[2] He was discovered by Premiere Productions, a major film studio at the time, which signed him to a contract and developed him into one of the era's prominent leading men.
[1] Jose Romulo made his breakthrough as the lead actor in DI-13, a movie based on a popular serialized komiks novel about a fictional police detective.
[2] In the 1960s, Romulo transitioned to freelance acting and frequently collaborated with FPJ Productions, owned by actor Fernando Poe Jr.. One of his notable performances in this period was in the film Lakay, where he took on a significant supporting role.
His daughter Marivic recalled her father as a generous and loving parent who often entertained his family with stories about the movie industry.
His nephew, Nestor Cuartero, a journalist for Tempo and the Manila Bulletin, remembered him as "a gentleman of the old school" and "a true actor.