To date, Coco Martin has done 15 movies since starting out in showbiz some time in 2001; he was still using his real name, Rodel Nacianceno, then. Out of these 15 films, 13 are independent productions, hence his being tagged as the prince of the Philippine independent cinema.

His foray into the digital film genre was in the movie “Masahista” where he was re-christened as Coco Martin. “Masahista” was a movie of firsts for Coco – this was where he got his first starring role, this was his first movie which competed in an international film festival and this was the first movie where he won an acting award for (Best Actor, Young Critics Circle of the Philippines). The success of “Masahista” guaranteed his place in Philippine showbiz. After that, he appeared in 13 other movies which got him varying support and lead roles.

Now, Coco is in the process of transitioning into mainstream showbiz. He first appeared in GMA7′s “Daisy Siete: Isla Chikita” before moving to ABS-CBN for bigger projects. Since his transfer, he has been given good exposures by the Kapamilya network in shows which include “Ligaw Na Bulaklak” and “Tiny Tony”. And come January 19, 2009, we will be seeing Coco in his biggest role to date – as the brother of Gerald Anderson in the much-awaited primetime television series “Tayong Dalawa”.

A lot of great things has happened to Coco’s career since he commenced his journey into showbiz. He started out doing low-budget independent films buy sildenafil to hone his craft and get his acting skills noticed; and then ,he carefully moved to mainstream acting. This is probably what budding showbiz entrants (like Marco Morales) are trying to emulate.