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Vic Vargas (Jose Maria Marfori Asuncion) was born on 28 March, 1939 in Philippines, is a Filipino film actor and judoka (1939-2003. Discover Vic Vargas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
| Popular As |
Jose Maria Marfori Asuncion |
| Occupation |
Actor, judoka |
| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
28 March, 1939 |
| Birthday |
28 March |
| Birthplace |
Philippines |
| Date of death |
19 July, 2003 |
| Died Place |
Pasay, Philippines |
| Nationality |
Philippines
|
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Vic Vargas Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Vic Vargas height not available right now. We will update Vic Vargas's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Vic Vargas's Wife?
His wife is Rosanna Zamora
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Rosanna Zamora |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Basilio Anton Asuncion |
Vic Vargas Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vic Vargas worth at the age of 64 years old? Vic Vargas’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Philippines. We have estimated Vic Vargas's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Vic Vargas Social Network
Timeline
Jose Maria Marfori Asuncion (March 28, 1939 – July 19, 2003), better known by his stage name Vic Vargas, was a Filipino film actor and judoka.
Vic Vargas was born on March 28, 1939.
When he was 17, Vargas won three championships for judo in the Philippines.
He finished architecture at the University of Santo Tomas and then afterwards, became a physical education instructor teaching martial arts at the University of the East.
He starred in numerous films from early 1960s up to 2002.
He was typecast in certain genres like action and sexy comedy due to his dark skin, figure and sex appeal.
Eventually, he reluctantly entered show business after being challenged by a friend, and then, he debuted in the film Diegong Tabak in 1962.
His early films also include pairing with Filipina actress Josephine Estrada particularly in the film Prinsipeng Tulisan made by VP Pictures, a subsidiary of Sampaguita Pictures, where he was one of its contract actor.
Being an expert on judo, he became a judo instructor for a television program broadcast by Channel 7.
In the mid-1970s, he was an on and off-cam pair with 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz.
Their first film together was in Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa, that started a wet-and-wild trend in Philippine cinema.
The tandem also starred in the Andres de Saya film series.
In 1971, he got a role in the Ismael Bernal's Pagdating sa Dulo, which was voted by Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino as one of the best films of the 1970s.
In the film El Vibora, he won his first Best Actor award given by the organizers of the 1972 Manila Film Festival.
He won again as Best Actor the next year on the same festival for the film ''Nueva Vizcaya.
In the 1982 film In This Corner by Filipino director Lino Brocka, he got an Urian Best Actor nomination.
Aside being a film actor, he also appeared on television and he became one of the cast of the television show Lahi ni Adan and briefly hosted Tawag ng Tanghalan after the death of Lopito, the original male host of the show.
He also appeared in the sitcom television show of ABS-CBN, Home Along Da Riles.
Other notable films that he starred include Pito ang Asawa Ko, Sinong Kapiling, Sinong Kasiping?, Banta ng Kahapon, and The King and the Emperor.
He was also known for being one of the first actors who entered the Charismatic movement in the Philippines. He also became an environmentalist after becoming a member of the environmental group Bantay-Dagat in Palawan. One of his last films include portraying Rajah Humabon in the 2002 biopic film Lapu-Lapu, with Lito Lapid portraying the title character.
Vargas was married to Rosanna Zamora and they have a child named Basilio Anton Asuncion.
He died at the age of 64 on July 19, 2003, 15 days after he suffered from a stroke and fell into coma.
He was rushed to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay after having a typhoid fever in Subic that caused his stroke when he returned to Manila.
He was cremated and buried at Sacred Heart Church in Makati where his parents' body lie.
