Acting credits
130
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.

Acting
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Acting credits
130
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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TMDB ID: 1019408
IMDb ID: nm0734368
Known for: Acting
Born: November 20, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Manila, Philippines
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q4885074
Also known as
Rafael Roco • Rafael Roco Jr. • بمبول روکو
Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), popularly known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is famous for his critically acclaimed role as Julio Madiaga in Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"). Though he acts in his country's films, he also had an important role in the 1982 Australian-U.S. film The Year of Living Dangerously. He also portrayed villain roles in Philippine action movies due to his signature bald head as well as various supporting roles. Bem starred in Sine Novela: Tinik sa Dibdib. He has twin sons named Felix and Dominic. Roco appeared in a minor role in 2010's Dagim, a Cinema One Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes, about the strange goings-on in a remote mountain province. He is well known to be most collaborative works with the late Lino Brocka, where he is a part of a group of actors called "Brocka babies",[5][6] and directors such as Ishmael Bernal, Chito S. Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Joel Lamangan in the late twentieth century.




Movie credits linked with Bembol Roco.
as Congressman Carramba
as Angua Jr.
as Edgar
as Manong Bert
as Self
as Abner
as Francis
as Mandurugo (segment "Bahay")
as Badong
as Lucas / Ellen's father
as Himself
as Rodrigo
as NBI Director Francisco Lastimosa
as Amang
as Mang Danny
as Mang Pepe
Series credits linked with Bembol Roco.
as Ninong • 128 eps
as Ulo • 12 eps
as Daniel • 8 eps
9 eps
as Pancho Makalintal • 88 eps
as Lolo Berting Batongbuhay • 93 eps
as Turing • 83 eps
as Henry Sandoval • 85 eps
as Mayor Armando "Amang" Deogracias • 25 eps
as Segismundo Zaragoza • 79 eps
as Tiburcio "Tibo" Yadao • 85 eps
as Martin Dela Rhea • 85 eps
as Marcus Vergara • 118 eps
as Al Fernandez • 128 eps
76 eps
as Oscar • 200 eps
as Lucas • 13 eps
as Luis Catacutan • 1 eps