Kuya Manzano
Actor · Director · Producer · Host
I’m a Spanish-Filipino actor, singer, host, director and producer. I’ve been performing since 1998. It started in Spain, took me to China, Holland and Portugal, and the Philippines has been home since 2011.
On screen you may know me as Padre Tressera in GomBurZa, Headmaster Mendoza in He’s Into Her or Ahmed Al Juffali in Can’t Buy Me Love. On stage I’ve played Ibarra in the opera Noli me tangere, General MacArthur in Sindak 1941 and Kublai Khan in Marco Polo at the CCP.
Behind the camera I direct, produce and write. I give truth and passion to every performance, and I’m open for projects in the Philippines, Spain and abroad.
Selected credits
- GomBurZa (feature film, dir. Pepe Diokno) — Padre Tressera
- Heneral Luna (feature film, dir. Jerrold Tarog) — Spanish businessman
- He’s Into Her (TV series) — Headmaster Mendoza
- Can’t Buy Me Love (TV series, ABS-CBN / Netflix) — Ahmed Al Juffali
- Bad Genius (TV series, Viva ONE) — Mr. Clarke
- I Love You Since 1892 (TV series, Viva ONE) — Gobernador Heneral
- Sisa (feature film, dir. Jun Robles Lana) — Commander Harrison
What I do
Acting
Film, TV, musical theatre, opera and commercials, including Tide, Sun Life, Chevrolet and Strepsils.
Hosting
TV host in Spain for Zarzueleros.com, Debates de VTV and Carabanshow. In Manila, host and soloist of The Spirit is Calling.
Directing & producing
Writer, director and producer of the feature film Changing Direction, plus shows at iChill Theater Cafe and Disney and Broadway concerts in Spain.
Latest posts
- Atasha Muhlach: Beauty, Talent, Hard Work and the Making of a Star
- My bodybuilding workout
- Recommended deals by Kuya
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