{{short description|Filipino actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Justin Cuyugan | image = | caption = | birth_name = Justin Paulo Cuyugan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|11}} | birth_place = San Fernando, Pampanga | occupation = Actor, director | years_active = 1996–present | children = 3<ref name="Pusong Ligaw"/> | mother = Mimi Mercado-Cuyugan }}
'''Justin Paulo Cuyugan''' (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino character actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan on breakup with Dawn Chang: "It was very traumatic." |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169858/justin-cuyugan-dawn-chang-breakup-a739-20221122 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522151717/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169858/justin-cuyugan-dawn-chang-breakup-a739-20221122 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== Cuyugan was one of the new talents launched by ABS-CBN's talent management arm Star Magic, then Star Circle, in 1999.<ref name="About - Star Magic"/>
He was a character actor on the Kapamilya Network appearing as Emil Verdadero in ''Pusong Ligaw''<ref name="Pusong Ligaw" /> in 2017, and the demon Gaki in the fantasy series ''Bagani'' in 2018.<ref name="MSN Bagani" /><ref name="Liza Soberano" /><ref name=":0" />
Cuyugan started his own construction business in the Philippines in 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Businesswoman Anna Gonzales opens up about relationship with actor Justin Cuyugan |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/180810/businesswoman-justin-cuyugan-relationship-a717-20240520-lfrm |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Cuyugan has three children from his first wife, who died of ovarian cancer in 2016.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer-1109/20190628/282351156316544 |access-date=2024-05-22 |via=PressReader}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan on breakup with Dawn Chang: "It was very traumatic." |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/169858/justin-cuyugan-dawn-chang-breakup-a739-20221122 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref>
He started dating ex-Pinoy Big Brother housemate in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawn Chang opens up about relationship with Justin Cuyugan |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/141533/dawn-chang-opens-up-about-relationship-with-justin-cuyugan-a743-20190315 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=PEP.ph |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522151725/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/141533/dawn-chang-opens-up-about-relationship-with-justin-cuyugan-a743-20190315 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the couple broke up in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Cuyugan talks about narcissism, abuse amid rumored split from Dawn Chang |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/7/22/justin-cuyugan-talks-about-narcissism-abuse-amid-rumored-split-from-dawn-chang |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Manila Bulletin |date=22 July 2021 |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522151716/https://mb.com.ph/2021/7/22/justin-cuyugan-talks-about-narcissism-abuse-amid-rumored-split-from-dawn-chang |url-status=live }}</ref> They met while filming ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' on the Kapamilya Network.<ref name=":2" />
In 2024, Anna Gonzales confirmed her three-year romantic relationship with Cuyugan.<ref name=":1" />
== Filmography ==
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" <!-- Do not center --> |- <!-- Never add unnecessary background colors --> ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Source <!-- Use third party sources other than the actor's IMDB page --> |- <!-- Do not add rowspan --> |1998 | ''Esperanza'' | Ferds | |- | 2001–2002 | ''Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan '' | Dondie Leviste | |- | 2002–2003 | ''Recuerdo de Amor'' | Samuel | |- | rowspan="2" |2005 |''Spirits'' |Balto | |- | ''Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia'' | rowspan="2" | Arkrey | |- | 2006 | ''Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas'' | |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 | ''Rosalka'' | Johnny | |- | ''Imortal'' | Alfredo Zaragoza | |- | ''Precious Hearts Romances Presents: The Substitute Bride'' | Sam | |- | 2011 | ''Guns and Roses'' | King Santana | |- | 2013 | ''Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin'' | Armando Angeles | |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''Magpahanggang Wakas'' | Dodong Natividad | <ref name="Magpahanggang Wakas"/> |- | ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' | Apolinario "Apple" Mauricio | <ref name="Ang Probinsyano"/> |- | 2017 | ''Pusong Ligaw'' | Emil Verdadero | <ref name="Pusong Ligaw"/> |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''Bagani'' | Gaki | <ref name="MSN Bagani"/><ref name="Liza Soberano"/> |- |''Spirits Reawaken'' |Manuel Lacanilao | |- | 2019 | ''Ipaglaban Mo!'' | Miguel Aquino (Episode: "Kubli") | <ref name="Polo Ravales"/> |- |2022 |''One Good Day'' |Roman Rodrigo | |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" <!-- Do not center --> |- <!-- Never add unnecessary background colors --> ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes <!-- Do not replace with or add a Producer/Studio column. Notes column is not limited to titles. --> ! class="unsortable" | Source <!-- Use third party sources other than the actor's IMDB page --> |- <!-- Do not use rowspan on year --> | 1999 | ''GIMIK: The Reunion'' | Mark | | |- | 1999 | ''Hey Babe!'' | Marlon | | |- | rowspan="3" | 2002 | ''Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip'' | Wen | | |- | ''Forevermore'' | Francis | | |- | ''Jologs'' | Kundoktor | | |- | 2004 | ''Volta'' | Percy Magtoto | | |- | 2016 | ''The Unmarried Wife'' | Bobby | | |- |}
==References== {{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Ang Probinsyano">{{cite web | url = https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/updates/03020719-how-dawn-chang-and-justin-cuyugan-became-a-couple | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190505031038/https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/updates/03020719-how-dawn-chang-and-justin-cuyugan-became-a-couple | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 5, 2019 | title = How Dawn Chang and Justin Cuyugan Became a Couple | date = 7 February 2019 | accessdate = 2 May 2019 | work = Umagang Kay Ganda | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation}}</ref>
<ref name="Liza Soberano">{{cite web | url = https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/08/13/1842207/liza-soberano-injured-set-bagani | author = Severo, Jan Milo | title = Liza Soberano Injured on the Set of 'Bagani' | publisher = The Philippine Star | accessdate = 17 March 2019 | date = 13 August 2018 | archive-date = 3 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190503025615/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/08/13/1842207/liza-soberano-injured-set-bagani | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name="MSN Bagani">{{cite web | url = https://www.msn.com/en-ph/entertainment/celebhub/liza-soberano-gets-rushed-to-hospital-after-suffering-injury-filming-bagani-fight-scene/ar-BBLTGT9?li=BBr8Mkn&%253Bocid=DELLDHP15 | title =Liza Soberano Gets Rushed to Hospital After Suffering Injury Filming Bagani Fight Scene | author = Navalta, Daniel Joseph | publisher = MSN Philippines | accessdate = 31 January 2019| date = 13 August 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="Polo Ravales">{{cite web| url = https://corporate.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2019/2/22/polo-ravales-must-prove-hes-no-longer-gay-to-save?lang=en| title = Polo Ravales Must Prove He's No Longer Gay to Save his Marriage on "Ipaglaban Mo"| publisher = ABS-CBN Corporation| access-date = 11 April 2019| date = 22 February 2019| archive-date = 8 April 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190408092420/https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2019/2/22/polo-ravales-must-prove-hes-no-longer-gay-to-save?lang=en| url-status = live}}</ref>
<ref name="Pusong Ligaw">{{cite web | url = https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/23/18/dawn-chang-confirms-relationship-with-justin-cuyugan | title =Dawn Chang Confirms Relationship with Justin Cuyugan | publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation | access-date = 13 January 2019| date = 23 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="Magpahanggang Wakas">{{cite web | url = https://www.manilatimes.net/prime-time-to-heat-up-with-echo-arci-tandem/286166/ | title = Primetime to Heat up with Echo-Arci Tandem | date = 16 September 2016 | accessdate = 2 May 2019 | author = Iglesias, Iza | publisher = The Manila Times | archive-date = 5 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190505031042/https://www.manilatimes.net/prime-time-to-heat-up-with-echo-arci-tandem/286166/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name="About - Star Magic">{{cite web | url = https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/starmagic/about | title = About | access-date = 2 May 2019 | work = Star Magic | publisher = ABS-CBN Corporation | archive-date = 5 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190505031033/https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/starmagic/about | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1282786}}
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