J.C. Bonnin
{{Short description|Filipino actor}}
{{Philippine name|Shinzato|Bonnin}}
{{Infobox person
| name = JC Bonnin
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| birth_name = Juan Carlos Gonzales Bonnin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|2}}
| birth_place = Okinawa, Japan
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| nationality = Filipino
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| occupation = Actor, Pastor
| years_active = 1982-1987
| known_for = Bagets
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- Rachel Bonnin
- Jill Bonnin
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| children = 9
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Juan Carlos "JC" Shinzato Bonnin (born February 2, 1968) is a retired Filipino actor. He was a matinee idol in the 1980s, best remembered for his role in the 1984 film Bagets and its sequel Bagets 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.spot.ph/entertainment/13922/whatever-happened-to-these-80s-starsstarletslilets|title=Whatever Happened to these '80s Stars/Starlets/Lilets?|last=Tiu|first=Mimi|date=14 May 2009|publisher=SPOT.ph|accessdate=October 4, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/8/11/fresh-scoops/bagets-cast-where-are-they-now-push-pins-189088|title='Bagets' Cast: Where Are They Now?|website=Push|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
Career
Bonnin comes from a family of well-known entertainment personalities. His uncle Bernard Bonnin was a former actor. His cousins are former beauty queen/actress Charlene González (now married to actor Aga Muhlach) and former actor Richard Bonnin.{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/45179/eighties-matinee-idol-jc-bonnin-mulls-over-return-to-showbiz-says-he-needs-to-lose-weight-first|last=Mendoza|first=Ruel|title=Eighties matinee idol JC Bonnin mulls over return to showbiz, says he needs to lose weight first|website=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=October 12, 2014|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
He began his acting career in 1981, where he bagged the role of Monty in Flordeluna. The following year, he bagged his first leading role with Sharon Cuneta in Cross My Heart. He got his biggest break when he became part of Bagets. He later on starred in various movies with Viva, including Ninja Kids and Kamagong.{{cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/291552/jc-bonnin-forever-bagets|last=San Diego|first=Bayani Jr.|title=JC Bonnin: Forever 'Bagets'|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=September 3, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2021}}
He retired from showbiz in 1987 and attended bible school. In 1998, he moved to the United Kingdom where he became a pastor. In 2011, he moved to the United States, where he works as a hospice chaplain and spiritual counselor.
Politics
In early 1986, Bonnin was noted to be attending KBL campaign sorties for the reelection of president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 snap election.{{cite news|title=More stars join KBL campaign|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=January 30, 1986|quote=AS THE Feb. 7 election nears, more and more showbiz personalities have signified their support for the KBL campaign.}}
Filmography
=Film=
- Manedyer... Si Kumander (1982)
- Zimatar (1982)
- Cross My Heart (1982)
- Daddy Knows Best (1983)
- Bagets (1984)
- 14 Going Steady (1984)
- Bagets 2 (1984)
- Ma'am May We Go Out? (1985)
- Haunted House! (1985)
- Ninja Kids (1986)
- Kamagong (1987)
=Television=
- Flordeluna (1981)
- That's Entertainment (1986)
- Julian Talisman (1988)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1052187|name=J.C. Bonnin}}
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Category:Actors from Okinawa Prefecture