Gabriel Arellano Concepcion (born 5 November 1964) is a
Filipino actor, singer and businessman. He began his show business career in the 1980s as a teen commercial model and is known for his debonair career in Philippine cinema, spanning several romanticized associations.
Family
Concepcion was born in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
(then part of
Rizal
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José R ...
province),
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
to Rolando "Rollie" Concepcion and Maria Lourdes Arellano. He attended
Miriam College and
Lincoln University.
His great grandfather is the Filipino painter and architect
Juan Arellano.
Career
Concepcion first appeared as a model in a 1980
Close-up toothpaste commercial.
Introduced into show business at age 15, he starred in the Regal Films production ''Katorse'' (English: Fourteen). From 1980–1995, he made 80 films and had several modeling and endorsement advertisements.
On 13 November 1988, Concepcion left for the United States despite not yet finishing his scenes for the film ''Pahiram ng Isang Umaga'', directed by
Ishmael Bernal, causing the film's intended release date of December 25 (for the
1988 Metro Manila Film Festival) to be moved next year.
In 1993, he ventured to the United States for a real estate career. In 2008, he returned part-time to Philippine show business and was accepted by the Filipino people despite his controversial abandonment many years ago.
Personal life
Concepcion married the following women:
*
Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan ( , ; born January 6, 1966) is a Filipino actress, singer, television host, and socialite. Regarded as one of the most successful and highest-earning individuals in the Philippine entertainment industry, she has ...
—
(1984–1987); issue of daughter, actress and model
Kristina Cassandra Concepcion.
[
*]Jenny Syquia
Jenny Robinson Syquia-Skarne (born November 2, 1967) is a Filipina-American Swedish model, actress and fashion designer.
Personal life
Syquia was born in Binghamton, New York. Her father, Victor Syquia was born in the Philippines and her mother, ...
— (1993—1996); issue of daughter, beauty queen titleholder Cloie Helena Syquia Skarne.
*Genevieve Yatco Gonzales — (2004—present); issued of two daughters, Samantha and Savannah Concepcion.
During the 1990s, Concepcion partnered with:
*Grace Ibuna — issue of daughter, musician Maria Gabrielle Ibuna Concepcion.
Filmography
Television
Film
Awards and nominations
Discography
References
External links
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1964 births
ABS-CBN personalities
Star Magic
Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Filipino male television actors
Filipino male comedians
Businesspeople from Metro Manila
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino singer-songwriters
Filipino people of Spanish descent
GMA Network personalities
Living people
Filipino male film actors