Nathan Lopez (born Louie Nathanael Buado Lopez, August 19, 1991) is a Filipino actor, who has worked in both film and television productions in the Philippines. He gained international exposure and acclaim as the title character in Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros ().
Career At the age of 13, he went with a friend who was auditioning to play Maxi, the central character in Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, but was selected by the producer for the part: an openly gay 12-year-old boy who comes from a petty criminal family and falls in love with a handsome policeman. He won 2 awards for the movie, which was also the Philippine nomination as Best Foreign Language Film in the 79th Academy Awards.
In 2007 he was cast in the TV series Sana Maulit Muli (), playing Romeo, a gay friend of the central character Jasmine. In the morning TV series entitled Be Careful with My Heart, he played Emman, the gay friend of Maya (played by Jodi Sta. Maria).
He later transferred to GMA Network and took a supporting role in the series The Stepdaughters.
Filmography Television Year Title Role 2005 Mga Anghel na Walang Langit Nato 2007 Sana Maulit Muli Romeo Bato 2012 Be Careful with My Heart Emman 2013 Maalaala Mo Kaya Elmer 2015 Jupiter 2018 The Stepdaughters Benson Dear Uge Episode: Selfie Queen Witham
Movies Year Title Role 2005 Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros Maximo Oliveros 2006 Xerox Teenage twin 2007 Tirador Leo 2008 Krisis Peter Teach me to Love Mark 2014 Children's show Elmo
Awards 2006 Las Palmas Film Festival: Best Actor for Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros 2005 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival: Special Citation for Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
Personal life
Lopez's mother is a pastor and his father owns a printing business. He has four elder sisters and a twin brother Gamaliel (Gammy) with whom he co-starred in the 2008 film Krisis.
Although he has frequently been cast to play gay characters, Lopez is not gay, and credited his sisters for helping him with his first gay role as Maxi.
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