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Keeping it real: Empoy says he never thought of getting cosmetic surgery

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZsBktAH5Di/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Ok 9 (@empoy)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-10-01T02:01:26+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Sep 30, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Empoy Marquez is keeping it real. </p><p>The &quot;Kita Kita&quot; star said that he never thought of having <a href="http://www.pep.ph/news/68430/empoy-marquezsays-no-to-cosmetic-surgery-kung-ano-po-ang-ibinigay-ni-god-sa-akin-yun-po-ako?utm_source=Facebook-YES&amp;utm_medium=Siteshare&amp;utm_campaign=20171012-empoy-marquez">cosmetic surgery</a>, when asked about his thoughts on the practice, even if he doesn&#x27;t have the face many would describe as handsome. </p><p>&quot;Hindi po pumasok sa isip ko iyon,&quot; he told reporters at the press conference for his upcoming film, &quot;The Barker,&quot; in which he plays a jeepney barker who falls in love with a rich, mestiza beauty. &quot;Kung ano po ang ibinigay ni God sa akin, iyon po ako.&quot;</p><p>The practice of going under the knife has been a hot topic in recent weeks because of Marlou Arizala, who now goes by the name Xander Ford after unveiling his new face, which was estimated to have cost <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/03/17/how-much-did-xander-fords-makeover-cost">more than P400,000</a>. </p><p>The former Hasht5 member said it was his dream to have a smoother visage, and that he feels more confident now. </p><p>Asked if he changed anything in himself for the sake of popularity, Marquez said: &quot;Kung ano po ang nakikita ng mga tao sa akin ngayon, iyon po ay blessing po ni God sa akin.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The Barker&quot; is Marquez&#x27;s first film following the massive success of &quot;Kita Kita,&quot; the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/09/17/kita-kita-passes-heneral-luna-as-phs-top-grossing-indie-movie">highest grossing local indie flick</a> in the country&#x27;s box-office history. </p><p>In &quot;Kita Kita,&quot; he played a homely character who won over a temporarily blind woman with his jokes, wit, and sincerity. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/03/17/from-comedian-to-action-star-empoy-beats-up-thugs-in-movie-trailer">WATCH: ‘From comedian to action star’: Empoy beats up thugs in movie trailer</a></li></ul><p>His performance led to him being dubbed as the new standard of &quot;pogi&quot; with fans, and calls for him to star in more movies as a leading man, as opposed to just being the funny sidekick.</p><p>&quot;Kita Kita,&quot; which also stars Alessandra de Rossi, has earned P320 million. Another movie starring Marquez and Rossi is already being planned. </p>