Sid Lucero | |
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Born |
Timothy Mark Pimentel Eigenmann 12 March 1981 Manila, Philippines |
Other names | Sid Lucero |
Occupation |
Actor Model |
Years active | 2003-present |
Parent(s) | Mark Gil and Bing Pimentel |
Family |
Andi Eigenmann(half-sister) Gabby Eigenmann(half-brother) Geoff Eigenmann(cousin) Ryan Eigenmann(cousin) Eddie Mesa(grandfather) Rosemarie Gil(grandmother) Michael De Mesa(uncle) Cherie Gil(aunt) |
Timothy Mark Pimentel Eigenmann, better known by his stage name Sid Lucero (born 12 March 1981, Manila), is a Filipino television and film actor.
He won the 31st Gawad Urian Best Actor award for his role in Selda.
Tim's stage name, Sid Lucero, is taken from the main character that his father Mark Gil portrayed in the movie Batch '81. His acting career began in 2004 with the GMA-7 soap opera Hanggang Kailan. He soon landed the lead role in ABS-CBN fantaserye Krystala. At the 24th STAR Awards, he earned a nomination both for Best Actor (Selda) and Best Supporting Actor (Tambolista). His first acting award was given by Golden Screen in Donsol for Best Breakthrough Performance of an Actor.
Sid Lucero and Emilio Garcia tied for the Best Actor award at the 14-23 November 2008 Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, regarding film Selda (The Inmate). He gained prominence as Alfred "Red" Ramirez in the Hit Primetime TV Series Dahil May Isang Ikaw which ran from 24 August 2009 - 15 January 2010. In 2011, the actor stated he would be changing from ABS-CBN to GMA Network. He signed a 2-year contract to the network with an appearance in epic-drama series Amaya. In 2012, Lucero will be included in an upcoming GMA Telebabad drama, Legacy. This was the first time to work his cousin Geoff in GMA since he transferred from ABS-CBN in 2011.
He is the son of actors Mark Gil and Bing Pimentel, and is the older brother of Maxene Eigenmann and the younger half-brother of Gabby Eigenmann.
He is the older half-brother of Andi Eigenmann. Award-winning Actress Cherie Gil is his aunt, and Award-winning actor Michael de Mesa is his uncle while actors Ryan and Geoff Eigenmann are his cousins; Rosemarie Gil is his grandmother and Eddie Mesa is his grandfather. He is one quarter Swiss German descent.