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Lore & Background

Madrid was born on December 4, 1997, to Bong and Jackie Madrid. He is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo and finished high school at National Christian Life College in Marikina. He has two siblings: actress Rere, who is married to basketball player Kai Sotto since 2026, and Rara. He was previously involved in a relationship with Gabbi Garcia. In 2022, Madrid confirmed that he has been dating actress Bianca Umali for four years. At the age of 15, Madrid was nominated at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival for Best Actor. His most recent awards were from PMPC Star Awards For Television: Best Drama Actor for Encantadia in 2017 and Best Single Performance By An Actor for an episode of Magpakailanman in 2018. Madrid is the Anti-Piracy Ambassador of GMA Network beginning January 11, 2024. He ventured into a lease and rental office business in 2019. He co-founded Transcend Studio, a production company that creates social content. Madrid also started a stunt team business called Aksyon dedicated to improve the action sequence in local production.

In Their Own Story

At age 15, Madrid earned a Best Actor nomination at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival. He later won Best Drama Actor at the PMPC Star Awards for Television for his role in Encantadia in 2017, and Best Single Performance by an Actor for an episode of Magpakailanman in 2018. Other accolades include Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor at the 5th Golden Screen TV Awards, a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Award, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Green Bones at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival. On January 11, 2024, he became GMA Network's Anti-Piracy Ambassador.

Reader's Guide

Madrid's career began with his rise to fame on Protégé (2012). He signed with Sparkle GMA Artist Center and became known for portraying Ybarro / Ybrahim in the 2016 version of Encantadia, the title role of Lolong in a 2022 series, and Elias P. Guerrero in Black Rider (2023–2024). His awards include Best Drama Actor at the PMPC Star Awards for Television for Encantadia in 2017, Best Single Performance by an Actor for an episode of Magpakailanman in 2018, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor at the 5th Golden Screen TV Awards, a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Award, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Green Bones at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2014. In business, he started a lease and rental office business in 2019, co-founded Transcend Studio, and launched a stunt team called Aksyon.

Did You Know?

• Madrid was nominated for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival at age 15 in 2014.
• He won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Green Bones at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival.
• Madrid became GMA Network's Anti-Piracy Ambassador on January 11, 2024.
• He co-founded a production company called Transcend Studio that creates social content.
• Madrid started a stunt team business named Aksyon to improve action sequences in local productions.