Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987 in

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, Philippines), known professionally as Rocco Nacino, is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is currently an exclusive artist under

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Early and personal life

Nacino was born in

and was raised in

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and Laguna, his father's hometown. He studied Nursery up to Primary 6 in Singapore, and also learned to speak Mandarin during his grade school days. He received his secondary education in Makati Hope Christian School and tertiary education in Mapúa Institute of Technology. He passed the

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in June 2009 in Manila. On his first year of college at Mapua Makati, he participated in the Mister and Miss Cardinals and won as Mister Cardinals 2005. This opened new opportunities for him to appear on TV commercials and print media. Among his projects were endorsements for

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, Skyflakes, Goya,

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, Chowking, Smart,

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and STI. His sports are

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muay thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

, mixed martial arts,

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arnis Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima/Escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. The three are roughly interchangeable umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines (" Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which ...

and

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. He also trains wing chun regularly. He also plays drums and a little of guitar. He is a nephew of the late Manuel Quiogue, former president and COO of GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. Nacino proposed to

Melissa Gohing Melissa "Mel" Gohing-Nacino (born October 22, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League. Personal life Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a family of Filipino, ...

on November 20, 2020, in Antipolo City and got married on January 21, 2021, aboard naval ship.

Career

Nacino joined the ''

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'' in 2007 but failed to win. He then joined '' Star Struck V'' and won as the 2nd Prince. His biggest break on television was when he bagged a role in Sine Novela Presents: ''

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'', opposite

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and

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. This was followed by another teleserye at

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’s Dramarama sa Hapon block, '' Koreana'', with

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as his love interest. His performance in ''Koreana'' gave him his first acting nomination from the Entertainment Press Society (Enpres) as Finalist for Outstanding Performance by an Actor for the Golden TV Awards in 2011. With the large viewership and high ratings garnered by ''Koreana'', Nacino was given a more challenging project in the first-ever dance serye '' Time of My Life'', with

and

Mark Herras Mark Angelo Santos Herras (born December 14, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He won in the reality talent show '' StarStruck'' aired in GMA Network. He also appeared in '' Forever in My Heart'', ''Encantadia'', '' SOP'', and ''I ...

. He was part of the weekly fantasy sitcom, '' Kaya ng Powers,'' with

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, Sheena Halili, Elmo Magalona,

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and

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. He also did a cameo in the finale week of '' Amaya'', where he played the role of Adult Banuk. He also top-billed a 5-episode weekly series, ''

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'' presents: ''Mistaken Identity'', where he was paired with

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. Nacino's first indie film was an entry at the 2011 Cinemalaya Film Festival, ''Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa,'' with

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and

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, where he showcased his acting capabilities and earned his first prestigious acting awards when he was chosen by the Philippine Movie Press Club as the "New Movie Actor of the Year" in the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies; and by the Entertainment Press Society (Enpres) as "Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor" in the 9th Golden Screen Awards. Nacino also did cameo roles in the movies ''

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'' and '' My Kontrabida Girl''. He also played the brother of Judy Ann Santos at the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival, '' My House Husband: Ikaw Na!'', directed by Jose Javier Reyes. He portrayed the

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' national hero

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in Howie Severino's multi-awarded documentary ''Pluma: Ang Dakilang Manunulat''. The documentary was nominated as Best Documentary at the

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. He then starred in ''

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'', opposite Kylie Padilla. He also played the title role, Lam-ang – an epic movie that was shot in

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, with

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as his leading lady. He also appears weekly in ''

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'' and ''

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''.Portrayals of heroes, Jose Rizal and Lam-Ang
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, was released in 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Television

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Rocco Nacino
at iGMA.tv * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nacino, Rocco 1987 births Living people Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals Filipino male television actors Filipino male models VJs (media personalities) GMA Network personalities Tagalog people People from Baguio People from Cainta StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants Mapúa University alumni