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

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based on the award-winning novel by Lualhati Bautista.

Early life and career

Carlo Aquino was born on September 3, 1985 in

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, Philippines to parents Jose and Amelia Aquino (

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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

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's ''

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'', he also appeared in some shows of rival station

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as a contract artist under GMA Artist Center (now

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). As of 2012, he currently exclusively worked for ABS-CBN again. He is one of the major characters in the TV series '' Exes Baggage''.

Personal life

Aquino dated former on-screen love team Angelica Panganiban during their teens and remained friends after their break-up. He previously dated Camille Prats and Maja Salvador. In 2018, Aquino and Panganiban teamed up again on-screen. Aquino was in a relationship with model and influencer Trina Candaza from January 2019 until December 2022. With Candaza, Aquino welcomed his first daughter, Enola Mithi, on September 13, 2020. In 2023, actress Charlie Dizon confirmed she was in a relationship with Aquino. On June 9, 2024, he and Dizon married in a secret wedding at a private resort in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Carlo Aquino official site
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Aquino Carlo Aquino on iGMA.tv
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