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A target of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration in 2002 for
allegedly working in the country without authorization. But
the bureau recalled the mission order ADD 335 issued against
Rafael after the actor got an ID certificate of recognition
as a Filipino citizen on October 18, 2002.
Introduced as one of leading men of Jolina Magdangal in Star
Cinema's Kung ikaw ay isang panaginip (2002) .
The actor was born to Filipino parents based in Norway. His
dad is Cebuano and her mom is Bicolano. Both migrated to
Norway where he was born in 1982
Despite being a full-bloodied Filipino, he can hardly speaks
Filipino/Tagalog when he arrived in the Philippines in 2002
since he was born and raised in Norway. To improve his
language proficiency, he took up Filipino/Tagalog lesson and
reads aloud Tagalog/Filpino material for at least an hour a
day. |
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