Fritz Ynfante

Ynfante was a television director and was known for being strict. Among the shows he directed are Bida si Mister, Bida si Misis (2002–2005), PBA TV on PTV4, and Keep On Dancing a dance competition featuring Charlene Gonzales.^[3][4]

Ynfante is best known for directing the 1980s variety show The Penthouse Live! which was hosted by Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez.^[3][5][6]

He also had acting roles such as in Mananayaw (1978) of Chanda Romero, Gumising Ka Maruja (1978) of Susan Roces, and José Rizal (1998) which starred Cesar Montano and ^[3][7] he appeared in other comedy films such as Vic Sotto's Dobol Trobol (2008) as Chef Paco and Enteng ng Ina Mo (2011) as Doc Fairy.^[1][4]

Ynfante died on July 21, 2025, due to natural causes in his residence. He was 84 years old.^[1]