Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television shows. He became well-known after getting the role of the villainous Hagorn in the 2005 fantasy television series Encantadia. He has won the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award during the 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies, the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 62nd FAMAS Awards, and the Best Actor Award at the 6th Cinema One Originals Film Festival. He is also the second KFC Filipino Colonel as well as a model and painter. He is also an activist who joins rallies against those in power as well as participates in anti-vaccination and anti-mask protests amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal life Pen Medina was born to Eliseo Lapuz Medina Sr. and Trinidad Guinto Parungao in Arayat, Pampanga on August 27, 1950. He graduated high school at Arayat Institute of Pampanga and went to different schools in colleges, which include the University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, and the University of the East. He usually took up fine arts, premed, and other courses with a bachelor of arts degree but he later dropped out and pursued an acting career. He is married to Victoria Aquino Chupungco and he is the father of Karl Medina, Crispin "Ping" Medina II, Alex Vincent Medina, Japs Medina, Victor Medina, Zeth Medina and JL Medina. His sons Ping and Alex, whom both had their roots in indie films, are active on local television. His other sons Karl and Victor have followed suit by taking on acting roles in other indie films as well. Pen also has a son with actress Tess Antonio. Health In July 2022, his family announced that he has a degenerative disc disease and has been bedridden in a hospital for several weeks. He has undergone spinal surgery to treat the disease. Career Theater Pen started as a theater actor and appeared in productions by Teatro Kabataan such as Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio (The Trial of Old Serapio, 1977) and Nang Pista sa Aming Bayan (During Our Town's Feast, 1978). He portrayed various characters in the Cultural Center of the Philippines plays, which include Andres Bonifacio (1980) as Emilio Jacinto, Kanser (Cancer) in 1981 as Kapitan Tiago, and appeared