Award-winning actor Johnny Delgado succumbed to cancer and died at 1:45 p.m. this afternoon.

Juan Marasigan Feleo, known as Johnny Delgado, has passed away after a year of fighting lymphoma, a type of cancer involving cells of the immune system.

He was 61.

Johnny Delgado is the husband of multi-awarded director Laurice Guillen. He is best known for being part of the television gag show Goin’ Bananas in the 1980s. His movies include Jaguar, Banaue, Brutal, Aguila and Tanging Yaman when he won a FAMAS and MMFF award.