- published: 13 Jul 2016
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Rodel Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981 in Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines) better known by his screen name Coco Martin, is a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino actor. He became famous for starring in independent films, and was dubbed the "Prince of Philippine Independent Films". He has been to Cannes twice. He is also known for his portrayal of Ramon Lecumberri in the television series Tayong Dalawa, as well as for his dual role as the twins Alexander and Javier del Tierro in the series Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin, and his protagonist role as Daniel Montenegro in Walang Hanggan. He gained prominence for his role as Samuel Hidalgo and Gabriel Hidalgo in the 2014 series Ikaw Lamang. He is currently the King of Philippine Primetime Teleseryes, The Box-Office King, Ang the King of Philippine Independent Films.
Coco Martin started out in one of the ABS-CBN's talent agency, Star Magic, as part of the Star Circle Batch 9. He made his first cameo film appearance in the 2001 film Luv Text where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno, followed by many independent films.