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Hero Angeles | |
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| Born | Hero Gervacio Angeles December 8, 1984 Marikina, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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Hero Gervacio Angeles (born December 8, 1984) is a Filipino actor. Hero Angeles bested four other contestants in the Grand Finals for the title "Grand Teen Questor" in the first season of ABS-CBN's popular reality star search in the Philippines, Star Circle Quest.
Career
[edit]Angeles was a student of University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Fine Arts. After winning the title of the first “Grand Teen Questor” of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Quest,[1] he appeared in several shows on the network like the youth-oriented program SCQ Reload, and the fantasy series Krystala starring Judy Ann Santos. One of the hottest young stars in 2004, his loveteam with Sandara Park was popular, making box-office hits like Bcuz Of U and Can This Be Love.[1]
In 2005, Angeles ended his contract with ABS-CBN Star Magic,[2] and later appeared in various TV shows on rival network, GMA-7. Until March 2008, Angeles was a contractual talent with GMA Network under managers German Moreno and brother Henry Angeles. His first break there was playing Mark in Dyesebel starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes. After Dyesebel, he played a main antagonist in Luna Mystika, which starred fellow former Kapamilya stars Heart Evangelista and Mark Anthony Fernandez.
Angeles also made his directorial debut in 2007 entitled Stockroom, blending modern horror with social issues on employment of language teachers in the Philippines. It was sold-out at the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The film also had its world premiere at the Saint James Cavalier Theatre in Valletta, Malta in November 2007. After joining Luna Mystika Angeles joined the first Sine Novela of Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras entitled Sine Novela: Paano Ba ang Mangarap?
Beginning 2006, Angeles was a regular co-presenter with Moreno on the Saturday late night show Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman. shown through GMA Network and GMA Pinoy TV. When the Philippine adaptation of Endless Love was in production, he was considered for the role of Andrew but was passed over for Dennis Trillo. It was also rumored in June 2011 that he was to play the titular Captain Barbell, but the role ultimately went to Richard Gutierrez.
Angeles is now endorsing Philippine tourism fashion social enterprise Favola Shirts, a project of the Pag-asa Social Center Foundation, Inc. based in Tagaytay. The shirts are produced by the city’s out-of-school youth, with Angeles contributing some of his own designs to the project.
On December 1, 2014, Angeles launched his first Online Art Gallery, ARTCETERO.[2] As an artist on different media, he aimed to share his talent through the page to help inspire others, with 50% of proceeds from sales of his art going to charities like iCancerVive and “From the bottom of My heART”.
In 2018, Angeles returned to ABS-CBN with the drama series Halik as the gay Atty. Ken Velasco.[1]
Visual arts
[edit]Solo exhibit
[edit]| Year | Date | Title | Venue |
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| 2015 | Feb 9-13 | Inkterlace: A Hero Angeles Interlacing Ink Art Exhibit | CASSalida Theater, MSU - IIT, Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte Mindanao |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | I Will: Doc Willie Ong Movie | Doc Willie Ong |
| 2013 | The Fighting Chefs | Chef Ivan |
| 2009 | Sundo | Eric |
| 2007 | Stockroom | Samio / Director / Producer / Writer |
| 2005 | Can This Be Love | Ryan |
| 2004 | Bcuz of U | Louie |
| Volta | Himself |
Television
[edit]Awards
[edit]| Year | Film Award/Critics | Award | TV Show/Movie | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Golden Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy) | Can this Be Love | Nom |
| 2004 | Star Circle Quest | Grand Teen Questor |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bardinas, Mary Ann. "Kapamilya Snaps: Phenomenal Star Circle Quest Batch 1 Magic Circle of 10--where are they now? | ABS-CBN Entertainment". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bayle, Alfred (7 June 2018). "Hero Angeles reflects on Star Circle days, thankful for how they changed his life". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Hero Angeles Becomes Organ Donor For Alex Gonzaga In Ultimate Test Of Love On "Maalaala Mo Kaya"". Orange Magazine. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2021-11-08.