Roland Dantes

Roland Dantes

Roland Dantes is an actor and Filipino martial artist who trained with Remy Presas for over 30 years.

He has also trained with other martial arts masters, such as Cacoy Canete and Edgar Sulite. He worked several years as a police officer before becoming an actor.

He is one of the best-known Philippine actors. He has had leading roles in different films including "The Pacific Connection" and "Arnis: The Sticks Of Death." In addition, Dantes was a bodybuilder who won the "Mr. Philippines" title five times between 1969-1980 and placed in competitions for the titles "Mr. Universe" and "Mr. World".

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200618/ IMDb page] for Roland Dantes
* [http://www.fmadigest.com/Recognition/2004/man-of-the-year_2004.htm FMA Digest Man of the Year] 2004


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