A second-tier action star nurtured by Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions and featured prominently alongside their top actors Jess Lapid Sr, Tony Ferrer, Jun Aristorenas, Romeo Vasquez etc. Alonzo is best remembered as Agent 69, the first of a long line of Pinoy James Bond knock-offs (ten features and a TV series Target Agent, none of which have survived), often making a guest appearance in another spy series - Agent X-44, Agent 707 etc. On October 6th, 1967, Alonzo was gunned down and killed in a Baclaran nightclub. He was 23. Reporters gleefully noted the great Agent 69 had finally been "outmaneuvered".
Listed in order of release
1962 - Matira Ang Magaling (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; debut in an action film top-billed by Romeo Vasquez, Amado Cortez, Max Alvarado and Jess Lapid Sr)
1963 - Patapon (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; action with Joseph Estrada)
1963 – Kung Gabi Sa Maynila/"When It's Night In Manila" (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; action/drama with Miriam Jurado)
1963 – Ang Sangano At Colegiala (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; romantic drama/action with Amalia Fuentes and Joseph Estrada)
1964 – Walang Hanggan! (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; all-star war extravaganza including Fernando Poe Jr, Amalia Fuentes, Tony Ferrer and Jess Lapid Sr)
1964 - Agent 69 (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; top-billed as Agent 69)
1964 – Labo-Labo (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; fourth-billed after Jess Lapid Sr, Tony Ferrer and Jun Aristorenas)
1965 - G-2/Taga-Usig Ng Kaaway/“The Enemy Interrogator” (Broadway Pictures; as Agent 69, paired with Tony Ferrer as Tony Falcon, Agent X-44)
1965 - Kalaban Ng Sindikato/“Enemy Of The Syndicate” (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; as Agent 69, paired with Tony Ferrer as Tony Falcon, Agent X-44)
1965 – Karate Sa Karate (BB Productions/Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; as Agent 69, paired with producer Bernard Bonnin as Agent 707)
1965 – Dinong Dorondo (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; action top-billed with Divina Valencia)
1965 – Hari Ng Lansangan (BB Productions/Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions; top-billed with Max Alvarado and Bessie Barredo)
1966 - Misyon: Hanapin! Durugin! Lipulin! (Kamagong Films/Emar Pictures; spy film in a supporting role to Jun Aristorenas and Rod Navarro)
1966 – Gintong Patibong/"Golden Trap" (Golden Harvest Promotions; as Agent 69, paired with Eddie Fernandez as Lagalag)
1966 – Lambat (Dragnet) (BB Productions; as Agent 69, guest star to producer Bernard Bonnin as Agent 707)
1966 – Seksi Kumandos: The Story Of The Sexy Six (JBC Productions; war film, love interest to Divina Valencia)
1966 – Wanted: Johnny L (People’s Pictures; one of several leads including Bernard Bonnin and Eddie Fernandez)
1966 – Top Secret (Kamagong Films/Emar Pictures; as Agent 69, top-billed with Rod Navarro as Agent 'D'eath of Q Squad)
1967 – Eden Boys (Dan-Sil Productions; as Agent 69, guest star to Zaldy Zshornack)
1967 – The Experts (Wag-Wag Productions/Emar Productions; top-billed as Agent 69)
1967 – Dolls For Hire (Wag-Wag Productions Inc; top-billed as Agent 69)
1967 - 4 Na Daigdig Ng Lagim (Jose Miranda Cruz Productions; star of the "Agimat" episode in the four-story horror anthology, released just before Halloween 1967)
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