Indeed, the Asian Treasures star has carved successful careers both in the entertainment industry and restaurant business, even before his sons came. At an early age he took the responsibility of supporting his family while his father did his time in jail years ago.
Launched as member of Star Circle Batch two, Marvin immediately became a favorite in various teen oriented shows and his tandem with Jolina Magdangal marked smash hit projects both in boobtube and the big screen.
They did ?Gimik,? ?Labs Ko si Babes? ?Hey Babe,? F.L.A.M.E.S. the movie? and ?Kung Ayaw mo, Huwag mo?. Jolina and him re-teamed for the top rating program ?I Love NY? aired at GMA last year.
His wacky personality was exposed further with his buddies Dominic Ochoa and the late Rico Yan in the sitcom, Whattamen of ABS-CBN.
But his first serious acting break was the mini series ?Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako? where he was paired with Kristine Hermosa. He also demostrated his dramatic prowess in ?Esperanza? where he played the brother of Judy Ann Santos.
The much deserved award finally came when he portrayed the character of former boxing champ Rolando Navarette in ?Maalaala Mo Kaya.? He won Best Single Performance by a Lead Actor in 1st Golden Screen Entertainment TV Awards in 2004.
Since then, Marvin went on to appear in many award-winning movies including “Kutob”, which one gave him best actor trophies from Metro Manila Film Festival and Luna Awards.
Marvin The Businessman
Marvin was discovered in a restaurant where he worked as a waiter. Now, he is not only a TV and movie personality but also a restaurant and bar owner. He established Sumosam, Oyster Boy Bar, Café Ten Titas and managed a franchise of Mr. Donut.
He considers his twins as his inspirations and guides to his many roles. And it seems his kids are his lucky charms, too.
?Ang kukulit na nila they?re turning two this year,? Marvin shared about Sebastian and Santiago.
After ?I Love NY? and ?Asian Treasures? he will play another challenging role in new teledrama ?Mga Mata ni Angelita.?
In his latest flick, ?Angels?, Marvin was able to work for the first time with film director Dingdong Dantes. Marvin says Dingdong was a good and very sensitive director.
Asked whether he would like to try directing, too: ?Wala pa siguro right now. Ang dami ko pang bagay na dapat asikasuhin muna. Although gusto ko it?s been a dream. Pero saka na natin mare-realize iyan.?
Despite being a full-fledged dad, Marvin?s name is still being linked to beautiful young ladies like Pauleen Luna, Valerie Concepcion and Angel Locsin. He is being paired with his ?Angels? producer and ?Asian Treasure co-star Angel and as rumor has it, they’re a hot items.
Marvin would not claim that they have relationship but he said Angel is a very close friend. Looks like there’s another inspiration for our boy…
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