Ronaldo Valdez dies
Veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez passed away at the age of 77 on the afternoon of Sunday, December 17, 2023.
This sad news was confirmed by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), based on the report from ABS-CBN News. His wife Maria Fe Gibbs and his children Janno and Melissa Gibbs have yet to release an official statement.
After his death was announced, sympathy and condolences poured on social media. Ronaldo, who was born on 27 November 1946, has done roles that many Filipino viewers will always remember.
Ronaldo started his acting career in the mid-60s. Eventually, he was known as a versatile actor for different roles, ranging from antagonist, protagonist, and even gay roles. After five decades of his career in the Philippine entertainment industry, many fans would truly miss him.
Many loved his one of the most recent roles as Lolo Sir in the series 2 Good 2 Be True featuring the KathNiel tandem of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. This series aired from May to November 2022. Kathryn was so emotional when Ronaldo’s character signed off in the series.
One of the last public appearances that he made was during the premiere of Kathryn’s ‘A Very Good Girl‘ movie with Dolly de Leon last September. He was riding on a mobility scooter on the red carpet during that event. That moment was reshared by ABS-CBN on X.
LOOK: Veteran actor Ronaldo Valdez joined the premiere of "A Very Good Girl," led by Kathryn Bernardo and Dolly de Leon, in September this year. Valdez worked with Bernardo in "2 Good 2 Be True."
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) December 17, 2023
This was one of his last public appearances before he passed away. | via… pic.twitter.com/4tQRJ10S4F
The most recent movie project that he did was Ikaw at Ako featuring Paolo Contis and Rhian Ramos which was released in cinemas on December 6, 2023.
Based on the article in PEP, the press people were not able to talk to Ronaldo Valdez during the press conference for the said movie held at Viva Café last November 29, 2023, because he did not attend the event.
Ronaldo also appeared in the long-running Kapamilya series FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano featuring Coco Martin.
As of writing, Ronaldo’s cause of death has yet to be disclosed.
Condolence po sa pamilya na naulila ni Sir Ronaldo.
My sincere condolences to the bereaved family
How sad na isa na nman sa mga beteranong actor ang nwala npkagaling pa nman nia lalu na sa pagganap bilang isang ama mapadrama series or movie 😢may you rest in peace po