Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987 in

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, Philippines), known professionally as Rocco Nacino, is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is currently an exclusive artist under

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Early and personal life

Nacino was born in

and was raised in

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and Laguna, his father's hometown. He studied Nursery up to Primary 6 in Singapore, and also learned to speak

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during his grade school days. He received his secondary education in Makati Hope Christian School and tertiary education in Mapúa Institute of Technology. He passed the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination in June 2009 in Manila. On his first year of college at Mapua Makati, he participated in the Mister and Miss Cardinals and won as Mister Cardinals 2005. This opened new opportunities for him to appear on TV commercials and print media. Among his projects were endorsements for

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, Skyflakes, Goya,

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, Smart,

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and STI. His sports are

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, mixed martial arts,

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arnis Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima/Escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. The three are roughly interchangeable umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines (" Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which e ...

and

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. He also trains wing chun regularly. He also plays drums and a little of guitar. He is a nephew of the late Manuel Quiogue, former president and COO of GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. Nacino proposed to

Melissa Gohing Melissa "Mel" Gohing-Nacino (born October 22, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League. Personal life Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, to a family of Filipino ...

on November 20, 2020, in Antipolo City and got married on January 21, 2021, aboard naval ship.

Career

Nacino joined the ''

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'' in 2007 but failed to win. He then joined '' Star Struck V'' and won as the 2nd Prince. His biggest break on television was when he bagged a role in

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Presents: ''

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'', opposite

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and

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

. This was followed by another teleserye at

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’s Dramarama sa Hapon block, '' Koreana'', with

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as his love interest. His performance in ''Koreana'' gave him his first acting nomination from the Entertainment Press Society (Enpres) as Finalist for Outstanding Performance by an Actor for the Golden TV Awards in 2011. With the large viewership and high ratings garnered by ''Koreana'', Nacino was given a more challenging project in the first-ever dance serye '' Time of My Life'', with

and

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. He was part of the weekly fantasy sitcom, ''

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,'' with

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and

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