1. Cesar Montano portrayed roles in numerous B movies, before playing major roles in several action films, along with a successful television career, with his most notable television role being in the sitcom Kaya ni Mister, Kaya ni Misis.
34 Facts About Cesar Montano
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Cesar Montano starred in the war film The Great Raid, his first Hollywood film.
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Cesar Montano has ventured into film production as well as directing, with Panaghoy sa Suba as his directorial film debut.
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Cesar Montano lost the 2010 Gubernatorial race in his home province of Bohol.
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On July 13,2010, Cesar Montano officially became a contract artist of GMA Network after signing a two-year exclusive contract with the said network.
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In 2016, Cesar Montano was running as the 2nd nominee of Aangat Tayo party-list in the 2016 national elections, but subsequently lost.
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Cesar Montano, known by his nickname Buboy, was born and raised in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines.
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Cesar Montano acted in stage productions at the University of the Philippines and joined acting workshops in between.
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Cesar Montano worked as a stuntman early in his career.
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Cesar Montano auditioned for Ishmael Bernal's Student Body under Regal Films, in which he became among the top 3 leading men.
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Cesar Montano was later discovered by Robbie Tan, who made him a talent of the now-defunct Seiko Films.
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Cesar Montano initially bagged supporting roles in action films and leading men roles in drama films.
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Cesar Montano is known for his collaboration with the late Toto Natividad, who directed his movies Leonardo Delos Reyes: Alyas Waway, Utol, Bilang na ang Araw mo, Pusakal, Sanggano, Kasangga Kahit Kelan, Warfreak, and Type Kita Walang Kokontra.
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Cesar Montano played national hero Jose Rizal in the historical biopic Jose Rizal in 1998.
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In 1999, Cesar Montano marked his directorial debut with Bullet, in which he co-wrote and starred as the titular character, an autistic person with a special skill in marksmanship.
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Cesar Montano produced, directed and starred in the 2004 film Panaghoy sa Suba, which was his entry to the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival.
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Cesar Montano played Juan Pajota in the Miramax Film set in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, in 1945 during World War II.
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Cesar Montano was cast in another US film, Another Deep Breath, scheduled to start shooting in the San Francisco Bay Area in March 2005.
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From 1981 to 1982, Cesar Montano was a regular performer at Hotel Mirador.
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On January 1,2000, Cesar Montano released his first music solo album entitled "Subok Lang" under Star Records.
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Cesar Montano sings a duet on the second version "Kailan Ko Lang Sinabi" with his wife, Sunshine Cruz, who is a Filipino actress and recording artist.
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Cesar Montano ran for a senate position under Lakas in the 2007 elections and lost.
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Cesar Montano lost the 2010 local election for the governor position against incumbent representative-turned-governor Edgar Chatto.
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Cesar Montano is fluent in both Tagalog and Cebuano, and speaks his ancestral Boholano dialect.
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Cesar Montano is the fifth of seven children born to a lawyer father and mother that belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Cesar Montano describes his father as a strict disciplinarian, and his mother imposing her religion's prohibitions against pork and movies.
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Cesar Montano attended Santa Ana Elementary School and Mariano Marcos Memorial High School, both in Santa Ana, Manila.
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Cesar Montano completed his bachelor's degree in Mass Communication at Lyceum of the Philippines University in Intramuros, Manila in 2009.
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Cesar Montano later obtained his master's degree in Public Safety Administration at Philippine Public Safety College in 2023.
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Cesar Montano was first married to Marilyn Polinga, a fellow Boholano he met at a local Seventh-day Adventist church.
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Cesar Montano then worshipped at the Bread of Life Ministries International evangelical church in Quezon City, before becoming a congregant at Christ's Commission Fellowship in Mandaluyong together with his second wife, Sunshine Cruz, and his children.
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Cesar Montano married Sunshine Cruz on September 14,2000, in a Christian wedding.
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Cesar Montano filed for annulment of marriage with Cruz, which was finally granted on September 18,2018.
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Cesar Montano had a relationship with Miss Philippines Earth 2009 Sandra Seifert.