Marky Cielo

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cadaweng and
the surname or paternal family name is Cielo.

Marky Cielo

Born Mark Angelo Cadaweng Cielo

May 12, 1988

Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines[1]

Died December 7, 2008 (aged 20)

Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines

Resting place Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines

Other names Marky Cielo

Boknoi

Kuya Marky

Occupation Actor, dancer

Years active 2005–2008

Mark Angelo Cadaweng Cielo (May 12, 1988 – December 7, 2008),[1] better known

as Marky Cielo, was a Filipino actor, dancer, and the first known Igorot in Philippine
showbiz. He was notable for his win in the reality talent competition StarStruck (March
12, 2006). During his two-year career, he was able to star in several television shows
and in one film, notably Fantastikids (2006), Asian Treasures (2007), Boys Nxt
Door (2007), Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan (2007–2008), Sine Novela: Kaputol ng Isang
Awit (2008), and his final performance, LaLola (2008). He also dubbed into Filipino
language to be voiced of the character Ichigo Kurosaki in the anime Bleach (2007).

Contents

 1Early life
 2Career
 3Death
 4Filmography
o 4.1Television
o 4.2Film
 5Honors and awards
 6References
 7External links

Early life[edit]
Mark Angelo Cadaweng Cielo, better known as Boknoi to his family and friends, was
born on May 12, 1988 at Manuel J. Santos Hospital in Butuan in Agusan del Norte,
[1]
 where he lived with his mother, Mildred Ban-eg Cadweng and sister, Marcel Andrea or
"Bonsai".[2] In 2001, he and his family moved to Bauko, Mountain Province to live with
their other relatives, who are of Igorot descent.[3] As a student of the local high school,
San Isidro, he would soon become proud of his indigenous roots, despite being raised
in the Roman Catholic environment.[4] He fluently spoke Kankana-ey, a language spoken
in the Cordilleras.[5] Aside from this, he was also fluent in English, Ilocano, Tagalog,
and Visayan languages (specifically Butuanon and Cebuano).[2][6] According to an
episode of Magpakailanman which revolved around life , his parents separated when he
was still young and his mother took care of him, along with his sister on her own.
[7]
 Despite this, he was able to reunite with his father, Avelino "Bobby" Cielo, and spend
time with him after many years. Later in his life, he had stated, privately, that he truly
loves his father.[4]

Career[edit]
Prior to his career, Cielo was a freshman studying Architecture at Saint Louis
University, Baguio in Benguet, where he was a member of SLU Dance Troupe. When
his classmates and close friends convinced him to audition for Starstruck, he accepted
so he joined under the stage name, Marky Cielo. He audition for Starstruck where he
emerged as "Ultimate Male Survivor" and the first and only "Sole Survivor", defeating
his fellow contestants Jackie Rice, Gian Carlos, Iwa Moto, Chuck Allie, and Arci Muñoz.
[8]
 He is the first Igorot ever to join a talent contest.[5] He won 10 million pesos worth of
prizes and an exclusive GMA talent management contract, and a house and lot
in Antipolo, Rizal.[3] He and his family moved to this new home only in 2008, during his
birthday, May 12.[9] Prior to that, he lived in Pasig.
Soon after winning StarStruck, Cielo made his debut as the lead role Daniel Trinidad in
the fantasy television show, Fantastikids. After this, he began to appear in primetime
with guest starring roles in shows first in Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang
Wakas as Arman, then Bakekang as Miguelito "Michael" Dimayacyac and Asian
Treasures as Mateo Madrigal;,[10] as well as a leading role in the Sunday afternoon
drama, Boys Nxt Door, which is dubbed in Malay by 8TV and is to be the first Philippine
drama to air on KBS2 of South Korea.[11] In 2007, he and
fellow StarStruck graduates, Yasmien Kurdi and Rainier Castillo decided to shift from
mainstream acting to voice acting for a while by trying characters from
the anime Bleach, such as Ichigo Kurosaki.[12] During the same year, he won the
Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Award for Most Promising Male
Artist.[13] He was soon chosen by his network to be the main protagonist in
the Philippine remake of Uchuu Keiji Shaider as Alexis del Mundo or Shaider but Dennis
Trillo and Aljur Abrenica were included so the show was reformatted to Zaido: Pulis
Pangkalawakan, a spin-off sequel to the Metal Hero Series.[14][15] He joined the cast
of Sine Novela: Kaputol ng Isang Awit, which also stars Glaiza de Castro, Lovi
Poe and Jolo Revilla. He was also a spokesman for Department of Health and was
seen in a no-smoking ad campaign with secretary Francisco Duque III.[10] In 2008, he
joined the cast of Codename: Asero then LaLola. His last appearance was in LaLola, in
which he portrayed the character Billy Lobregat. [16]

Death[edit]
Cielo, 20, was found unconscious on December 7, 2008 by his mother. [17] The night
before, he was last seen playing an online video game up until 10 PM in an internet
cafe in Quezon City. Marky is said to have made several unanswered calls to his
manager-mentor.[18] When he arrived home, he had a discussion with his mother about
"something personal". His mother advised Marky to sort out his problem saying that only
he can solve his problems.[17][19] The next morning, his mother entered his room in their
house in Antipolo at around 6 AM to wake him up for a charity event. When he did not
respond, she immediately rushed him to the nearby Antipolo Doctors Hospital where he
was declared dead on arrival.[10] At present, the cause of Cielo’s death remains
unknown.[20] This led to speculations of suicide precipitated by threats[21] which allegedly
came from the son of Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson, Ronald due to him being too
close to Lovi Poe. These facts were never discussed or even became and angle for the
police to dig more into the case because of their fear of getting caught up with the
influence of Governor Singson.[citation needed]
His wake was held in his home for three days then his remains were brought to the
Cathedral of the Resurrection in Baguio, where it stayed for a day.[22] He was buried on
December 15, in Bauko, Mountain Province, in his family's backyard according to
traditional Kankanaey custom.[23][24]