Jose Madrigal Ochoa (; born August 4, 1974), better known as Dominic Ochoa, is a Filipino actor, comedian, model and member of

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's circle of homegrown talents named

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, as part of the batch 4. He is currently managed by Boy Abunda.

Career

Dominic's first TV appearance was a special guest participation in '' T.G.I.S.'' on

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in 1996, then the same year, Dominic transferred to

for his youth-oriented drama program, ''Gimik'' and also his first comedy show with the late

Redford White Cipriano "Dodoy" M. Cermeño II (December 5, 1955 – July 25, 2010), better known by his screen name Redford White, was a Filipino actor and comedian. He was best known on his role as Sol in the television sitcom ''Buddy and Sol'' opposite Eric Q ...

in ''Super Laff In''. He stayed with ABS-CBN where he is one of the network's actors for 26 years from 1996 to 2022. Dominic has many teleseryes dramas and also a funny sitcom on ABS-CBN and

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, including his 1st sitcom with the late young matinee idol

Rico Yan Rico Yan (; born Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino matinee idol, model, film and television actor, host, spokesperson and entrepreneur. Yan graduated from De La Salle University in 1997 with a degr ...

, actor and chef maker Marvin Agustin, comedian singer dancer

Vhong Navarro Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro (born January 4, 1977), known professionally as Vhong Navarro, is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, recording artist and television host. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. H ...

(replaces the late Rico Yan) in ''Whattamen'' formerly aired in 2001 until 2002. His last project on ABS-CBN was ''

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'' in 2022. Dominic moved back to GMA Network for his comeback teleserye project, ''

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''.

Personal life

He is from the prominent Relova family in

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where his great grandfather Arcadio was formerly Capital Municipal who built the municipio during his term, grand uncle Lorenzo Relova was formerly Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and another great grand uncle

Regino Diaz Relova Regino may refer to: *Regino (river), small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France People * April Boy Regino (1961–2020), Filipino singer *Jacinto Regino Pachano (1835–1903), Venezuelan writer and politician *Regino of ...

is a lieutenant colonel in the Katipunan who commanded the Laguna towns of Los Banos, Calauan, Bay and Pila during the Philippine–American War. His previous girlfriend was Janna Victoria and is now married to businesswoman Denise Go. He is the cousin of actor Mandy Ochoa.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Filipino male television actors Star Magic People from Parañaque Male actors from Metro Manila Filipino male comedians ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Filipino male film actors {{Philippines-actor-stub