Krishnamurti Villanueva (born May 23, 1971) is a Filipino actor. 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),

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(Film Academy of the Philippines),

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for Movies (Philippine Movie Press Club) and

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for Best Supporting Actor in '' Miguel/Michelle'' (1998). He starred as Filmmaker 2 in ''

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'' (1999), in which Villanueva was nominated for

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Best Actor. He played as the father of

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's TV series ''

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'' showed in

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. In 2011, Cris Villanueva made a comeback in

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as Rocco Amarillo in '' Mula sa Puso'' - Rocco Amarillo is the biological father of Gabriel (

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) who saved the life of Magda (

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) under the direction of

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. He was included in the powerhouse cast of ''

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'', TV series aired in ABS-CBN starring

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and

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Filmography

Television/digital series

Film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villanueva, Cris 1971 births Living people ABS-CBN people Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of Spanish descent GMA Network (company) people Male actors from Bulacan Comedians from Bulacan