Coco Martin

'Coco Martin' (qv) is one of the celebrities in the Philippines that earned his break through the indie scene. Coco or born as Rodel Nacianceno was dubbed as "The King of Philippine Independent Films." Coco was born on November 1, 1981 in Manila, Philippines. He is living with his grandmother whom he considers as his second mother. He has five siblings in total both from his biological parents. Who would've known that Mr. Leading Man was once an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) based in Alberta, Canada. He worked as a janitor for housekeeping. He earned a Bachelor's Degree on HRM (Hotel and Restaurant Management) in National College of Business and Arts.He started his indie film journey lead starring in _The Masseur (2005)_ (qv). The same film earned him the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. On the same year, he starred in another indie film titled _Summer Heat (2006)_ (qv). The indie films _Daybreak (2008)_ (qv) and _Jay (2008)_ (qv) earned him his first Gawad Urian for Best Supporting Actor. Coco created another masterpiece this time with international award winning director, 'Brillante Mendoza' (qv). The film was entitled _Kinatay (2009)_ (qv) and it was applauded by international audiences.His mainstream career started in ABS-CBN's talent agency, Star Magic. In 2001, he made his first cameo appearance in the film titled _Luv Text (2001)_ (qv). He ventured in other networks in 2007 but after a year he came back home to his Kapamilyas. Star Cinema just recently released his first mainstream movie _Born to Love You (2012)_ (qv) together with 'Angeline Quinto' (qv)._The Two of Us (2009)_ (qv) in 2009 made his career unprecedented. His character Ramon Lecumberri won him the 2009 Best Drama Actor in the Star 'Awards' (qv) for Television. After this, the rest was history. In 2010, he took the role of twins Alexander and Javier Del Tierro in _Minsan lang kita iibigin (2011)_ (qv). This granted him well deserved nominations from a lot of award giving bodies such as KBP Golden Dove 'Awards' (qv) and Star 'Awards' (qv) for TV to name some.He is known for starring as lead, Daniel Guidotti, in ABS-CBN's top rated primetime drama show _Walang hanggan (2012)_ (qv) for which he worked with his co-star 'Julia Montes' (qv) in the film _A Moment in Time (2013)_ (qv). In 2013, he is also best known for starring as the title character in the fantasy action drama series _Juan Dela Cruz (2013)_ (qv).In 2014, he starred in the films _Maybe This Time (2014)_ (qv) alongside 'Sarah Geronimo' (qv) and _Feng Shui 2 (2014)_ (qv) alongside 'Kris Aquino' (qv). In 2015, he starred in the romantic comedy _You're My Boss (2015)_ (qv) alongside 'Toni Gonzaga' (qv) and the action comedy _Beauty and the Bestie (2015)_ (qv) alongside 'Vice Ganda' (qv). He continues his work as a leading actor in both film and television.::Revitalizations@aol.com