Emmanuel Luis Dolores Nimedez (April 3, 1999 – August 16, 2020), also known as Emman Nimedez or Emman, was a Filipino

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, director, singer, actor, and

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known for his short film, covers, and parody videos. He also appeared in showbiz in the

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sitcom ''

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'' with

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and Michelle Vito. Nimedez started making

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videos in 2011 and rose to fame in 2017 for his parody of Korean dramas that went viral online. The last video he was able to produce was a lyric video of his song "Uuwian".

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

Death

Nimedez was diagnosed with

acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with haematopoiesis, normal blood cell production. Sympto ...

on May 17, 2020, and underwent chemotherapy until August 12, 2020. On August 13, 2020, Nimedez was rushed to the

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at St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City due to kidney failure and blood complications and was in critical condition. After three days of battling a critical and unstable condition, on August 16, Nimedez died battling leukemia, at the age of 21. He was buried on August 22, 2020, at Himlayang Pilipino Cemetery, Pasong Tamo,

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. His father, Louie Nimedez, and fellow YouTuber

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gave their eulogies during his funeral.

Tribute

On October 11, 2020, Nimedez and fellow YouTuber

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(who died on September 4) were honored by Raiza Contawi in the Philippine segment of YouTube FanFest 2020.

References

External links

* 1999 births 2020 deaths 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino YouTubers Male actors from Quezon City Deaths from leukemia YouTube channels launched in 2011 YouTube channels closed in 2021 Deaths from cancer in the Philippines {{YouTubers-bio-stub