Marco Imperial Gumabao (; born August 14, 1994) is a Filipino

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, and

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. He is the face—and body—of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's underwear and swimwear collection for men, under BENCH/Body, for the company's spring-summer campaigns from 2017 to present.

Early life and education

Marco, born August 14, 1994 in

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, the

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, is the fourth of five children to actor and politician

Dennis Roldan Mitchell Yap Gumabao Sr. (; born 8 December 1956), better known as Dennis Roldan, is a Filipino former actor, College basketball, basketball player, businessman, and congressman. Career Basketball Before entering show business, he was a basketb ...

and former

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Loli Imperial-Gumabao. He also has three half-siblings. Growing up, he competed in

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. Gumabao attended the

Ateneo de Manila High School , 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_af ...

and then

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as a

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major.

Acting career

He first appeared in an uncredited role in ''

Toda Max ''Toda Max'' is a Philippine situational comedy series on ABS-CBN from November 5, 2011 to November 16, 2013. This series was starring with Robin Padilla, Pokwang, Angel Locsin, and Vhong Navarro. though due to 3 movie commitments, Padilla decid ...

'' (2012), then rose in popularity in the TV series ''

Luv U '' Luv U '' () is a Philippines, Filipino teen sitcom Television program, series and aired every Saturday Morning on the network's ''Yes Weekend!'' block. The show premiered on February 19, 2012, replacing ''Growing Up (2011 Philippine TV series) ...

'', both in the same period (2012–2016). Gumabao also starred in supporting roles in numerous films such as ''

She's Dating the Gangster ''She's Dating the Gangster'' is a 2014 Philippine coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film based on the Pop Fiction book of the same name originally published on CandyMag.com's ''Teen Talk'' section and it was popularized on Wattpad by Bianca Be ...

'' (2014), '' Just the Way You Are'' (2015), and several other projects. He had special participation in popular television series ''Forevermore'' (2014–15), ''

Pusong Ligaw ''Pusong Ligaw'' (International title: ''Lost Hearts'' / ) is a 2017 Philippine melodrama television series starring Beauty Gonzalez, Bianca King, Sofia Andres, Diego Loyzaga, Enzo Pineda, Joem Bascon and Raymond Bagatsing. The series premiere ...

'' (2017–18), and

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

(2017). In 2017, Gumabao left

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 ...

agency after five years of being under their management, and signed a new contract with

Viva Artists Agency Viva Communications Inc., formerly known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva, is a Philippine media and entertainment company headquartered in Pasig City. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario and his sister Tess Cruz. ...

on September 4, 2018, together with his siblings

Michele Gumabao Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao (; born September 2, 1992) is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously playe ...

and Kat Gumabao. He announced his freelance status after making an appearance in

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' public service anthology series, ''

Wish Ko Lang! ''Wish Ko Lang!'' () is a Philippine television public service drama anthology show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Bernadette Sembrano, it premiered on June 29, 2002 on the network's Saturday afternoon line up. The show conclude ...

'', but is mostly on

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. After being launched in his first major lead role in ''Para sa Broken Hearted'' (2018), he also starred in hit TV series ''

Precious Hearts Romances Presents ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents'' is a 5-day Philippine program broadcast on ABS-CBN. It mainly focuses on adaptations of the best selling paperbacks distributed by company holder ''Precious Hearts Romances''. Its first run was from May 4, ...

Los Bastardos ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Los Bastardos'' ('') is a 2018 Philippine drama television series under '' Precious Hearts Romances'' loosely based on the Filipino pocket book novel ''Cardinal Bastards'' by Vanessa, starring Ronaldo Valdez, J ...

''. Following a supporting role in the 2018

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entry ''Aurora'', he appeared in the film ''Ulan'' in 2019.

Modeling career

In 2017, Gumabao was announced as lead model for BENCH/Body. His underwear endorsements, commercials, and campaigns under BENCH revamped his image as a sexy and bankable actor and talent. Since then, he has appeared in various magazines and publications, including ''Garage Magazine''’s June–July 2018 Body Issue. He was also awarded the 2018 ''MEGA Man'' Best Bodies.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gumabao, Marco 1994 births ABS-CBN personalities Filipino male child actors Living people Star Magic Viva Artists Agency Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Male actors from Metro Manila Filipino male models