Carlo Jose Liwanag Aquino (born 3 September 1985) is a Filipino actor and musician known for being the lead singer of the band Kollide and formerly of
JCS with
John Prats
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and
Stefano Mori. Aquino achieved critical recognition for his performance in the 1998 film ''
'' with veteran actress
Vilma Santos
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...
based on the award-winning novel by
Lualhati Bautista
Lualhati Torres Bautista (born December 2, 1945) is a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include '' Dekada '70''; '' Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?''; and '' ‘GAPÔ''.
Biography
Bautista was ...
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Life and career
Aquino started his showbiz career as a child actor and rose to popularity as a teen actor during the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Formerly an exclusive contract star of
ABS-CBN
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's ''
Star Magic
ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., trade name, doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is the Talent agency, talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines t ...
'', he also appeared in some shows of rival station
GMA Network
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as a contract artist under
GMA Artist Center
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. As of 2012, he exclusively works for ABS-CBN again. He dated former on-screen love team
Angelica Panganiban
Angelica Panganiban (; born Angelica Jane David Charlson on November 4, 1986) is a Filipino-American actress, model, TV host and comedienne.
Regarded as the new “Queen of Drama” by various media outlets, Panganiban is recognized as one of ...
during their teens and remained friends after their break-up. Aside from Panganiban, Aquino previously dated
Camille Prats
Sheena Patricia Camille Quiambao Prats–Yambao (born June 20, 1985) is a Filipino actress, TV host, comedienne, and businesswoman. She starred in a series of successful films and television shows, since gaining media attention when she played ...
and
Maja Salvador
Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega (; born October 5, 1988) is a Filipino actress, performer, television host, occasional producer, and talent manager. Referred to as the “Majestic Superstar”and the "''Queen of Revenge Drama''", Salvador is ...
. As of 2018, Aquino and Panganiban teamed up again on-screen. He is one of the major characters in the TV series
Exes Baggage
''Exes Baggage'' is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Dan Villegas, starring Angelica Panganiban and Carlo Aquino. The film was produced by Black Sheep Productions as their theatrical debut and is distributed by ABS-CBN Films
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Filmography
Television
Movies
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Carlo Aquino Official Site*
Aquino Carlo Aquino on iGMA.tv* http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/15/18/carlo-aquino-sends-angelica-panganiban-flowers-on-valentines-day
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Living people
20th-century Filipino male actors
21st-century Filipino male actors
Star Magic personalities
ABS-CBN personalities
GMA Network personalities
Filipino male child actors
Filipino male comedians
Filipino male television actors
Male actors from Metro Manila
Participants in Philippine reality television series
People from Quezon City
1985 births
Filipino male film actors