Justin Cuyugan
{{short description|Filipino actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Justin Cuyugan
| image =
| caption =
| birthname = Justin Paulo Cuyugan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|11}}
| birth_place = San Fernando, Pampanga
| occupation = Actor, director
| yearsactive = 1996–present
| mother = Mimi Mercado-Cuyugan
}}
Justin Paulo Cuyugan (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino character actor.{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan on breakup with Dawn Chang: "It was very traumatic." |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169858/justin-cuyugan-dawn-chang-breakup-a739-20221122 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}
Career
Cuyugan was one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic, then Star Circle, in 1999.
He was a character actor on the Kapamilya Network appearing as Emil Verdadero in Pusong Ligaw in 2017, and the demon Gaki in the fantasy series Bagani in 2018.
Cuyugan started his own construction business in the Philippines in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Businesswoman Anna Gonzales opens up about relationship with actor Justin Cuyugan |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/180810/businesswoman-justin-cuyugan-relationship-a717-20240520-lfrm |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}
Personal life
Cuyugan has three children from his first wife, who died of ovarian cancer in 2016.{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer-1109/20190628/282351156316544 |access-date=2024-05-22 |via=PressReader}}{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan on breakup with Dawn Chang: "It was very traumatic." |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169858/justin-cuyugan-dawn-chang-breakup-a739-20221122 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}
He started dating ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate in 2017,{{Cite web |title=Dawn Chang opens up about relationship with Justin Cuyugan |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/141533/dawn-chang-opens-up-about-relationship-with-justin-cuyugan-a743-20190315 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}} but the couple broke up in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan talks about narcissism, abuse amid rumored split from Dawn Chang |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/7/22/justin-cuyugan-talks-about-narcissism-abuse-amid-rumored-split-from-dawn-chang |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}} They met while filming FPJ's Ang Probinsyano on the Kapamilya Network.
In 2024, Anna Gonzales confirmed her three-year romantic relationship with Cuyugan.
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
|
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Source |
|
|1998 | Ferds | |
| 2001
| Dondie Leviste | |
| 2002
| Samuel | |
| rowspan="2" |2005
|Balto | |
| Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia
| Arkrey | |
| 2006
| Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas | Arkrey | |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Rosalka | Johnny | |
| Imortal
| Alfredo Zaragoza | |
| Precious Hearts Romances Presents: The Substitute Bride
| Sam | |
| 2011
| King Santana | |
| 2013
| Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin | Armando Angeles | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Dodong Natividad |
| FPJ's Ang Probinsyano
| Apolinario "Apple" Mauricio |
| 2017
| Emil Verdadero |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Bagani | Gaki |
| Spirits Reawaken
|Manuel Lacanilao | |
| 2019
| Miguel Aquino (Episode: "Kubli") |
| 2022
|One Good Day |Roman Rodrigo | |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
|
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Source |
|
| 1999 | Mark | | |
| 1999
| Marlon | | |
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip | Wen | | |
| Forevermore
| Francis | | |
| Jologs
| Kundoktor | | |
| 2004
| Volta | Percy Magtoto | | |
| 2016
| Bobby | | |
References
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{{cite web | url = https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/updates/03020719-how-dawn-chang-and-justin-cuyugan-became-a-couple | title = How Dawn Chang and Justin Cuyugan Became a Couple | date = 7 February 2019 | accessdate = 2 May 2019 | work = Umagang Kay Ganda | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation}}
{{cite web | url = https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/08/13/1842207/liza-soberano-injured-set-bagani | author = Severo, Jan Milo | title = Liza Soberano Injured on the Set of 'Bagani'| publisher = The Philippine Star | accessdate = 17 March 2019| date = 13 August 2018}}
{{cite web | url = https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2019/2/22/polo-ravales-must-prove-hes-no-longer-gay-to-save?lang=en | title = Polo Ravales Must Prove He's No Longer Gay to Save his Marriage on "Ipaglaban Mo" | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation | accessdate = 11 April 2019| date = 22 February 2019}}
{{cite web | url = https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/23/18/dawn-chang-confirms-relationship-with-justin-cuyugan | title = Dawn Chang Confirms Relationship with Justin Cuyugan | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation | accessdate = 13 January 2019| date = 23 January 2018}}
{{cite web | url = https://www.manilatimes.net/prime-time-to-heat-up-with-echo-arci-tandem/286166/ | title = Primetime to Heat up with Echo-Arci Tandem | date = 16 September 2016 | accessdate = 2 May 2019 | author = Iglesias, Iza | publisher = The Manila Times}}
{{cite web | url = https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/starmagic/about | title = About | accessdate = 2 May 2019 | work = Star Magic | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation}}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1282786}}
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Category:Filipino male television actors
Category:21st-century Filipino male actors
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