Jiro Manio

Jiro Manio (born May 9, 1992) is a Filipino actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the drama film Magnifico (2003), for which he won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor at age 12, making him the youngest-ever winner in that category. For that same film, he also won the PMPC Star Award for Movie Actor of the Year, FAP Award for Best Actor, and FAMAS Award for Best Child Actor—thus winning the Philippine movie grand slam. Earlier, he won the Best Child Performer award in the 2001 Metro Manila Film Festival for his role in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Bagong Buwan (2001). He also received acting award nominations for his performances in Mila (2001) and Foster Child (2007). Manio also appeared in the comedy film Ang Tanging Ina (2003) and its sequels, the fantasy television series Spirits (2004–05), and the gay-themed comedy Manay Po (2006) and its sequel.

Starting in his early teens, Manio's personal life has been mired with traumatic experiences, beginning when he was sexually groomed when he was a child, which later caused severe trauma leading to drug abuse as a minor. He also had two children with a woman who was years older than him. His first child was born when he was only 15 years old. In a spike of emotion, he allegedly attempted to commit frustrated homicide, and was afterwards arrested.