Fernando Poe, Jr.

Ronald Allan Kelley Poe , better known as Fernando Poe Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor. During the latter part of his career, Poe was defeated by then President Gloria MacapagalArroyo in the 2004 Philippine presidential elections. His long career as an action film star earned him the nickname King of Philippine Movies .

Ronald Allan K. Poe was the son of Filipino actor Allan Fernando Poe y Reyes and Elizabeth Bessie Kelley, an American. He was born in Manila. His parents were not yet legally married when he was born on August 20, 1939, although his parents were later married in 1940. His political opponents tried to derail his bid for the 2004 Philippine presidency when they sought to disqualify him as an illegitimate son of a nonFilipino mother. He was the second among six siblings and it was his brother Andy who was really named Fernando Poe Jr. which FPJ later adopted, to bank on the popularity of his father who was a top actor in his time. Conrad Poe, a Filipino actor is FPJs halfbrother, the illegitimate son of the late Fernando Poe Sr. and actress Patricia Mijares.

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