Coco Martin used to fight the enemies of his siblings
Kapamilya Primetime King Coco Martin reminisced about his childhood when he started getting into fights.
Coco’s showbiz career is a best example of “rags to riches.” His career spans over two decades, and there was a dramatic evolution from indie film breakthroughs to dominating the primetime television with his action-drama teleseryes.
Coco is set to have a new action-drama series that has been getting excited reactions from his avid fans.
In the latest episode of broadcast-journalist Julius Babao’s vlog, he visited the actual taping of Coco’s latest primetime teleserye, Sigabo.
Julius came across the shooting of a fight between Coco and actor-host Jhong Hilario on the set. After this, they went to the regular location of the upcoming series to start the interview.
During their conversation, Coco admitted that he was a fan of fights throughout his school days.
“Mula kinder ako hanggang gumraduate ako ng college, walang lumagpas na linggo o buwan na hindi ako nakipag-away. Pero ang ikinaganda naman sa akin, hindi naman ako ‘yong lumaking siga na nantitrip-trip,” Coco Martin shared.
Because even though he was small, his looks were already noticeable, and somehow he would be entangled in fights because of this. People did not know that he was a fighter, based on his size. This is the reason why he can translate himself into the characters he portrays.
Coco shared that he doesn’t have a hard time experimenting and developing. “Kung ano ‘yong pagkatao ko, ba’t ako palaban, kahit sa liit kong ito ‘wag mo kong kakantiin kasi ganito ako. ‘Yon ‘yong ‘di alam ng ibang tao, ‘yong pinanggalingan ko,” he said.
The Kapamilya star also shared that he used to fight to defend his siblings and cousins. “Sabi ko nga, kapag nagkukuwentuhan kami, lahat ng mga kapatid ko, mga pinsan ko, lahat ng mga umaway sa kanila, lahat ‘yon binugbog ko,” he shared.
The Kapamilya Primetime King also shared that he inherited his fighting spirit from his father, who once allegedly stabbed someone in their house with a katana.