Career
Jose Mari, first entered the movies at the age of 17 in the late "50s. He appeared in Ulilang Anghel (1958), Tawag Ng Tanghalan (1958), Mga Anghel Sa Lansangan (1959), Handsome (1959) and Baby Face (1959). He became a matinee idol in Sampaguita Pictures.
He did movies at "60s in Beatnik (1960) with Susan Roces, Joey, Eddie, Lito (1961) with Eddie Gutierrez and Lito Legaspi, Operatang Sampay Bakod (1961) with Amalia Fuentes and Dolphy, Tindahan Ni Aling Epang (1961) with Liberty Ilagan, Kaming Mga Talyada (1962) where he played gay roles together with Juancho Gutierrez, Dindo Fernando and Barbara Perez among others
In the "60s, Jose Mari-Liberty Ilagan became a loveteam in Sampaguita Pictures movies. Larry Santiago Productions continued their team-up in the 1966 picture Dearest One.
In 1971, Gonzales elected as the first president of the Philippine Recording Industry Association (PRIA). Gonzales produced the first single Enveloped Ideas of The Dawn (album) in 1987.
In 2005, Gonzales received his Walk of Fame inductees located in Eastwood City, Quezon City.
