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Acting

Pugo

Born
Jun 12, 1910 · Aged 68
Died
Dec 12, 1978
Gender
Male
Movie credits
40
TV credits
0
Directing credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • Mariano Contreras

Biography

Mariano Contreras (July 12, 1910 – December 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Pugo, was a Filipino actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and film director, famous as one-half of the comedy team Pugo and Tugo during the 1930s up to 1950s. He has sometimes been credited as Mang Nano and was known as the original King of Philippine Comedy.