by Ricardo Lo
I want to give you a piece of information about this actress who almost made it in
How Barbara got the role was a story in itself. She did not audition nor was recommended by her home studio, Sampaguita Pictures. She was just spotted by a
It was a coincidence that when the film had its world premiere, Barbara was also in the
It was also reported that during the press preview of the film, Barbara was applauded by the press and the ensuing reviews were all accolades which even landed in the local papers, Manila Times for one. Right there, Barbara was offered a three-year-contract by Universal International. Not to be outdone, MGM also offered her a starring role in Dime with a Halo where she would portray a prostitute. Barbara turned down this offer and the role went, incidentally, to another Asian actress of her monicker, Barbara Luna.
Another offer was to play opposite William Holden in The Seventh Dawn, shot in
It was really amazing how Barbara was able to resist all these offers, considering that during their first years of marriage to Robert Arevalo, she has not been doing any film and their finances were not exactly fine. Offers came far and between and Barbara, made not in the mold of Amalia Fuentes and Susan Roces who were then the darling of the “bakya crowd”, were only given so-so roles.
Is it not grand for the actors of the present generation to know that one time, somewhere in our midst, we once have an actress who literally held
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I just recently watched the film and just marveled at the great acting work that Barbara Perez did. If she only fought her way to the top of the Hollywood bunch, we could have had the first Filipino Hollywood superstar. Well, congratulations to her anyway because she has upheld the higher value. Now that's a real star!
She's my family. She's my grandpas older sister. No lie. Perez family love.
Maybe she got almost into Holywood for her resemblance with actress, Audrey Hepburn. Eventually, she was called the "Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines".
Classic action adventure survival melodrama film set during World War 2 in Japanese occupied Guam & American ordnance expert fighting for his life against Japanese soldiers & became a fugitive a skilled survivalist & tactical reconnaissance expert try to call the American reinforcements mostly US Navy & military liberation forces to liberate Guam from Japanese invaders & became a successful mission & the saga continues filmed entirely in the Philippines.
She is the "Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines" by the international media throughout the world.
Barbara Perez (b.1938 Philippines) Filipina actress wife of Robert Arevalo cousin in law of Ronaldo Valdez & Liberty Ilagan aunt of Amy Perez & Lorna Tolentino.
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Chichay (1918-93) Filipina actress & comedienne aunt of Nova Villa.
Eddie Infante former Filipino actor of Spanish ancestry in the Philippines.
Bruno Punzalan former veteran Filipino actor in the Philippines.
Jeffrey Hunter (1926-69) American actor in Hollywood.
No Man Is an Island 1962 American action adventure survival military/war melodrama film starring Jeffrey Hunter Barbara Perez Eddie Infante Chichay Lamberto Avellana Bruno Punzalan & all star cast filmed entirely in the Philippines.
George Ray Tweed has nephews nieces grandchildren and great grandchildren in Portland Oregon United States.
He is the modern day version of Robinson Crusoe during World War 2 in Japanese occupied Guam in the South Pacific.
She is the relative of former Filipina child actress Lorna Tolentino Amy Perez & Heart Evangelista.
No Man Is an Island filmed entirely in the Philippines.
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