Marvin Agustin

Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan, better known by his stage name Marvin Agustin (born 29 January 1979 at Peñafrancia, Paco, Manila) is a Filipino actor, famous for his love-team partnership with Filipina actress Jolina Magdangal in numerous TV sitcoms, TV dramas and romantic-comedy movies.

Career

He starred in more than 30 Filipino movies and tv series, including Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Noon at Ngayon, Chito Rono's Dekada '70, Laurice Guillen's Tanging Yaman, Jose Javier Reyes' Kutob, Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Maging Akin Muli, Joyce Bernal's Hey Babe, Jerry Lopez Sineneng's Labs Ko Si Babes, Jose Javier Reyes' Whattamen, Laurenti Dyogi's Gimik and Olivia Lamasan's Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako.

He won his first tv and film acting awards for his performance as Filipino boxing champion Rolando Navarette in Maalaala Mo Kaya's Boxing Gloves episode in 2004's 1st Golden Screen Entertainment TV Awards, and as a disturbed psycho Lemuel in the horror-thriller Kutob in 2005's 31st Metro Manila Film Festival.

Aside from perennial loveteam partner Jolina Magdangal, he also co-starred in romantic dramas with Kristine Hermosa in Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako in 1998 and Filipina-Australian actress Janette McBride in Star Drama Theater Presents - Rave in 2001.

A homegrown artist of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, Marvin named Octo Arts producer Orly Ilacad as his manager and moved to GMA Network which reunited him with Jolina in I Luv NY that was partly shot in New York. He co-stared with Angel Locsin, Diana Zubiri, and Robin Padilla in Asian Treasures that was shot partly in other Asian countries.

He currently plays a hunchback in Mga Mata ni Anghelita. He plays Gabriel, a kind hearted man who will protect Anghelita from bad influences. Recently, he also joined the GMA Artists Center as one of its stable of talents. It was not known whether Ilacad co-manages his career with the Artist Center.

Filmography

• Angels (2007)
• Huwag Kang Lilingon (2006)
• Oh, My Ghost
• Kutob (2005)
• Maging akin muli (2005)
• Spirit of the Glass (2004)
• Mondomanila (2004)
• Malikmata (2003)
• Noon at ngayon... pagsasamang kayganda (2003)
• Ang Tanging Ina (2003)
• Tabing ilog (2000)
• Dekada '70 (2002)
• Super B (2002)
• Trip (2001)
• Tanging Yaman (2000)
• Minsan, minahal kita (2000)
• Labs ko si babes (2000)
• Esperanza: The Movie (1999)
• Hey Babe (1999)
• Gimik: The Reunion (1999)
• Magandang hatinggabi (1998)
• Labs kita... Okey ka lang (1998)
• Kung ayaw mo, huwag mo (1998)
• Ipaglaban mo: The Movie Part 2 (1997)

TV Shows

• MariMar (2007)
• Mga Mata ni Anghelita (2007)
• Asian Treasures (2007)
• Hoooo U! (2006)
• Fantastikids (2006)
• Maynila (2006)
• Extra Challenge (episode "Kasabwat" - 2006)
• I Luv NY (2005)
• Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boxing Gloves (2004 - TV Drama)
• Sana'y wala ng wakas (2003 - TV Drama)
• Tanging Ina (2003 - comedy series)
• Magandang Tanghali Bayan (2002)
• Whattamen (2001 - Comedy series)
• Onli In Da Pilipins(1997 - Comedy Series)
• Esperanza (1997 - TV series)
• Gimik (1996 - TV series)
• ASAP (1995)
• Familia Zaragoza (1995 - TV series)
• Sa sandaling kailangan mo ako (1998 - TV drama)
• ABS-CBN's Star Drama Theater Presents - Rave (2001 - TV drama)

Awards and Nominations (partial list)

• Best New Movie Actor (F.L.A.M.E.S.) 1998 14th PMPC Star Awards For Movies
• German Moreno Youth Achievement Award 1999 FAMAS
• Best Single Performance by a Lead Actor (Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boxing Gloves) 2004 1st Golden Screen Entertainment TV Awards
• Best Single Performance by a Lead Actor Nominee (Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boxing Gloves) 2004 PMPC Star Awards For TV
• Best Actor (Kutob) 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines
• Best Actor (Kutob) 2006 Film Academy of the Philippines LUNA Awards
• Best Actor Nominee (Kutob) 2006 54th FAMAS Awards

External links

• Marvin Agustin at IMDb