Krishnamurti Villanueva (born May 23, 1971) is a Filipino actor in movies and television. He was a former matinee idol in the late 1980s. He was a cast member of '' That's Entertainment'', a youth-oriented talent and variety show now defunct in the

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Career

Villanueva started as commercial model of

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until discovered by Deo Fajardo. He became a member of '' That's Entertainment''. He received a nomination from

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(Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences), Luna Awards (Film Academy of the Philippines),

Star Awards The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The ...

for Movies (Philippine Movie Press Club) and

Gawad Urian Award The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Fi ...

for Best Supporting Actor in ''

Miguel/Michelle ''Miguel/Michelle'' is a 1998 Filipino drama film starring Romnick Sarmenta and Gloria Diaz which tells a story about a man who leaves the Philippines and comes back as a woman, challenging her family to reexamine their feelings about homosexualit ...

'' (1998). He starred as Filmmaker 2 in '' Bayaning 3rd World'' (1999), which Villanueva was nominated for Gawad Urian Best Actor. He played as the father of

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Mars Ravelo Marcial "Mars" Ravelo (October 9, 1916 – September 12, 1988) was a Filipino comic book cartoonist and graphic novelist who created ''Darna, Dyesebel, Captain Barbell, Lastikman'', '' Bondying'', ''Varga'', ''Wanted: Perfect Mother'', ''Hiwa ...

's TV series ''

Trudis Liit ''Trudis Liit'' (International title: ''Little Trudis'' / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a 1963 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the twenty-first and final instalment of ' ...

'' showed in

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. In 2011, Cris Villanueva made a comeback in

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company unde ...

as Rocco Amarillo in ''

Mula sa Puso ''Mula sa Puso'' ( en, From the Heart) is a 1997 Philippine primetime melodrama romance television series originally aired by ABS-CBN from March 10, 1997, to April 9, 1999 (the series ended for 2 years in its long-run) replacing '' Maria Me ...

'' - Rocco Amarillo is the biological father of Gabriel ( JM De Guzman) who saved the life of Magda (

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) under the direction of

Wenn V. Deramas Edwin Villanes Deramas (September 15, 1966 – February 29, 2016), more commonly known as Direk Wenn or Wenn V. Deramas, was a Filipino film and TV director and screenwriter. Education Deramas was a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with ...

. He was included in the powerhouse cast of ''

Kahit Puso'y Masugatan ''Kahit Puso'y Masugatan'' (International title: ''Hearts on Fire'' / ) is a 2012 Philippine melodrama television series directed by Wenn V. Deramas, starring Iza Calzado, Andi Eigenmann, Jake Cuenca and Gabby Concepcion. The series was aired on ...

'', TV series aired in ABS-CBN starring

Iza Calzado Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle (born August 12, 1982), known professionally as Iza Calzado (), is a Filipino actress, television host, dancer and model. She is dubbed as the "''Goddess of Horror Films''" by local media for her acting prowe ...

, Gabby Concepcion,

Andi Eigenmann Andrea Nicole Guck Eigenmann (born 25 June 1990), professionally known as Andi Eigenmann (), is a Filipino actress, model, and social media influencer. Early life Descent and family Eigenmann is the daughter of actors Mark Gil and Jaclyn Jos ...

and

Jake Cuenca Juan Carlos Cuenca (; born December 30, 1987) popularly known as Jake Cuenca is a Filipino-American actor and model. Born in San Jose, California and was raised in Manila, Philippines. He also played for United Football League Division 2 sides ...

Filmography

Television

Film

http://www.pep.ph/spotlight/controversies/14133/Cris-Villanueva-disclaims-Criselda-Volks "Cris Villanueva disclaims Criselda Volks's accusation of child neglect"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villanueva, Cris 1971 births Living people ABS-CBN personalities Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of Spanish descent GMA Network personalities That's Entertainment (Philippine TV series) That's Entertainment Friday Group Members