Marcel Chandrawinata (born March 29, 1987) is an Indonesian

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and

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best known for his role in the film ''Alexandria'', co-starring with

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Early life

Marcel Chandrawinata was born in

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, Germany. His father is

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and Javanese and his mother is

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. He has two siblings: identical twin brother Mischa, who is also an actor, and elder sister Nadine, an actress and beauty queen. His family later moved to Indonesia. Chandrawinata is a

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. He attended Ora et Labora Elementary School and Tirta Martha BPK Penabur Protestant High School. After graduating from high school, he continued his studies at

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, majoring in industrial engineering.

Career

Chandrawinata started his career as a teen model before turning his attention to acting. He had appeared in several Indonesian movies including ''Catatan Akhir Sekolah'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), ''Summer Breeze'' (2008), ''Air Terjun Pengantin'' (2009), and ''Pupus'' (2011). He also starred in the soap operas ''Cowok Impian'', ''Selamat Jalan Natasya'', ''Mawar'', ''Alisa'', ''Air Mata Cinta'', and ''Rama dan Ramona''.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandrawinata, Marcel 1987 births Indonesian male film actors Indonesian people of Chinese descent German people of Chinese descent German people of Indonesian descent German Roman Catholics Indonesian Roman Catholics Indo people Javanese people Living people Models from Jakarta Male actors from Jakarta Indonesian twins Pelita Harapan University alumni