The Voicemaster in the Making

He himself is a history.

He started his career as a voice talent when he was 16. Having won a competition in DZMM in which he defeated thousands of competitors in 1996, he was given a chance to work for the said radio station as a radio talent more particularly in the programs “Radyo-Radyo” and “Awit-Tawanan.” This opportunity led to the bloom of his career at a very young age, making him the youngest broadcaster in the network.

From then on, more opportunities started coming.

He then became a dubber and translator for various cartoons and teleseryes in ABS-CBN to which he was connected until 2003. It was long after he met Mr. Danny Mandia, his mentor.

“He looked so cute then, like a doll who was also chubby,” Mr. Mandia said. That time, he was given the chance to show his talent in voice-acting. And that was it. When Mr. Mandia heard him perform, the mentor immediately had an idea that it would be a start of something good for the young Voicemaster who really had potentials.

He also did the voiceover for some commercials and became standupper and voice talent for Sarimanok News Network’s “Tatak Pinoy” and the well-known educational program “Sineskwela.”

In 1998, he worked for the Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, Inc. and became the voice behind various character puppets for TV programs for children like “Batibot” and “Koko Kwik Kwak.” Exposure on these programs lasted for three years. And apart from those, he was also voice talent and director for some special programs of the UNICEF.

He also worked for the Manila Broadcasting Company – DZRH 666 Khz. Where he became a radio-drama talent and co-anchor radio-drama talent for programs such as “Text Love,” “Kandila,” “May pangako ang bukas,” “Mr. Romantiko,” and “Radyo Balintataw.”

Being a young practitioner, he was, indeed, historical. But when being asked what the challenges were during those times, he always points out the fact that he was young yet he was already able to do all of those things which eventually made him appear as a threat to the others who were older. And this also meant being treated as if he was not wanted by some around.