Career
He is known as one of the two Hari Ng Kundiman (Kings of Kundiman) in the Philippines, alongside Ruben Tagalog. He recorded his first album in the early 1960s, and recorded most of his songs with Villar Records. Manrique is best known for his songs that became theme songs of popular Filipino movies.
The song entitled as Ang Daigdig Ko"y Ikaw is the theme song from the 1965 movie of the same title starring Fernando Poe, Junior. and Susan Roces.
lieutenant was sung in collaboration with Pilita Corrales.
