Pugo and Togo were a Filipino comedy team in Philippine movies during
the 1940s up to the 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1910â€"1978)
and Andres Solomon (1905â€"1952), their brand of humor consisted of
short skits, slapstick, and funny dialogues presented in Manila's
theaters, most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater. Mariano
Contreras starred as Pugo, while Solomon portrayed Togo. They were
both bald headed.Contreras and Solomon started out as the Laurel and
Hardy of the Philippines. They began their career as vaudeville
performers in the 1930s and were a hit during the Japanese Occupation,
where they poked fun of the Japanese; in that period, they did stage
shows and branched out into films before the war. Among the films they
made in the early 1940s were Utos ng Hari, Hindi Mababali, Sa Lumang
Simbahan and Binibiro Lamang Kita. During the Japanese Occupation, the
tandem was renamed Tuguing and Puguing. This was done to avoid
confusion because Togo sounded too similar to Tojo, the name of the
Prime Minister of Japan during the early 1940s. After the war, Pugo
and Togo resumed their film career and did several movies for LVN
Pictures: Tambol Mayor (co-starring Jaime de la Rosa and Tessie
Quintana), Dalawang Prinsipeng Kambal, Magkumpareng Putik (with Lilia
Dizon), Ang Kandidato, Nagsaulian ng Kandila, Dalawang Sundalong Kanin
and Biglang Yaman. The comic duo also did a radio sitcom, Edong
Mapangarap, with Eddie San Jose and Hollywood starlet Joan Page.
Contreras and Solomon would continue to appear in films until 1952,
with the latter's abrupt death during the filming of Dalawang
Sundalong Kanin, which starred also Togo, Nida Blanca and Nestor de
Villa.Pugo (July 12, 1910 â€" December 12, 1978) was born Mariano
Contreras.Togo (1905 â€" November 3, 1952) was born Andres Solomon.
the 1940s up to the 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1910â€"1978)
and Andres Solomon (1905â€"1952), their brand of humor consisted of
short skits, slapstick, and funny dialogues presented in Manila's
theaters, most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater. Mariano
Contreras starred as Pugo, while Solomon portrayed Togo. They were
both bald headed.Contreras and Solomon started out as the Laurel and
Hardy of the Philippines. They began their career as vaudeville
performers in the 1930s and were a hit during the Japanese Occupation,
where they poked fun of the Japanese; in that period, they did stage
shows and branched out into films before the war. Among the films they
made in the early 1940s were Utos ng Hari, Hindi Mababali, Sa Lumang
Simbahan and Binibiro Lamang Kita. During the Japanese Occupation, the
tandem was renamed Tuguing and Puguing. This was done to avoid
confusion because Togo sounded too similar to Tojo, the name of the
Prime Minister of Japan during the early 1940s. After the war, Pugo
and Togo resumed their film career and did several movies for LVN
Pictures: Tambol Mayor (co-starring Jaime de la Rosa and Tessie
Quintana), Dalawang Prinsipeng Kambal, Magkumpareng Putik (with Lilia
Dizon), Ang Kandidato, Nagsaulian ng Kandila, Dalawang Sundalong Kanin
and Biglang Yaman. The comic duo also did a radio sitcom, Edong
Mapangarap, with Eddie San Jose and Hollywood starlet Joan Page.
Contreras and Solomon would continue to appear in films until 1952,
with the latter's abrupt death during the filming of Dalawang
Sundalong Kanin, which starred also Togo, Nida Blanca and Nestor de
Villa.Pugo (July 12, 1910 â€" December 12, 1978) was born Mariano
Contreras.Togo (1905 â€" November 3, 1952) was born Andres Solomon.
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