Martin del Rosario | |
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Born |
Martin Miguel Mangay del Rosario November 25, 1991 (age 25) Metro Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Education | University of the Philippines Diliman |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2007–present |
Agent |
Star Magic (2007–2013) ALV Talent Circuit (2013–present) GMA Artist Center (2014–present) |
Notable work |
Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin Pintada Buena Familia |
Height | 171.45 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
Martin Miguel Mangay del Rosario (born November 25, 1991), also known by his screen name as Martin del Rosario, is a Filipino actor and model who is known for his portrayal of Norberto Matias in the 2011 drama series Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin and as Severino Monzon in the TV adaptation of Pintada in 2012.
del Rosario received his very first award as an actor in 2011 from the film Dagim naming him as the Breakthrough Performance by An Actor by the Entertainment Press Society for his role as Jun. He was also awarded, the same year, as the New Movie Actor of the Year by the Philippine Movie Press Club.
On September 2 of 2014, after six years of being a talent of ABS-CBN under Star Magic, del Rosario signed an exclusive contract with GMA Network. Prior to this, del Rosario was already seen in some of GMA Network shows such as Rhodora X and Magpakailanman. Now under GMA Artist Center, he is set to appear in the 2016 political-series Naku, Boss Ko!.
Martin del Rosario was born on November 25, 1991 to Robert del Rosario, a landscape artist who had a small stint in show business on his early years, and Maria Teresa "Tet" del Rosario, a company executive and the sister of character actress Ces Quesada. He finished his high school studies as salutatorian in Lourdes School of Quezon City and took up BA Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
He's the eldest of three siblings, Kim and the youngest Denise, and the nephew of broadcast journalist Connie Sison.
del Rosario was in his second year high school when he was spotted by talent scout Jun Reyes, who was in a cab, in front of Lourdes School in 2007. He was on his way La Loma to buy lechon for Gerald Anderson's birthday party when del Rosario caught his attention. Reyes left him a calling card and asked for his phone number. del Rosario gave Reyes his mom's phone number. He then went to ABS-CBN for acting workshops.