Background
He was born as Antonio Viana Hernandez on April 2, 1948, in Quezon City to Alfredo Hernandez and Lourdes Viana.
He was born as Antonio Viana Hernandez on April 2, 1948, in Quezon City to Alfredo Hernandez and Lourdes Viana.
Antonio V. Hernandez received his elementary and secondary education at the Marulas Elementary School and Espiritu Santo High School, respectively. He took up Commerce at the Mapua Institute of Technology.
He is the brother of actress Alicia Alonzo, who herself is still appearing in Filipino films and soaps. Besides the so-called bold and sexy films that pervaded the movie industry in the 70s and early 8os, the period also saw the emergence and proliferation of true-to-life movies. Producers then banked on the colorful and controversial lives of known notorious criminals to come up with profitable movie projects, id est (that is)
Nardong Putik, Kapitan Eddie Secretariat, Baby Ama, Ronquillo, Salonga, and Waway, to name a few.
Popular actors Ramon Revilla and Rudy Fernandez topped the list of action stars who appeared in one movie after another, portraying infamous and villainous characters. Other stars followed, such as Ace Vergel, Jess Lapid, Junior., Rhene Imperial and Anthony Alonzo.
Alonzo was one of the busiest actors during that time and made a long list of true-to-life movies based on factual events and police records. Stardom came late for Alonzo.
He was already 30 when he was given an important role in Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo Baby Porcuna in 1978, for which he was nominated for the URIAN Best Supporting Actor award.
He was nominated in the FAMAS the following year foreign He ran for councilor in the 1992 Metro Manila elections. lieutenant was during this period in 1992 that he suffered from acute gastroenteritis.
He died of skin cancer on October 9, 1998, and was buried in Quezon City.