19 Facts About Jiro Manio

Jiro Manio was born on 9 May 1992 and is a Filipino former actor.

Jiro Manio is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the drama film Magnifico, for which he won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor at age 12, making him the youngest-ever winner in that category.

Jiro Manio received acting award nominations for his performances in Mila and Foster Child.

Jiro Manio was born to a Filipina mother Joylene Santos Jiro Manio and Japanese father Yusuke Katakura.

Jiro Manio was raised by his grandfather and had a younger brother named Anjo Santos.

Jiro Manio attended grade school at Holy Child Parochial School in San Juan, Metro Manila and graduated from high school in 2012 through the Philippines Department of Education's home study program at Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of Cottage Industries in Pasig.

Jiro Manio planned to study Hotel and Restaurant Management in culinary studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the Malate district of Manila.

Jiro Manio starred in the digital film Tambolista for Cinema One network and in Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat with Ai-Ai delas Alas.

Jiro Manio was a member of ABS-CBN's talent management agency Star Magic from 1999 until his termination in June 2009 due to unprofessional behavior.

Jiro Manio later became a drug addict and fathered two daughters named Sisha Calliope and Mishka Caxiopeia out of wedlock with his longtime partner who is four years his senior.

Jiro Manio had his first-born when he was fifteen years old.

On May 18,2011, the news programme TV Patrol reported that Jiro Manio underwent rehabilitation treatment for drug addiction.

On June 30,2015, Jiro Manio was spotted wandering around Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

Jiro Manio, who was scavenging for food and living off the kindness of airport staff, had apparently run away and gone missing from Cainta four days before, following a supposed altercation with relatives.

On July 1,2015, four days after wandering around NAIA, he was finally brought home by his half brother, Anjo Santos, after Jiro Manio's relative saw his picture that appeared on different social networking sites.

Comedian Ai-Ai delas Alas and other artists offered Jiro Manio their help to get his life back on the right track, but he refused it.

When he was asked by reporters if he is still open to new projects in the near future, Jiro Manio refused to continue his work as an actor.

In January 2016, Jiro Manio was released from a rehabilitation center after months of treatment but returned to in February due to his chronic health condition.

Jiro Manio was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in Marikina around 7:20 pm on January 17,2020.