Jun Urbano

Manuel “Jun” Salazar Urbano Jr. (June 8, 1939 – December 2, 2023) was a Filipino actor, comedian and director who was best known for his role as Mr. Shooli, a self-styled Mongolian character who specialized in political satire and commentaries on Philippine popular culture. and graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Journalism.

In his advertising career, Urbano was credited with producing more than two thousand TV commercials, In 1983, Urbano directed the San Miguel Beer commercial "Isang Platitong Mani" , which was adapted by Urbano into a feature film in 1985 and later deemed in 2002 as the best Philippine advertisement in the past 50 years by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (AAAAP). Other commercials he directed that were included in AAAAP's list of best ads include "Billiards" (1988) for Gold Eagle Beer, "Bruno" (1977) for San Miguel Beer, and "Parachute" (1977) for Johnson Wax Paste. while speaking in a Chinese accent and was known for his comedic takes on Philippine politics and pop culture. which won three consecutive Catholic Mass Media Awards and underwent a revival by Golden Nation Network in 2014. The series also spawned several film adaptations and cameos, including a 1991 movie titled Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue, which Urbano also directed and wrote,

In an interview, Urbano denied that his character was derived from Genghis Khan, which was incidentally the subject of an eponymous 1950 biopic directed by his father, and said that he created Mr. Shooli based on his imitations of Chinese accents by his friends in school the 2010 romance film I Do, the 2011 comedy Hostage Ko… Multo, the horror series Midnight DJ and the action series Ang Probinsyano. He also appeared in an ABS-CBN documentary about the movie Ibong Adarna, which was directed by his father in 1941. His last screen appearance was in the 2020 movie Magikland. Vontes V and Ang M.O.N.A.Y. ni Mr. Shooli.

Personal life and death Urbano was married to Victoria and had four sons.

Filmography Film As director/screenwriter Year Title Director Writer Actor Notes 1963 Si Juan Tamad at si Juan Masipag sa Pulitikang Walang Hanggan 1966 Magnificent Brothers 1973 7 Infantes de Lara 1979 Vontes V 1984 Hoy! Wala Kang Paki Credited as Manuel Conde Jr. 1985 Isang Platitong Mani 1991 Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue 1998 My Guardian Debil 2007 Ang M.O.N.A.Y. ni Mr. Shooli (Misteyks Opda Neysion Adres Yata) 2014 Ibong Adarna: The Pinoy Adventure

As actor only Year Title Role Notes 1949 Prinsipe Paris 1956 Krus Na Kawayan 1992 Boy Anghel: Utak Pulburon San Pedro 1996 Magic Temple Sifu 1997 Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis Amain 2009 Litsonero Mang Carding 2010 Miss You like Crazy Temi I Do Angkong 2013 Otso ABCs of Death 2 Caloy Segment "I Is for Invincible" 2016 Hiblang Abo 2020 Magikland Amain

Awards

Year Award-giving body Category Work 2023 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Gawad Plaridel