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Eddie Garcia, Who Appeared In More Than 600 Film And TV Series, Has Died At The Age Of 90

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The Veteran Filipino Actor And Director, Eddie Garcia, Died At The Age Of 90 After Falling On Set Which Left Him In A Coma.

  • Eddie Garcia died at the age of 90 after falling on set which left him in a coma.
  • Eddie had been in a coma for around two weeks before he died.
  • Right before he died, last April, he said that retirement was not in his vocabulary.
  • Eddie started his acting career in 1949 movie Siete Infantes de Lara.
  • Sources initially claimed that he had suffered a heart attack, but, later was revised to a broken neck.
  • Eddie was born on 2nd May 1929.

Eduardo Verchez Garcia AKA Eddie Garcia, who has appeared in over 600 movie and television roles, has pa s sed away at the age of 90. During his last days, he had been in a coma for around two weeks after falling on the set of his new television show.

Eddie’s family and agents confirmed that his condition got worse yesterday with a very little sign of brain activity and pa s sed away at 4:55 pm local time on Thursday.

CAPTION: Eddie Garcia SOURCE: inquirer

Eddie, who was born on 2nd May 1929, had previously worked in the US Army as a Philippine Scout for around three years. He was also stationed in Okinawa in the aftermath of World War II.

However, Eddie started his acting career in 1949 movie Siete Infantes de Lara. He then rarely stopped working since then. He had become the most-nominated and most awarded actors at the FAMAS Awards. He had 20 wins under his belt.

Eddie is the only actor who has been inducted into FAMAS Hall of Fame for three different categories; Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.

Eddie was the most hard-working actors in the Philippine film industry. Right before he died, in last April, he said that retirement was not in his vocabulary.

On 8th June, he was working on his latest project; television show named Rosang Agimat when he tripped and fell. He was then rushed to the hospital with his family.

Sources initially claimed that he had suffered a heart attack, but, later was revised to a broken neck.

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