Rudy Fernandez, 55 Yrs Old

Rodolfo “Rudy” Valentino Padilla Fernandez (born March 3, 1953, screen name Rudy Fernandez — June 7, 2008), also known as “Daboy”, was a multi-awarded Filipino actor and producer. He came to prominence as an action star in the Philippine cinema during the 1980s up to the early 1990s.

In 2007, it was revealed by Lorna Tolentino on Startalk that Fernandez had been diagnosed with periampullary cancer. Fernandez underwent treatment in Tokyo, Japan. After a healing Mass on May 10 by several friends at the Christ the King Church, Quezon City, he was rushed to a San Juan City hospital for back pains.  Alternately, the newspaper Sun Star reported that Rudy actually suffered from pancreatic cancer, instead.

After celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with Tolentino on June 1, Rudy suffered a seizure on June 4, but he refused to be taken back to the Cardinal Santos Memorial Center in San Juan City.  Fernandez died causing periampullary cancer, at his Quezon City home on the morning of June 7, 2008 at 06:15 a.m..  His remains were brought to the Heritage Memorial Park Crematorium in Taguig City, and to his interment took place on June 12 at 3 p.m. for his burial.