He had two sons with his wife, Shirley: Garizaldy and Geno. Garizaldy later became Christine Endoso Burdick or simply Coco, a transgender entertainer.
Named after Jose Rizal, the Philippines national hero who died on Dec. 30,
1896, exactly 41 year before Zaldy was born.
Described golf as his "ultimate passion." In 1999, he was director of
the executive committee that handled the first Erap Golf Cup, sponsored
by then Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
He finished high school at the Manila Central University.
Founder of ZZ Productions after his contract with Premiere Studio [ph]
expired.
His first movie appeareance was in Sisa (1951), a film based on the novel
"Noli me tangere" written by Jose Rizal, Philippines national hero to whom
the actor was named after.