Armando Goyena, a matinee idol in the 50's, dies

Armando Goyena, a popular leading man in Philippine movies during the 50's, died of pulmonary embolism on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, according to a report from Philippine Daily Inquirer.

He was 88.(December 7, 1922 - March 9, 2011).

Born Jose Goyena Revilla Jr., Armando Goyena was married to Francisca "Paquita" Roses, the first ever Camay soap model. (Paquita, who was considered by many as among the most beautiful women ever in Philippine showbiz, died reportedly of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also in the month of March, exactly 10 years ago.)

He fathered seven daughters (two of them entered showbiz: Maritess and Tina Revilla) and one son, Johnny Revilla (he currently stars in ABS-CBN's "Imortal" as Simon Teodoro, Mateo's adoptive father).

Armando Goyena was also the grandfather of actors Bernard and Mico Palanca as well as of models Bianca and Paolo Araneta (ex-bf of Anne Curtis).

His most recent films were "Annie B" in 2004, the 2003 Metro Manila Filmfest entry "Captain Barbell" and another MMFF entry "Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure" in 2001 where he won as Best Actor during the 50th FAMAS Awards.

Pictured here with Armando Goyena (left) were Jiro Manio (middle) who won that time as Best Child Actor for "Bagong Buwan" and Ms. Lorna Tolentino (left) who was awarded Best Actress for "Abakada...Ina".

Photos courtesy of filmacademyphil.org, pelikulaatbp.blogspot.com and Philippine Daily Inquirer

Mico Palanca, ex-bf of Bea Alonzo, arrested after a traffic altercation

Mico Palanca, former boyfriend of Bea Alonzo, spent a night in jail after a traffic altercation along Ortigas Avenue in San Juan on Tuesday.

There are actually two versions. The first one is, Mico Palanca's car allegedly was hit by another vehicle. Mico allegedly went really mad and created a scene there.

And the other one is, it was Mico's car who allegedly hit another car. And when the police asked for his driver's license, he could not present one.

Mico allegedly argued with the police and even resisted arrest.

The second version is the one reported on ABS-CBN's Umagang Kay Ganda this morning.

Mico was charged with slander, malicious mischief, driving without license and resisting arrest.

No longer that active in showbiz, former Star Magic talent Mico Palanca was last seen acting on ABS-CBN's "Gimik 2010" and TV5's "Untold Stories Mula Sa Face To Face" late last year.

He is the younger brother of actor Bernard Palanca and was Bea Alonzo's boyfriend for more than 2 years. Mico and Bea broke up mid-2008.