Jiro Manio
Jiro Manio (born as Jirō Katakura (片倉次郎 Katakura Jirō?, 9 May 1992), is a Filipino actor at ABS-CBN. He started acting at a very young age and became the youngest multi-awarded actor of his generation. He was born with a Japanese father Yusuke Katakura and Filipina mother Joylene Santos (who died in August 2007). He was raised by his grandfather and had a younger brother named Anjo Santos.
Manio graduated from San Felipe Neri Parochial School and plans to study HRM in culinary studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. He recently starred in digital film "Tambolista (Drumbeat)" under Cinema One, and his latest film was "Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat" with Ai-Ai de las Alas. In 2004, he won the Best Actor and Gaward Urian plus Best Child Actor at Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award for the movie "Magnifico." On May 18, 2011, news program TV Patrol confirmed that Jiro underwent a rehab for drug addiction.
He was a member of ABS CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic from 2000 until June 2009, when the network terminated him for unprofessional behavior.
In 2010 Jiro recently transferred to GMA 7 after he recently appeared on GMA Network show Pilyang Kerubin top billed by Angelika dela Cruz.
Manio became a father of two daughters named Sisha Calliope and Mishka Caxiopeia from a non-showbiz girlfriend who is 5 years his senior. He had his first child at the age of 16.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0071 |
| Birthday | 1992-05-09 |
| Place of Birth | Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Also Known As |
2008
Antonio's Secret
5.7/19
The story about a teenage boy, Antonio, whose emerging gay sexuality alienates him from his friends and family, until his libertine uncle, Jonbert, co...
Watch Now
Antonio's Secret
2003
Ang Tanging Ina
4.25/4
Desperate to provide a comfortable life for her children, Ina willingly takes all kinds of jobs available to her. But what happens when Ina's family c...
Watch Now
Ang Tanging Ina
2006
Pacquiao: The Movie
4.8/3
Jericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures o...
Watch Now
Pacquiao: The Movie
2007
Foster Child
7/12
Thelma, together with her husband Dado and teenage sons Gerald and Yuri, are a poor urban family hired by a local foster care facility to provide temp...
Watch Now
Foster Child
2008
Manay Po! 2: Overload
4.7/10
Luzviminda Dimagiba (Cherry Pie Picache) and her three gay sons: Oscar (Polo Ravales), Orson (John Prats) and Orwell (Jiro Manio) are back! And now th...
Watch Now
Manay Po! 2: Overload
2006
Manay Po!
4.962/13
Manay Po tells the story of Luz, a small time jeweler who dreams of making it big so as to provide a better life for her family. Her life revolves aro...
Watch Now
Manay Po!
2001
La Vida Rosa
3.667/3
Crime does not pay, so the adage goes. But feisty and outspoken Rosa (Rosanna Roces)--however sharp-witted--does not know any better. Doggedly out for...
Watch Now
La Vida Rosa
2007
Tambolista
0/0
Jason and Billy struggling to fulfill their unlikely dream, and having their world crumble around them as a consequence.
Watch Now
Tambolista
2010
Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last na 'to!
3.2/5
A few months after Ina left the position as the President of the Philippines, she is back in the media limelight as she releases a book of her life in...
Watch Now
Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last na 'to!
2007
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
6/1
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! is a 2007 Regal Productions movie starring Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon. The movie is one of the official entries of t...
Watch Now
Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
2003
Magnifico
7.6/14
A boy builds a coffin for his terminally ill grandmother, while raising money to buy a wheelchair for his sister.
Watch Now
Magnifico
2007
Green Paradise
3/3
Kristina, a beautiful young lady who sells fresh fruits at her province, only wants a simple life. And her father, Ronaldo, manages a large hectre of...
Watch Now
Green Paradise
2001
New Moon
7.5/2
Ahmad belongs to the Bangsamoro people. While many of his kind are bent on fighting, thinking that Mindanao is only for the Muslims, Ahmad prefers to...
Watch Now
New Moon
2008
Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
5.2/5
With the one, big, happy family that she has, any woman would admire Ina Montecillo as the embodiment of a perfect mother. But after more than 30 year...
Watch Now
Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
2003
Anghel sa Lupa
0/0
While saving his brother's life, Benjo dies, but he decides to forgo the afterlife and remain on Earth as his family's protector in this touching supe...
Watch Now
Anghel sa Lupa
1999
Gimik: The Reunion
7/1
A year after college, seven friends Diane Villaruel, Ricky Salveron, Ese Aragon, Joey Fajardo, Gina de Leon, Garry Ballesteros, Melani Suntay, and Bri...
Watch Now
Gimik: The Reunion
2000
The Child
5.9/9
A woman returns to the Philippines after working abroad to find that her family has fallen apart in her absence.
Watch Now
The Child
2001
Mila
8.5/2
A dedicated educator caught in the upheaval and needs of the times imparts the basic rudiments of knowledge while being haunted by personal questions...
Watch Now
Mila
2009
Manila
6.6/7
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug a...
Watch Now
Manila
2008
Slingshot
5.375/12
A tribute to the real potential of digital cinema, Slingshot is a slum epic on steroids. It weaves stories left and right into a shocking tableau abou...
Watch Now