José Roxas Perez Explained

Jose Roxas Perez
Birth Name:Jose Roxas Perez
Birth Date:15 October 1915
Birth Place:Bulakan, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
Nationality:Filipino
Other Names:Doc Perez
Years Active:1951–1975
Relatives:José O. Vera (father-in-law)
Children:7 (including Marichu Maceda and Gina de Venecia)

Jose Roxas Perez (October 15, 1915 – July 28, 1975) was a Filipino film producer and studio executive who headed Sampaguita Pictures.

Early life and education

Jose Roxas Perez was born on October 15, 1915, in Bagumbayan, Bulakan, Bulacan.[1] Perez attended the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained a degree in medicine prior to the outbreak of World War II. He did not continue his medicine career after he as an intern witness the death of his father who underwent an operation for acute appendicitis. His father had an anesthesia allergy.[2]

Career

Perez would inherit the production studio Sampaguita Pictures from his father-in-law José O. Vera.[3] From 1951 to 1975, he would serve as the studio's marketing manager, general manager and executive producer.[1] Doc Perez, as he affectionally called, would develop a reputation as a starmaker helping upstart the career of several actresses including Gloria Romero, Susan Roces, and Amalia Fuentes.[3] The studio would see a decline in the late-1960s with the rise of bomba films.[2]

Death

Perez health would decline by the early 1970s which caused him to usually stay in his residences.[2] He died on July 28, 1975, due to heart failure.[4]

Personal life

Perez was married to Azucena "Nene" Vera.[5] They first met when both were students at the University of Santo Tomas. Vera was a chemistry student[2] They had seven children.[3] They got married December 10, 1941, amidst World War II and two days after the Pearl Harbor bombing.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulacan pays tribute to the life and contributions of Dr. Jose Perez in Philippine cinema. Provincial Government of Bulacan . 27 December 2022 . 9 November 2016.
  2. News: Francisco . Butch . Dr. Jose Perez: The starmaker is an ideal dad . 27 December 2022 . The Philippine Star . 16 June 2001.
  3. News: Siytangco . Deedee . The Vera-Perez sisters as the Swan and Pollyana . 27 December 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 18 October 2020.
  4. News: Pareja . Lynn S. . Well-loved Sampaguita matriarch's life had its cinematic twists and turns . 27 December 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 14 June 2014 . en.
  5. News: Lo . Ricky . Ricky Lo . What Mama Nene taught her children . 27 December 2022 . The Philippine Star . 15 May 2014.