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Jiro Manio sells his second acting trophy to Boss Toyo: ‘Aminin ko na, naghirap din ako’

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Two years ago, former child actor Jiro Manio made headlines when he sold his Gawad Urian Best Actor trophy to content creator Boss Toyo for P75,000. Jiro won the award in 2004 when he was just 12 years old for his title role in the drama Magnifico which came out in 2003. This month, the former actor makes his second appearance in Boss Toyo’s &quot;Pinoy Pawnstars&quot; channel after selling another one of his acting trophies. In the vlog posted last February 4 titled, “PP Stars Inc. S2 Ep.60 - Ang Follow up ni Jiro Manio!! 😱,” Boss Toyo welcomed the 33-year-old Fil-Japanese former child star who got candid about why he was still jobless. “Okay lang. Relax lang sa bahay pero wala pa ring trabaho. May mga kumukuha sa aking guesting at saka mga raket, pero pag sa mainstream nahihirapan pa talaga ako. Kailangan ko pa talaga ng recovery. Kailangan kong bumawi pa sa sarili ko eh. Kasi grabe ‘yung pagod na inabot ko,” he tells Boss Toyo at the start of the vlog. Before bringing out to pawn his first-ever Best Child Actor trophy, Jiro explains how valuable this particular memento was to him because it was a movie project he did with Cesar Montano and Carlo Aquino in Mindanao during his first year of acting and was given by the Metro Manila Film Festival. “Trademark ito ng movie namin nung 2002, nung pelikulang Bagong Buwan. Tungkol sa Muslim at sa Kristiyano. Nag-gera ng 2002. Bata pa ako nito, eight years old. Kasi ‘yung sa Magnifico, nasa history yan na nanalo ako ng Best Actor, pinakabata. Pero ito ‘yung pinakatumatak sa mga tao kasi pinakaunang award ko kasi ito.” WATCH THE FULL VLOG HERE:<div><iframe width="1265" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MamYbYe35Yc" title="PP Stars Inc. S2 Ep.60 - Ang Follow up ni Jiro Manio!! 😱" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Jiro initially wanted to sell the trophy for P500,000 and explained the reason for the high pricing.“Kasi boss, sa totoo lang, ay hindi naman lingid sa kaalaman ng iba, ang tagal kong nawala sa showbiz ‘di ba? Aminin ko na, naghirap din ako. Nawalan ako ng income, nawalan ako ng business, nawalan ako ng mga contact. So hanggang ngayon bumabawi ako sa recovery ko. Hirap na hirap ako. Guesting tinatanggap ko kahit na magkano, magka-project lang ako.”Jiro eventually agreed to let go of his award for the amount of P75,000. He admitted that he still had several awards left at home. He also starred in projects like Mila in 2001, Foster Child in 2007, Ang Tanging Ina in 2003, Spirits from 2004 to 2005, and Manay Po in 2006.The 33-year-old, who has the real name is Jiro Katakura, started out in showbiz at the age of seven years old. But even with a string of acting awards, the talented actor left the limelight after going through numerous personal struggles including undergoing rehabilitation treatment for drug addiction until 2017. In a previous interview, Jiro shared he was working as a volunteer counselor in Department of Health&#x27;s (DOH) Treatment and Rehabilitation Center-Bataan.

Former award-winning child actor Jiro Manio makes his second appearance on Pinoy Pawnstars hoping to sell his first-ever Best Child Actor trophy to Boss Toyo this month.

Former award-winning child actor Jiro Manio makes his second appearance on Pinoy Pawnstars hoping to sell his first-ever Best Child Actor trophy to Boss Toyo this month.