Aga Muhlach

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Aquino and the surname or paternal family name is Muhlach.
Aga Muhlach
Born
Ariel Aquino Muhlach

(1969-08-12) August 12, 1969 (age 55)
Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines[1]
Alma materSan Beda College, Manila
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1975–present
AgentViva Artists Agency
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Political partyIndependent (2015-present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (2012–2015)
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
[2]
Children3, including Atasha[2]
RelativesAJ Muhlach (half-brother)
Niño Muhlach (cousin)
Alonzo Muhlach (nephew)
Amalia Fuentes (aunt)
Liezl Martinez (cousin)
AwardsSee Awards and nominations

Ariel Aquino Muhlach[3] (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈmulak]; born August 12, 1969), popularly known as Aga Muhlach, is a Philippine actor.[4] Regarded as the "King of Romance-Drama"[5] and the Philippines' Original Heartthrob,[6] he has received numerous local and international accolades throughout his career, including Star Awards, Maria Clara Awards, and FAMAS Award.

He debuted in entertainment using his real name Ariel Muhlach at age 7 when he appeared in the 1975 film May Isang Tsuper ng Taksi and the 1976 film, Babaing Hiwalay Sa Asawa,[7] but he only became well known (under his new screen name "Aga Muhlach") with the success of the 1984 film Bagets,[8] after which he became a popular matinee idol.[4] He also unsuccessfully ran for a 2013 congressional seat in Camarines Sur.

In October 2015, Muhlach confirmed his return to his original home network ABS-CBN after more than three years with TV5.

He is well known for his roles in films like Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (1992), Sa Aking mga Kamay (1996), Nag-iisang Bituin and Basta't Kasama Kita (1995) and Bayarang Puso (1996) before becoming a romantic male lead in the late 1990s and 2000s as well as In the Name of Love in 2011 and First Love in 2018.

  1. ^ "FamilySearch". Familysearch.org. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Aga on wife Charlene: She was never my girlfriend". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Aga Muchlach biography". IMDB. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Cristine Directo (1994). "Philippine Film". In Nicanor Tiongson (ed.). CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Vol. VIII (1st ed.). Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines. p. 283. ISBN 971-8546-31-6.
  5. ^ "Karylle paired with Christian Bautista in "West Side Story"". PEP.ph. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Philippines' original heartthrob Aga Muhlach, nagbabalik-Kapamilya bilang Superstar Judge sa Pinoy Boyband Superstar | ABS-CBN Entertainment". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Babaing Hiwalay Sa Asawa. Dir. Ishmael Bernal. Perf. Amalia Fuentes, Vic Vargas, Marianne de la Riva, Eddie Garcia. 1976. Film.
  8. ^ "All grown up: 30 years after 'Bagets'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 13, 2014.