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    Jiro Manio

    1992-05-09 (32 years old) in Metro Manila, Philippines

    Jiro Manio (born as Jirō Katakura (片倉次郎 Katakura Jirō?, 9 May 1992), is a Filipino actor at ABS-CBN. He started acting at a very young age and became the youngest multi-awarded actor of his generation. He was born with a Japanese father Yusuke Katakura and Filipina mother Joylene Santos (who died in August 2007). He was raised by his grandfather and had a younger brother named Anjo Santos. Manio graduated from San Felipe Neri Parochial School and plans to study HRM in culinary studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. He recently starred in digital film "Tambolista (Drumbeat)" under Cinema One, and his latest film was "Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat" with Ai-Ai de las Alas. In 2004, he won the Best Actor and Gaward Urian plus Best Child Actor at Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award for the movie "Magnifico." On May 18, 2011, news program TV Patrol confirmed that Jiro underwent a rehab for drug addiction. He was a member of ABS CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic from 2000 until June 2009, when the network terminated him for unprofessional behavior. In 2010 Jiro recently transferred to GMA 7 after he recently appeared on GMA Network show Pilyang Kerubin top billed by Angelika dela Cruz. Manio became a father of two daughters named Sisha Calliope and Mishka Caxiopeia from a non-showbiz girlfriend who is 5 years his senior. He had his first child at the age of 16.

    Movies

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    Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last na 'to!
    38 %|Dec 25, 2010
    Comedy, Drama
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    Manila
    66 %|Jun 17, 2009
    Drama
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    Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
    52 %|Dec 25, 2008
    Comedy, Drama
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    Manay Po! 2: Overload
    51 %|Apr 16, 2008
    Comedy
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    Antonio's Secret
    54 %|Feb 13, 2008
    Crime, Drama
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    Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
    60 %|Dec 25, 2007
    Drama, Comedy
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    Drumbeat
    0 %|Nov 30, 2007
    Drama
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    Green Paradise
    35 %|Nov 21, 2007
    Romance, Drama
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    Foster Child
    70 %|Sep 12, 2007
    Drama
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    Slingshot
    58 %|May 16, 2007
    Crime, Drama
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    Pacquiao: The Movie
    48 %|Jun 21, 2006
    Drama, Action
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    Manay Po!
    52.92 %|May 31, 2006
    Comedy
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    Ang Tanging Ina
    53 %|May 28, 2003
    Family, Comedy, Drama
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    Anghel sa Lupa
    0 %|May 21, 2003
    Drama
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    Magnifico
    73 %|Jan 29, 2003
    Drama
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    The Life of Rosa
    50 %|Sep 25, 2001
    Crime, Drama, Romance
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    New Moon
    60 %|Jul 20, 2001
    Action, Drama, War
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    Mila
    0 %|Jun 27, 2001
    Drama
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    Anak
    56 %|May 10, 2000
    Drama
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    Gimik: The Reunion
    70 %|Apr 28, 1999
    Romance, Comedy, Drama, Family

    Series

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    Little Star
    0 %|Oct 25, 2010
    Drama, Family
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    Tayong Dalawa
    0 %|Jan 19, 2009
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Komiks
    10 %|Feb 4, 2006
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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    Spirits
    0 %|Dec 6, 2004
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
    actor
    Basta't Kasama Kita
    0 %|May 26, 2003
    Action & Adventure, Mystery, Drama, Comedy