Carl Lorenz Cervantes (born November 27, 1994) is a Filipino actor and author.

Personal life

Cervantes graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the

Ateneo de Manila University , mottoeng = Light in the Lord , type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = December 10, 1859 , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits) , academic_aff ...

. He also obtained a MA degree in Counseling Psychology from the same institution. He became known after joining

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’s reality show, Starstruck 6. Since then, he has bagged various roles in GMA shows such as

Magpakailanman ''Magpakailanman'' ( en, Forevermore) is a Philippine television drama anthology show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Mel Tiangco, it premiered on December 2, 2002. The show concluded on December 27, 2007. It was replaced by the '' E.S.P.'' ...

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, and Meant To Be. He has also appeared as a guest or segment host in various shows on

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, such as Good News and

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. In 2020, he went viral for dressing up as the mayor of

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...

city,

Vico Sotto Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto (; born June 17, 1989) is a Filipino politician serving as the incumbent mayor of Pasig. Sotto first entered politics when he ran for a seat on the Pasig City Council in 2016. He won the election as an indep ...

Interests

Cervantes has a social media page on the

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

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spirituality. He has also written a short book on the matter.

Filmography

Television

Published works

Books

* Deep Roots: Essays on the Psychic and Spiritual in Philippine Culture. KamitHiraya, 2022.

Journal articles

* The Limitations and Potentials of

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Readings in Times of Uncertainty. Diliman Review, 2021.

References

General
'StarStruck' acting test (Carl Cervantes vs Migo Adecer)
Retrieved 2017-06-09
''StarStruck 6'' UPDATE: Carl Cervantes, Faith Da Silva, Mariam Al-Alawi, and Kyle Vergara eliminated from GMA-7's artista search
Retrieved 2017-06-09

External links

* 1994 births Living people Ateneo de Manila University alumni Filipino male television actors 21st-century Filipino male singers Participants in Philippine reality television series StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants GMA Network personalities {{Philippines-actor-stub