15 Facts About Edu Manzano

Eduardo Barrios Manzano was born on September 14,1955, in San Francisco, California, United States to Filipino parents.

Edu Manzano was president of the actors' group Katipunan ng mga Artista ng Pelikulang Pilipino in the 1990s.

Edu Manzano was part of ABS-CBN's roster of contract actors until he took leave to run for Vice President of the Philippines in the 2010 general elections.

Edu Manzano later defected to TV5 for a new TV show called Game 'N Go.

In June 2017, Edu Manzano returned to GMA Network to appear in Celebrity Bluff as a Master Bluffer.

Edu Manzano entered politics in 1998 when he ran for Vice Mayor of Makati under Liberal Party.

Edu Manzano garnered a majority of votes in the election, but his proclamation was suspended due to a case filed which alleged that he was not a Filipino citizen because he was born in the United States.

In February 2004, Edu Manzano became the first chairman of the Optical Media Board, a government agency tasked with combating optical media piracy.

In 2016, Edu Manzano ran for a seat in the Senate, as part of the Partido Galing at Puso coalition of presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe.

In 2019, Edu Manzano ran for Representative of San Juan under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.

In 2022, Edu Manzano supported Leni Robredo's campaign and some of its senatorial slate members, but blasted his former rival Jejomar Binay, who was a member of the slate, and supported his friend and former running-mate Gilbert Teodoro's senatorial campaign.

Edu Manzano was married to actress Vilma Santos from 1980 to 1982.

Edu Manzano was married to Maricel Soriano in 1989, but their marriage was annulled in 1991.

Edu Manzano had a relationship with TV news anchor Pinky Webb but they broke up in 2009, before Manzano ran for vice president.

Edu Manzano's son Diego Aspiras was born on 2004 and is a footballer who plays for Spanish club Barcelona City.