Monang Carvajal (born Patrocinio Tagaroma Carvajal; 30 June 1898 – 22 June 1980) was a Filipina film actress best known for her roles in thriller and horror movies. She was dubbed the "Queen of Horror Pictures."
Biography Carvajal was born in Manila on June 30, 1898, the daughter of Spanish Zarzuela actors Don Jose Carvajal and Patrocinio Tagaroma de Carvajal. By the age of 4, she was appearing on stage, appearing alongside her parents. In her teens, she was touring the bodabil circuit together with Manuel Silos as a comedy duo known as "Monang & Sano." Silos would later become a prominent film director.
Carvajal made her film debut in 1920, in the silent film El Trust de los Tenorios. Soon, she found herself frequently cast in horror films, often as a monster, a witch (mangkukulam) or some other supernatural being. Along her roles in this vein were in such films as Sumpa ng Aswang (1935), Gamu-Gamong Naging Lawin (1937), Halimaw (1941), and Malaya, Mutya ng Gubat (1948).
Carvajal was also adept as a film comedian, appearing in comic roles in Ay Monang (1939), Victory Joe (1946), and Principe Amante (1950). In 1962, she would be nominated for a FAMAS Best Supporting Actress award for her role in El Filibusterismo, Gerardo de Leon's film version of Jose Rizal's second novel. Thirty-two years earlier, Carvajal had appeared in a silent film version of Rizal's first novel, Noli Me Tangere.
Carvajal maintained an active film career until nearly the end of her life, appearing in Mga Bilangong Birhen (1977). She died from cancer at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in June 1980.
Family Her brothers, Jose Carvajal and Alfonso Carvajal, as well as her daughter Perla, her granddaughter, Baby Delfino, and great-granddaughter, Alma Concepcion, all had careers as actors in the Philippines' film industry.
Monang Carvajal's son Ernesto and grandson Maurice were film make-up artists who specialized in prosthetics.
Monang Carvajal's nephew, Carlos K Carvajal, is an internationally known choreographer and director. He is the present co-artistic director of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival 2015.
Monang Carvajal's grand niece, Celina Carvajal [aka Lena Hall] won the 2014 Tony Award for best actress in a Broadway musical for her role as Istzak in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
Filmography Silent movies 1930: Noli me Tangere 1932: Sa Labi ng Lumang Libingan 1933: Ang Aswang
Sound movies
1933: Doctor Kuba 1934: X3X 1935: Sumpa ng Aswang 1935: Himala ni Bathala 1937: Gamu-gamong Naging Lawin 1939: Ay! monang 1940: Hali 1941: Panibugho 1941: Binibini ng Palengke 1941: Halimaw 1941: Serenata sa Nayon 1941: Palaris 1941: Mariposa 1941: Manilena 1946: Principeng hindi tumatawa 1946: Ligaya 1946: Victory Joe 1947: Nabasag ang banga 1947: Ikaw ang mahal ko 1947: Si Juan Tamad 1947: Oh, Salapi! 1947: Maling Akala 1948: Malaya (aka Mutya sa Gubat) 1949: Gitano 1950: Doctor X 1954: Dalaginding 1954: Mabangong Kandungan 1954: Dambanang Putik 1955: Lapu-Lapu 1955: Indian Pana 1955: Talusaling - Inang 1955: Tagapagmana 1956: Anak Dalia 1960: Katotohanan o guniguni? - Fourth Story 1960: Si Marita at ang Pitong Duwende 1961: Prinsipe Diomedes at ang mahiwagang gitara 1961: The Moises Padilla Story 1962: El filibusterismo 1962: Puro labis puro kulang 1962: Kababalaghan o kabulastugan? - Sepulturero (Second Story) 1965: Tagisan ng mga agimat 1977: Mga Bilanggong Birhen 1979: Angelita... Ako ang iyong ina - the Witch (final film role)
References
Sources
External links