Born August 1990. I’m of Chinese-Filipino descent born in Cebu, Philippines. I always had my eyes for the performing arts, landing my first role at the age of eight (8) in my school’s production.
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I spent years as a freelance graphic artist and photographer right after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Major in Marketing Management. I like to dabble in sketching, painting, poetry and loves to experiment in the kitchen.
I’ve worked on advertising campaigns for various local businesses and industries, specializing in product and portrait photography. My passion for the arts has lead me to pursue, becoming a recipient of the scholarship for the Diploma in Performing Arts-Acting at the International Academy of Film and Television in 2014 in Cebu where I studied the Meisner, Stanislavski, and Adler acting styles and techniques. Since then, I’ve acted in several projects from independent producers and film schools, and extended my interest in the arts to writing scripts, cinematography, directing short films, and theater.
- FILM MAKER – (Director, Editor, Cinematographer) I’ve extended my interest to writing scripts, cinematography, directing short films and music videos, and post production.
- GRAPHIC ARTIST – I designs marketing collaterals, cover artwork for iTunes and Spotify and other advertising campaign materials. Notable Clients: VIVA Entertainment Inc., VIVA Records, International Academy of Film and Television – Cebu, JCI Mandaue, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and various local businesses, organizations and events.
- FILM ACTOR – In 2014, I received a scholarship grant for the diploma in performing arts-acting at the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) in Cebu. Since then, I’ve acted in several short and student films.
- RADIO JOCK (DJ) – My regular radio program is at 2PM to 6PM every Monday to Saturday. I’ve been a radio jock since August 2016 at Oomph Radio 105.1 Cebu, now rebranded to an all-OPM station, Halo Halo Radio 105.1 Cebu. I’ve interviewed several artists and musicians, local and international.
- LIVE EVENT SPECIALIST – I’ve hosted a variety of events; OtakuFest 2017, ArchCon 2016 & 2017, FanGirl FanBoy mall tour, movie premieres and recently a concert with Sarah Geronimo and Alden Richards at Hoops Dome Lapu-Lapu City to name a few.
I won the Best Actor Award at the Sinulog Film Festival 2017 for “Portal 40” directed by Phil Lapinid IV of Studio Teknikolor (Phil Lapinid IV and Jake Illustrisimo). The film also won Best picture, Best Story and Best Director awards. Nominated for Best in Editing, Best in Sound Engineering and Musical Scoring, Best in Cinematography, Best in Production Design, Best Supporting Actress (Margie Visitacion and Richel Ann Basiga).
I also played a part on comedy-drama film starring Elizabeth Oropesa and Gloria Diaz. From the producers of That Thing Called Tadhana and the directorial debut of “Patay Na Si Hesus” writer Fatrick Tabada and “Birdshot” writer Rae Red. “Si Chedeng at Si Apple” is part of this year’s line-up of the Cinema One Originals 2017 and is available for streaming on iWant TV. Special thanks to Above The Line Production.
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