Carlo Aquino
Filipino actor (born 1985)
Carlo Jose Liwanag Aquino (born September 3, 1985) is a Filipino actor and musician known for being the lead singer of the band Kollide and formerly of JCS with John Prats and Stefano Mori. Aquino achieved critical recognition for his performance in the 1998 film Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? with veteran actress Vilma Santos based on the award-winning novel by Lualhati Bautista.
Early life and career
Carlo Jose Liwanag Aquino was born on September 3, 1985, in Quezon City, Philippines to parents Jose and Amelia Aquino (née Liwanag), the youngest of three siblings. He started his show business career as a child actor and rose to popularity as a teen actor during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Formerly an exclusive contract star of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, he also appeared in some shows of rival stations GMA Network as a contract artist under GMA Artist Center (now Sparkle GMA Artist Center) and TV5 also as a contract artist under Talent5 (now Star Worx). As of 2012, he currently exclusively worked for ABS-CBN again. He starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, Exes Baggage.
Personal life
Aquino dated former on-screen love team Angelica Panganiban during their teens and remained friends after their break-up.
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