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Manila: Philippine action star Rudy Fernandez died of cancer on Saturday. He was A wake is open to the public at the Heritage Park in Taguig City. A funeral will be held on Thursday. Fernandez has been battling periampullary cancer for more than two years and was brought home from hospital on Monday after being confined there for a month.

Fernandez and his wife, actress Lorna Tolentino, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

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Fernandez was born on March 3, in Manila. He starred in 65 films throughout his career and won three best actor awards. Fernandez and his wife had spent most of the past few months travelling between the United States and the Philippines for treatment of Fernandez's cancer. Periampullary cancer occurs when a tumour grows in the ampulla, a passage of bile duct in the intestines.

This type of cancer is rare and only out of every , people develop the illness. Sign up for the Daily Briefing Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox.

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