Jose Mari Gonzales (July 26, 1938 – April 16, 2019) was a Filipino actor, executive, matinee idol and politician.
He became a matinee idol in Sampaguita Pictures in movies such as Beatnik (1960) with Susan Roces, Joey, Eddie, Lito (1961) with Eddie Gutiérrez and Lito Legaspi, Operatang Sampay Bakod (1961) with Amalia Fuentes and Dolphy, Tindahan Ni Aling Epang (1961) with Liberty Ilagan, Kaming Mga Talyada (1962) where he played gay roles together with Juancho Gutiérrez, Dindo Fernando and Barbara Pérez among others.
On November 13, 2000, Gonzalez was involved in a slapping incident of retired general Bayani Fabic, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, which had impeached President Joseph Estrada.
During the term of President Cory Aquino, Gonzalez was appointed director of the Bureau of Broadcast Services and in 1994, made head of state-owned television station RPN 9.
As a TV executive, he adapted the telenovelas Marimar and La Traidora, dubbed in Tagalog, for the Philippine audience.