Monsour del Rosario


Manuel Monsour Tabib del Rosario III, best known as Monsour del Rosario, is a former congressman representing the first legislative district of Makati, and former City Council from 1st district of Makati. He is popularly known as a Filipino taekwondo champion and actor starring in several Filipino and international action films. As a member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan, he has been participating in the Makati council for the first legislative district since June 30, 2010. He is the Philippine Taekwondo Association Secretary General and a Philippine Olympic National Sports Association Martial Arts Council member.

Biography

Del Rosario was born in Manila and grew up in Bacolod, his family hometown. His mother is Filipino of Arab descent.
He first learned martial arts under Joe Lopez-Vito, a Moo Duk Kwan-Tang Soo Do practitioner. After he returned to Manila for his high school education, del Rosario shifted to taekwondo in 1977 as a student of Hong Sung-Chon. Under Master Hong, del Rosario has attained a Korean 8th Dan taekwondo black belt. He is a graduate of the De La Salle University, Manila.
Del Rosario joined the Philippine National Taekwondo Team in 1982 and remained until 1989, serving as the team's captain in his last four years on the team.
He was ranked first in the Philippines in the Lightweight Division while he was on the team, and was an eight-time National Lightweight champion. From 1982 to 1989, he competed in several international competitions, including the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games, the World Games, the World Taekwondo Championships and the Asian Taekwondo Championships. He earned a gold medal in the 14th and 15th Southeast Asian Games, a bronze medal in the 10th Asian Games, and reached the quarterfinal round during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Along with Stephen Fernandez, Del Rosario established the Olympians Taekwondo Training Center, a taekwondo school located in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

Acting career

Del Rosario appeared in Filipino action films as early as 1986. Among his more notable starring roles was in Bangis, Buhawi Jack and Pintado. He appeared in several international film productions, such as Demonstone, Bloodfist 2, Techno Warriors working alongside with international martial artist Darren Shahlavi, When Eagles Strike, Bloodfist 2050 with young martial artist Matt Mullins, and The Hunt for Eagle One. Del Rosario joined Phillip Salvador, Aurora Sevilla and Willie Revillame in Joe Pring 2: Kidlat ng Maynila produced by Four n Films. He also performed with Lito Lapid, Monica Herrera, and Johnny Delgado in Medal of Valor: Habang Nasasaktan Lalong Tumatapang also produced by Four n Films. His most recent movies were Super Noypi and Tatlong Baraha.

Filmography

Movies

He is married to Joy Zapanta.