Jude Pimentel Ejercito Estrada (born September 28, 1977) is a Filipino

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reserve colonel and former actor. The youngest son of former president

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his resignation in 2001. ...

with

Loi Ejercito Luisa Pimentel Ejército–Estrada (; born June 2, 1930), commonly known as Loi Ejército, is a Filipina politician and physician who last served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2001 to 2007. She is married to former Philippines, Philippine ...

, Jude briefly ventured into acting in the 1990s. After his father was arrested on April 25, 2001, for plunder, he was a participant of the pro-Estrada rallies in

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that lead to the May 1 riots near

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Life and career

In the 1990s, Jude Estrada briefly followed his father

's career path by being an actor in the film industry. For a time, Estrada was sent off in the United States, coming back to the Philippines by the time his father was

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in 1998. By 1999, Estrada was a captain of the

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. After his father was deposed from the presidency by EDSA II in January 2001 and replaced by

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...

, Jude clarified that his allegiance as a reserve captain of the

would now shift away from his father and to Arroyo, stating that "as a soldier, I am loyal to the commander-in-chief, no matter who they are." Despite this, after the

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arrested both his father and brother

Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. (born February 17, 1963), better known as Jinggoy Estrada or Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and film actor serving as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2016. He is the current presi ...

on April 25 for plunder, Jude participated in the pro-Estrada demonstrations at

that protested the arrest. The rallies he attended were soon followed by the May 1 riots initiated by rallyists marching from the shrine to

, which he and his half-brother

JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senate of the Philippines, Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 20 ...

joined but left before the march reached

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near the palace. On June 2, 2008, Estrada married his childhood neighbor and long-time girlfriend Maria Rowena "Weng" Ocampo in Forbes Park,

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estrada, Jude 1977 births Living people 20th-century Filipino actors Jude Jude Filipino male film actors Male actors from Manila Philippine Air Force personnel