Coco Martin: Indie Prince

name: Rodel Nacianceno
bday: November 1, 1983

Coco Martin is now commonly known as Ramon, the third hunk in the hit tv series 'Tayong Dalawa' on ABS-CBN. He is also dubbed 'The Indie Prince of Philippine Independent Cinema' because of his numerous critically acclaimed roles in award-winning independent films.

He started out in showbiz as one of the members of Star Circle Batch 9, but his career didn’t really take off as he decided to finish his studies.

He has appeared in several TV commercials (i.e., BPI, Globe, Smart) before breaking into showbiz with his debut film 'Masahista' (Masseur) which won him the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. He also starred in 'Kaleldo' (Summer Heat) in 2006.

Early in 2007, Coco became an exclusive artist of GMA Network, and appeared in several GMA TV shows starting with Daisy Siete Season 15. He is also a member of the boy-group The Studs. He was also seen in the independent gay-oriented film 'Daybreak' with Paolo Rivero.



In 2008, he returned to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation as an exclusive artist and became a prominent celebrity appearing in major TV drama series. Currently, he is part of the cast of the primetime drama series Tayong Dalawa (The Two of Us) with Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson and Jake Cuenca where he portray as the main antagonist.

He has a daughter with his co-star in the movie 'Masahista', Katherine Luna.

On the controversial side, an uncut version of 'Serbis' has been circulating in the Web featuring the very controversial blow job of Kristoffer King and Coco Martin's frontal exposure. Both scenes have been deleted in the local release but were included in the international release of 'Serbis' which found it's way back home through the internet.

Coco Martin is slated to play Antonio 'Tonyong Bayawak' Tuason in the third installment of 'Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Tonyong Bayawak'.

He is now recuperating from wounds he got while shooting an action sequence in 'Tayong Dalawa'.

Television

Year
Title
Role
Network
2010
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Tonyong Bayawak
Antonio "Tonyong Bayawak" Tuason
ABS-CBN
2009
Nagsimula sa Puso
TBA
ABS-CBN
2009
Komiks Presents: Mars Ravelo's Nasaan Ka Maruja?
James
ABS-CBN
2009
Tayong Dalawa
Ramon
ABS-CBN
2009
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boarding House
Billy
ABS-CBN
2008
Mars Ravelo's Komiks Presents: Tiny Tony
Joaquin
ABS-CBN
2008
Ligaw na Bulaklak
Ronel
ABS-CBN
2008
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bibliya
James
ABS-CBN
2007
Daisy Siete: Isla Chikita (Season 15)
Coco
GMA Network
Here's a rundown of the films he has appeared in.

Year
Title
Role
2009
Tawag
Leo
2009
Kinatay
Pepeng
2008
Serbis
Allan
2008
Jay (winner of cinemalaya 2008)
Edward
2008
Next Attraction
-
2008
Daybreak (2008)
JP
2008
Condo
Benjamin "Benjie" Castro
2007
Batanes: Ang Pag-ibig ay Walang Hangganan
Benjie
2007
Ataul for Rent
Danny (supporting role only)
2007
Tambolista (aka Drumbeat)
Billy
2007
Nars
Noel
2007
Pitong Tagpo
-
2007
Tirador (aka Slingshot)
Caloy
2006
Kaleldo (aka Summer Heat)
(cameo role only)
2006
Siquijor: Mystic Island
Miguel
2005
Masahista (aka The Masseur)
Iliac
2001
Luv Txt (his real name credited for the movie)
Ivan's friend