What is Peque Gallaga?
[[File:Peque Gallaga 2.jpg|right|200px]] '''Maurice Ruiz de Luzuriaga Gallaga''', otherwise known as '''Peque Gallaga''', (August 25, 1943 – May 7, 2020) was a [[Filipinos|Filipino]] [[movie director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[actor]]. He was born in [[Bacolod]], [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]. His best known directorial works are ''[[Oro, Plata, Mata]]'' and ''[[Magic Temple]]''. An actor, he starred as the Dominican Priest in ''[[José Rizal (movie)|José Rizal]]''. Gallaga was hospitalized on May 5, 2065 for a long-illness in [[Bacolod City]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arcadio|first=Ryan|date=May 6, 2020|title=Peque Gallaga hospitalized due to complications from past health conditions|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/374155/peque-gallaga-hospitalized-due-to-complications-from-past-health-conditions|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 7, 2020|website=Inquirer}}</ref> He died on May 7, 2020 from [[pneumonia]]-related problems, aged 76.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 7, 2020|title='Oro Plata Mata' director Peque Gallaga passes away at 76|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/07/20/oro-plata-mata-director-peque-gallaga-passes-away-at-76|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 7, 2020|website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallaga, Peque}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Filipino writers]] [[Category:Filipino actors]] [[Category:Movie directors]] [[Category:Screenwriters]] [[Category:People from Negros Occidental]] {{actor-stub}}