Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. or popularly
known as Dolphy was born on July 25, 1928 in Tondo Manila Philippines and has
passed away on July 10, 2012 at the age of almost 84 just 15 days before his
Birthday. He is an Actor (Comedian - Drama) & a Dancer who created a
masterpiece of 208 movies from “Dugo At Bayan” to “Father Jejemon” and numerous
of TV (John & Marsha – Home Along Da Riles), Radio and Theater shows here
in the Philippines and abroad. He has won countless of awards in his nearly 70
year Career, creating a Philippine history where he both won the Best Actor
& Best Supporting Actor Award for 2 different films in the same year of the
most prestigious award giving body for Movie & Films. He tapped into 8
different generations making him an Icon in the Philippines, with his
astounding achievements in his chosen career. Billions of Filipinos then &
now, who have been long gone and still alive knew all of his journey to his
legendary lifeworks, an unmatched and unsurpassed career, creating him not only
as a National Artist but a National Treasure. I won’t be diving into details with
regards to his tremendous profession but I’ll dig deeper, I will focus on a
more important part where he truly became a part of the lives of all the
Filipinos for 8 decades, the real person behind the camera, the True Dolphy…
Many knew him by different names
like Golay and Pidol but first and foremost, he is a great Family man, having
18 kids (1 Deceased), he prioritized on providing everything for his children
and grandchildren, that even up to the very end of his life, he left each one
of them undisclosed fortunes and requested them to not fight about it but to
love & take good care of each other. And he made sure too that they are all
equally loved and given the most important gift in this world, which is Quality
time… As a Partner, his 23 year lovestory with his Queen Zsa Zsa Padilla has
gone through tough times throughout the years but Zsa Zsa recalled that Dolphy
is the most sweetest and thoughtful man she has ever known, and that “He was
worth it”, she also added that sometimes it’s hard to say things that you want to
Dolphy because he will do everything to make sure that you will received that
gift. As a Friend, Dolphy never leaves a friend in dire need, witnessed and
attested by so many, that is why Zsa Zsa told him that if ever he had a
weakness? That is his Giving Heart, he’d rather have no money for himself, as
long as he could share all of this to everyone, whether he knew them or not. As
a Co-worker, Dolphy is truly a professional and he considers everyone in the
workplace as equals, that no one is above to anyone, he befriends even the
janitors and security guards of the set. But his most important feature that
gave a significant impact to all Filipinos around the world is his genuine
humility, and with that virtue comes the utmost and highest respect of each and
every Filipinos that stumbles upon him. True respect for me is not being chased
and screamed at by people & fans when they see you but rather when you
walked into a crowded room, everyone becomes so silent and they just smile
because they pay you their highest dues of respect & as far as I’ve ever
known, only two people in the Philippines has ever done that, it is Dolphy and
his late friend King Fernando Poe Jr. (Father of Philippine Action). Dolphy is
without a doubt, 100 percent believed by all Filipinos as an Icon, a pillar, a
legend & a treasure, but for Dolphy himself, King as he maybe to the
Filipinos, he is still the simple person he knew way back in Tondo, who came
from humble beginnings selling squash seeds in old theatres in Manila and has
always made sure that his feet will always stay on the ground and I will quote
him “Humility is the name of the game”…
Personally, I still can’t accept
that King Dolphy is already gone, it’s hard and his passing has really made me
cry… I may not have met him personally, but with his unchartered Charisma &
effect on people, I feel like he is also my grandfather. I learned significant
amounts of morals about life from him... The wisdom he shares to everybody has
been there and will always be carried within our hearts forever… He served as
my inspiration on why I began to dream & somehow would want to follow his
successful footsteps in any of my chosen career and that I may also experience
a fruitful life the way he has lived it… I could compare one similarity of mine
to his, it is the way we love. Like what Zsa Zsa previously told, I am also
like that, I want all the best things in life for my loved ones and I would do
everything to pamper and provide them with everything they need and wished to
have…
- Trusty Appraiser