Joonee Gamboa Explained

Joonee Gamboa
Birth Name:	Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr.
Birth Date:	7 August 1936
Birth Place:	Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Nationality:	Filipino
Occupation:	Actor
Parents:	Jose Gamboa Sr. Soledad Espineli
Years Active:	1970–present

Joonee Gamboa (born Jose Espineli Gamboa Jr.; August 7, 1936) is a Filipino actor. As veteran actor, he appeared in more than 145 movies and television shows.

Career

Gamboa started off as a stage actor, acting in plays produced by Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). He was encouraged by director Lino Brocka to join the movie industry.^[1] He was one of the founding members of Theater Workers Guild.^[2]

Gamboa won the Best Supporting Actor in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival for the movie Burlesk Queen. He did movies such as Enter the Ninja (1981), Bayaning 3rd World (1999) with Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva, and Feng Shui (2004) starring Kris Aquino. His other film credits include Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After (2008) and Ang Panday (2009) played by Bong Revilla.

Gamboa's TV projects include Ful Haus (2007) with Vic Sotto and Pia Guanio, and Totoy Bato (2009) played by Robin Padilla. He was included in the cast of Philippine TV series' Kahit Konting Pagtingin starring Angeline Quinto, Sam Milby and Paulo Avelino, premiered in ABS-CBN on January 28, 2013.

Aside from appearing in television, films and theatre, Gamboa is also a voice actor. His notable work includes voicing three characters for the television show, Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V (then-dubbed in English), namely Professor Sakunji, Professor Hamaguchi and Duke Saki.^[3]

In 2024, Gamboa was cast alongside Stacey Sevilleja in the music video of the song "Sining" (Art) by Dionela and Jay R.

He is one of the founders and the first artistic director of Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc. community theater in Malolos, Bulacan, of which he is a resident.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1989	A Dangerous Life	Juan 'Johnny' Ponce Enrile	HBO
1996	José Rizal: Ang Buhay ng Isang Bayani	Narrator	GMA Network
1997	Batas Militar		ABS-CBN
1998	Malacañang
1999	Kirara, Ano ang Kulay ng Pag-ibig?	Don Romano Santillanes	GMA Network
2005	Sugo	Apo Adlaw
	Daddy Di Do Du	Gener
2007	Asian Treasures	Don Julian Agoncillo/Sulaiman
	Ful Haus	Pidyong Palisoc
2009	Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato	Mauro Magtanggol
	Asia's Titanic	Narrator	National Geographic Channel
2010	Daisy Siete: Bebe and Me	Recurring	GMA Network
	Langit sa Piling Mo	Rodrigo Hilario, Sr.
2011	Alakdana	Ermitanyo
	Midnight DJ	Barrio Captain Damian	TV5
	100 Days to Heaven	Ricardo "Carding" Torres	ABS-CBN
	Guns and Roses	Father Fabian
	Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig	Pidyong
2012	Dahil sa Pag-ibig	Father Benedict Cruz
	Inside Malacañang	Narrator	National Geographic Channel
	Lorenzo's Time	Father William Ramos	ABS-CBN
	Wansapanataym: I'll Be Home for Christmas	Ruben
2013	Kahit Konting Pagtingin	Don Arturo Ledesma
	Little Champ	Voice of Rangu
	Got to Believe	Francisco "Isko" Tampipi
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Healing Prayer
2015	Baker King	Master Javier	TV5
2018	Bagani	Koloko	ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel
2020	Love Thy Woman	Zheng Gongsu
2023-present	FPJ's Batang Quiapo	Harrison Co Cheng / Angkong

Streaming Platform

!Year!Title!Role!Platform!Ref

2022	Siklo	Amang Pablo	Vivamax	^[5]
	Iskandalo	Pio De Dios	Vivamax

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Ref

1970	Santiago!	Desto
1971	Beast of the Yellow Night	Mateo	^[6]
	Stardoom
1973	Wonder Women	Won Ton Charlie
1974	T.N.T Jackson	Drug Dealer
	Tinimbing Ka Ngunit Kulang	Eddie's father
1975	Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag	Omeng	^[7]
	Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion
	Cover Girls Models	Chen
	Ang Madugong Daigdig ni Salvacion
	Tag-Ulan sa Tag-Araw
1976	High Velocity	Commander Habagat	^[8]
1977	Burlesk Queen	Louie	^[9]
1978	Patayin si Mediavillo
	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Maestro Roque	^[10]
1979	Durugin si Totoy Bato
	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Maestro Roque
1980	Aguila
1981	Enter the Ninja	Mr. Mesuda	^[11]
	San Basilio
1982	Palengke Queen
	The Year of Living Dangerously	a naval officer	^[12]
	Virgin People
1983	Karnal		^[13]
1984	Sa Hirap at Ginhawa
1985	Ma'am May We Go Out	Assistant Principal De Sahagon
1987		The warlord
	G.I. Baby
	Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-Ibig
1988	Saigon Commandos
1988	Ambush
1989	Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih - Zamboanga Massacre
	Kahit Wala Ka Na
1990	Kunin Mo ang Ulo ni Ismael
	Hukom .45	narrator
	Demonstone
	Primary Target
1991	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko
1993	Mario Sandoval	Delfin
1994	Fortunes of War		^[14]
1995	Closer to Home (film)	Magno
1996	The Chain
1999	Bayaning 3rd World	Paciano	^[15]
	Burlesk King	Miong	^[16]
	Brokedown Palace	Attorney Montree
	Pepeng Agimat
2000	Ping Lacson: Super Cop	father of Ping
2001	Buhay Kamao		^[17]
2002	Diskarte	Ka Esteban	^[18]
2003	Lastikman	Lolo Pablo
2004	Feng Shui	Hsui Liao
2005	La Visa Loca		^[19]
	Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo!	Fr. Ben
2006	Till I Met You	Mang Pagal	^[20]
2008		Peseta Caretaker	^[21]
2009	Ang Panday	Lolo Isko
	Ang Darling Kong Aswang		^[22]
2011	Ang Panday 2	Lolo Isko	^[23]
	Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!	Tatay Juan	^[24]
2012	El Presidente	Felipe Buencamino
2014	Feng Shui 2	Master Liao	^[25]
2016	Magtanggol	Juan Magtanggol	^[26]
2017	Obando at ang Sayaw ng Pananampalataya (Obando's Dance of Faith)	narrator
2018	Oda sa Wala	Mang Rudy	^[27]
2020		a bishop	^[28]
2023	About Us But Not About Us
	Lola Magdalena	Ernesto	^[29]

Theatre

!Year!Title!Role!Ref

1973	Ang Piging (The Feast)		^[30]
1980	Canuplin
unknown	Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo		^[31]
unknown	Loot		^[32]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award-Giving Body!Category!Work!Result!Ref

1977	Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Burlesk Queen
1979	Gawad Urian	Best Supporting Actor	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak
1979	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actor	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak		^[34]
1981	Gawad Urian	Best Supporting Actor	Aguila		^[35]
1994	FAMAS Award	Best Supporting Actor	Mario Sandoval		^[36]
2002	Manila Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Diskarte
2003	FAP Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Diskarte		^[37]
2015	Aliw Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award	his body of works in the theatre		^[38]
2016	Gawad Tanglaw	Natatanging Gawad Tanglaw Sa Sining ng Pelikula	his body of works		^[39]
	Singkuwento International Film Festival	Best Actor	Upos		^[40]
2019	Malaysia International Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Oda Sa Wala		^[41]
	Sine Sandaan of the Film Development Council of the Philippines	Living Legends of Philippine Cinema - Character Actor	his body of works		^[42]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veteran actor Joonee Gamboa fondly recalls "fights" with late director Celso Ad. Castillo . 2023-05-31 . PEP.ph . en.
2. Web site: 2012-02-12 . At last, a Theater Actors Guild . 2023-05-31 . Lifestyle.INQ . en-US.
3. Web site: JOONEE GAMBOA VOICES: Credits On BTVA . May 31, 2023 . Behind the Voice Actors.
4. Web site: 2017-09-24 . Dance of Faith: Charming the deity of fertility . 2023-05-31 . INQUIRER.net . en.
5. Web site: February 16, 2022 . Joonee Gamboa still acting in TV, films at 85 . ABS-CBN News.
6. Web site: The Beast of the Yellow Night . 2023-05-31 . www.tcm.com . en.
7. Web site: Maynila: Sa mga kuko ng liwanag Manila in the Claws of Light Manila - Retrospective 2023 . 2023-05-31 . www.berlinale.de . en.
8. Web site: AFICatalog . 2023-05-31 . catalog.afi.com.
9. Web site: 2013-07-31 . Celso Ad Castillo’s Burlesk Queen (1977) . 2023-05-31 . Ang Asong Taga Andalusia . en.
10. Web site: Pagputi Ng Uwak, Pag-Itim Ng Tagak . 2023-05-31 . TV Guide . en.
11. Web site: AFICatalog . 2023-05-31 . catalog.afi.com.
12. Web site: Joonee Gamboa . 2023-05-31 . www.tcm.com . en.
13. Web site: CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. 2023-05-31 . CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art.
14. Web site: Joonee Gamboa . https://web.archive.org/web/20190103152531/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bae156bf7 . dead . January 3, 2019 . 2023-05-31 . BFI . en.
15. Web site: 2020-04-30 . Binging During Quarantine: Bayaning 3rd World . 2023-05-31 . www.fdcp.ph . en.
16. News: Scott . A. O. . 2000-06-30 . FILM REVIEW; Soft-Core Neo-Realism In Manila's Demimonde . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-31 . 0362-4331.
17. Web site: 'Buhay Kamao' ni Binoe . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
18. Web site: 2002-06-24 . Sharon Rudy win MFF acting trophies . 2023-05-31 . Arab News . en.
19. Web site: Amoyo . Aster . Jaya, gusto nang magka-anak . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
20. Web site: GMANetwork.com - Pictures - List of GMA Pictures Projects . 2023-05-31 . www.gmanetwork.com . en.
21. Web site: Veteran actor Joonee Gamboa victimized by suspected Bukas-Kotse Gang members . 2023-05-31 . PEP.ph . en.
22. Web site: Vic still at it for the nth time . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
23. Web site: GMA Films & Imus Productions launch Panday 2 . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
24. Web site: Lozada . Featured Blogger Aaron Erick . Vic Sotto, Bea Alonzo star in 'Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak' . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
25. Web site: Feng Shui 2' Review: The Original Is More Scary Than The Sequel . 2023-05-31 . Showbiz Portal.
26. Web site: Dina Bonnevie jokingly compares herself to Pauleen Luna while shooting indie film . 2023-05-31 . PEP.ph . en.
27. Web site: Ramones . DJ . November 3, 2018 . ‘Oda sa Wala’: the morbid fragrance of emptiness . 2023-05-31 . Reverse Delay . en.
28. Web site: January 2, 2021 . MMFF review: 'Suarez, The Healing Priest' inspires but too earnest, defensive . ABS-CBN News.
29. Web site: 2023-05-19 . Seasoned actresses play aging prosties in 'Lola Magdalena' - Journal News . 2023-05-31 . en-US.
30. Web site: PETA: 50 Years of Social Transformation and Beyond . 2023-05-31.
31. Web site: Yuson . Alfred A. . Viva PETA @ 50! . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
32. Web site: Starring: Evyn Mirasol Starring Broadway or Bust PBS . 2023-05-31 . PBS Broadway or Bust . en.
33. Web site: 2024-08-16 . Meet Dionela, the new king of Spotify Philippines . 2024-08-16 . ABS-CBN . en-US .
34. Web site: FAMAS Awards (1979) . 2023-05-31 . IMDb.
35. Web site: Gawad Urian Awards (1981) . 2023-05-31 . IMDb.
36. Web site: FAMAS Awards (1994) . 2023-05-31 . IMDb.
37. Web site: FAP Awards, Philippines (2003) . 2023-05-31 . IMDb.
38. Web site: Gerphil is Aliw’s Entertainer of the Year . 2023-05-31 . Philstar.com.
39. Web site: Honor Thy Father wins big in 14th Gawad Tanglaw film category . 2023-05-31 . PEP.ph . en.
40. Web site: Festival . Asian Film . 2016-02-28 . Singkuwento International Film Festival – Awards 2016 . 2023-05-31 . Asian Film Festivals . en.
41. Web site: June 18, 2019 . Nomination list of the 3rd Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) . 2023-05-31 . Twitter . en.
42. Web site: Sine Sandaan FDCP . 2023-05-31 . www.fdcp.ph.