films during the 1960s.
Navarro also served as a Councilor / Vice Mayor in Pasig, a Radio anchor and was a top product endorser during his time.
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Career
Navarro was known in the news industry and was known as the "dean of news commentators".[4] He was a news anchor in DZMM-AM[5] and a news commentator in DWAN-AM.[4] He was also a broadcaster under the Radio Philippines Network together with other personalities like Noli de Castro and Joe Taruc.[6]
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Death
Navarro died on April 9, 2003, due to prostate cancer.[9]
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