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Piolo Jose "PJ" Nonato Pascual,
born January 12, 1977 at Manila, Philippines is a
Filipino singer, actor, TV host, model & member of
the group Hunks
TV Series
Sa piling mo (2006)(Currently Airing in the
Philippines)
Bora: Sons of the Beach (2005)
Mangarap Ka (2004)
Buttercup (2003)
Masayang tanghali bayan (2003)
Sa puso ko, iingatan ka (2001)
Esperanza (1997)
* Sa sandaling Kailangan mo ako Book 1 and 2
Movies
Don't Give Up on Us (2006)
D' Anothers (2005)
Dreamboy (2005)
Milan (2004)
Till There Was You (2003)
Dekada '70 (2002)
9 Mornings (2002)
Jologs (2002)
I Think I'm in Love (2002)
Bakit 'di totohanin (2001)
Mila (2001)
Kahit isang saglit (2000)
Lagarista (2000)
Esperanza: The Movie (1999)
Batang PX (1997)
History
At 17 appeared in the now defunct teen variety
show That's Entertainment. He had bit roles here and
there, playing a victim in slasher films like the
Vizconde Massacre II. He later got a role in a
kiddie show ATBP.
He joined a series called Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo
Ako (When You Need Me), playing the menacing playboy
villain --Raffy in the soap. Later, he got a
breakthrough role in Lagarista directed by Mel
Chonglo which got him international acclaim in
Toronto and New York.
He was paired up with Judy Ann Santos in Kahit Isang
Saglit. They later did other hit soaps, Esperanza
and Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka. He also starred with her
in movies: Bakit di Totohanin and Til There Was You.
They teamed up once again in 2006 in the movie Don't
Give Up On Us, in which he performed the title theme
of that movie.
In 2001 he starred in a Sprite campaign. The
premise? When a schoolgirl played by then unknown
comedienne, Toni Gonzaga, could not help but scream
"I love you, Piolo!!!!" at the mere sight of him.
In 2002, he appeared with Philippine's Star for All
Seasons Vilma Santos, veteran actor Christopher de
Leon, and co-Hunks Carlos Agassi in Dekada '70, a
film based on Lualhati Bautista's novel of the same
title about Amada Bartole and her family's struggle
during the Marcos regime in the Philippines. Pascual
received numerous awards for his portrail of an
activist.
In the year 2003, Pascual released his first album,
My Gift, and had a series of concert of the same
name. By 2004, he appeared in Star Cinema's Milan
with actress, Claudine Barretto. He also played a
modern day Robin Hood named Oslec in TV Series
Mangarap Ka. He also performed Closer You and I, the
theme song to the Tagalised Korean TV series
Princess Lulu.
He has a son, Inigo. Piolo is a Born-Again
Christian, ever since 2003 when he converted. He's a
member of a fellowship that helps educate the youth,
a member of the Red Cross and has led Knowledge
Channel runs to help out public schools. |
