Piolo Pascual (born Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual on 12 January 1977) is a Filipino actor, recording artist, producer, television personality, and businessman. Pascual began a career in 1993 after landing a bit role in the film The Vizconde Massacre Story (God Help Us!) and made his first television appearance in the youth-oriented talent and variety show, That's Entertainment. He rose to fame after he was chosen as the leading man of Judy Ann Santos in the 1997 classic soap opera, Esperanza. They w...