Francisco Domagoso is the current vice mayor of Manila, Philippines and a former three-term councilor of the city's first congressional district. He was also an actor, using the screen name Isko Moreno, who became known for his mature roles in the "Titillating Films" genre that was prevalent in the country during the 1990s.

Early life

Domagoso is the only child of Joaquin Domagoso (a stevedore at Manila's North Harbor) and Rosario Moreno (from Allen, Northern Samar).^[2] Being out of wedlock, he and his mother were often neglected financially. Because of their plight, his mother taught him to be resourceful and fend for themselves amidst the tough, lower-class Tondo neighborhood. He found alternative sources of income at the age of 10 by pushing a cart and go house-to-house to gather old newspapers and used bottles then reselling them at a local junk dealer. He also rummaged through restaurant garbage bins for leftover food, which his mother would recook for dinner.

[edit] Show business career

Domagoso caught the attention of talent scout Wowie Roxas in 1993 while attending a funeral in Tondo and was then convinced to join show business. He was part of That's Entertainment, a daily variety show featuring German Moreno's stable of aspiring teenage actors, under the screen name Isko Moreno.^[1] He got his major break in 1993 when he was cast in a cameo role in the romantic movie May Minamahal (Loving Someone) and eventually became a leading man to Claudine Barretto in Muntik na Kitang Minahal (I Almost Loved You) a year later.

He eventually ventured into mature movies, mostly as lead actor. Moreno's first "titillating film" as with Aya Medel in Siya'y Nagdadalaga (She's Reaching Puberty), and has appeared in similarly-themed movies such as Exploitation and Mga Babae sa Isla Azul (The Women of Azul Island). Moreno's last mature movie was in 1999 with Glydel Mercado in Misteryosa (Mysterious Woman).

In 2005, during his third term as a councilor of Manila, he returned to the spotlight as a kind-hearted priest in the television drama series Mga Anghel na Walang Langit (Angels Without a Heaven). He also had a brief appearance in 2007 in the television drama series Bakekang.The following year, Moreno has a supporting role in afternoon soap opera