# Iñigo Pascual

Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual (Tagalog:; born September 14, 1997) is a Filipino actor, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for his 2016 hit single, "Dahil Sa'yo", the first number one song on Billboard Philippines' Philippine Top 20 chart, which also won "Song of the Year" at the 30th Awit Awards. He is the son of actor Piolo Pascual.

## Early life

Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual was born on September 14, 1997, in the Philippines as the son of actor Piolo Pascual with ex-partner, Donnabelle Lazaro. Pascual moved to the United States with his mother when he was 8 years old. At the age of 17, he moved back to the Philippines to pursue his career in entertainment.

## Career
### 2014–2015: Career beginnings

Pascual's first lead role in film came in 2014 when he starred in the teen romance film Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig, which was directed by Antoinette Jadaone and Irene Villamor. He played the role of Josh Brillantes, a teenage boy who joined in the journey of a girl who wanted to meet a pair of lovers during a blue moon after she picked up a love letter written by a man named Elias. Piolo Pacual, Iñigo's father, has a special participation in the film as the mysterious letter writer, Elias. The film was produced by Spring Films and distributed by Star Cinema.
In 2015, Pascual starred in another teen romance film, Para sa Hopeless Romantic alongside James Reid, Nadine Lustre, and Julia Barretto. The film was directed by Andoy Ranay and was based on the Marcelo Santos III's bestselling novel of the same name. Pascual played the role of Ryan Sebastian, a fictional character from a story written by Becca, Lustre's character. Pascual then starred in Mae Cruz-Alviar's Crazy Beautiful You with another pair of popular loveteam, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla. He played the role of Marcus Alcantara, the stepbrother of Padilla's character who had feelings for Bernardo's character.
After appearing in several episodes of anthology shows such as Maalaala Mo Kaya and Wansapanataym, Pascual landed a role in the afternoon drama series, And I Love You So. He starred in the series alongside Miles Ocampo, Julia Barretto, Dimples Romana, and Angel Aquino. He played the role of Justin Santiago, who was a love interest for both Ocampo's and Barretto's characters.

### 2016–2018: Breakthrough in music

In 2016, Pascual released his self-titled debut album under Star Music, which included the hit single Dahil Sa'Yo. The song became the first number 1 track of the short-lived Billboard Philippines Top 20 chart. In 2017, Pascual was tapped by Disney Philippines to record the Philippine version of "Remember Me," the theme song from Disney-Pixar's animated movie, Coco. In 2019, Pascual released his first international solo single, Options. The track was produced by LA-based instrumentalist Bernard "HARV" Harvey. On May 6, 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Pascual was featured in 88rising's online music festival called Asia Rising Forever. During the livestream event, Pascual performed a cover of Post Malone's Better Now. In June 2020, Pascual appeared as a musical act in Filipino-American stand-up comedian Jo Koy's Netflix special entitled Jo Koy: In HIs Elements.

### American television debut

On September 15, 2021, Deadline Hollywood announced that Pascual had joined the cast of Fox drama series Monarch in his American television debut.

## Personal life

Pascual currently lives in Los Angeles, California, United States. In January 2025, he and his family evacuated their home due to the wildfires.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Paano Kita Iibigin | Young Lance |
| 2014 | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Josh Brillantes |
| 2015 | Para sa Hopeless Romantic | Ryan Sebastian |
| 2015 | Crazy Beautiful You | Marcus Alcantara |
| 2016 | Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 2: ForeverisNotEnough | Himself |
| 2019 | I'm Ellenya L. | Peng |
| 2020 | Jo Koy: In His Element | Himself |
| 2020 | Boyette: Not a Girl Yet | Charles |
| 2024 | Homestead | Young man who detonated nuclear bomb |
| 2025 | Fatherland | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2014 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Diary | Christian | ABS-CBN |
| 2015–present | ASAP | Himself / performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Banana Split | Trevor | ABS-CBN |
| 2015 | Wansapanataym: Wish Upon A Lusis | JP | ABS-CBN |
| 2015–2016 | And I Love You So | Justin Santiago | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | The Voice Teens | Himself / host | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tape Recorder | Allan | ABS-CBN |
| 2018 | Myx | Himself / VJ | Myx |
| 2019 | 2019 SEA Games Opening Ceremony | Himself / performer | |
| 2022 | Monarch | Ace Grayson | Fox |
| 2024 | It's Showtime | Himself / performer | Kapamilya Channel A2Z All TV GMA Network GTV |

## Discography

Albums :
| Year | Album title | Recording label | Certification | Ref. |
| 2016 | Iñigo Pascual | Star Music | — | |
Singles :
| Year | Song title | Album | Composer | Company |
| 2014 | "Buko" (with Julian Estrada) | Relaks, It's Just Pag-Ibig Soundtrack | Jireh Lim | Star Music |
| 2015 | "Lullabye-Bye" | OPM Fresh | David Dimaguila | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Dahil Sa'Yo" (with Kira Balinger) | Iñigo Pascual | Himself | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Binibini" | Iñigo Pascual | Jonathan Manalo | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Dito" | Iñigo Pascual | Himself | Star Music |
| 2016 | "That Hero" (feat. Kidwolf and Theo...) | Iñigo Pascual | Jonathan Manalo | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Fallen" | Iñigo Pascual | Himself | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Your Love" | Iñigo Pascual | Shorya Shorma & Samuel Simpson | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Ikaw at Ako" | Iñigo Pascual | Gabriel Tagadtad | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Live Life Brighter" | Iñigo Pascual | Miles Blue Sy | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Dito" (Acoustic Version) | Iñigo Pascual | Himself | Star Music |
| 2016 | "Lullabye-Bye" | Iñigo Pascual | David Dimaguila | Star Music |
| 2017 | "Extensyon" (feat. Aikee) | Himig Handog | Michael "Aikee" Aplacador | Star Music |
| 2017 | "Remember Me" | Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) PH Version | Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez | Walt Disney Records |
| 2017 | "Paraiso" (with Angelina Cruz) | n/a | n/a | Universal Records (Philippines) |
| 2019 | "Options" | Options | | Tarsier Records |
| 2019 | "Catching Feelings" (feat. Moophs) | Catching Feelings | | Tarsier Records |
| 2019 | "Love" (by PRETTYMUCH) | INTL:EP | Daniel Klein, Zion Kuwonu, Matt Campfield, Marcus Davis & Brandon Arreaga | Sire Records |
| 2021 | "All Out Of Love" (featuring Moophs) | single | | Tarsier Records |

### Chart performance

| Year | Title | Peak (Pinoy MYX Countdown) | Peak (MYX Hit Chart) | Peak (Philippine Top 20) | Peak (Philippine Hot 100) | Album |
| 2016 | "Dahil Sa 'Yo" | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 | Iñigo Pascual |
| 2017 | "Dito" | 7 | 14 | – | – | Iñigo Pascual |
| 2017 | "Extensyon" (feat. Aikee) | 4 | – | – | – | Himig Handog 2017 |
| 2018 | "Lumang Tugtugin" | 2 | 2 | – | – | — |

### Songs performed on Monarch

* "Family Tradition" (with Joshua Sasse, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto)
* "Photograph" (with Trace Adkins)
* "Watermelon Sugar" (with Emma Milani)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award-granting body | Award title | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | PMPC Star Awards for TV | Male Star of the Night | — | Won |
| 2015 | 46th Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Loveteam (with Sofia Andres) | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Won |
| 2015 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | New Movie Actor of the Year | Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig | Nominated |
| 2016 | FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Para sa Hopeless Romantic | Nominated |
| 2016 | Push Awards | Best Male Celebrity | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Myx Music Awards | Favorite New Artist | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Myx Music Awards | Favorite Myx Celebrity VJ | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Billboard Philippines | First Chart-Topper Artist | Dahil sa 'Yo | Won |
| 2017 | MOR Music Awards | Best New Artist of the Year | Dahil sa 'Yo | Won |
| 2017 | Alta Media Icon Awards | Song of the Year | Dahil sa 'Yo | Won |
| 2017 | 7th EdukCircle Awards | Male Music Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| 2017 | Push Awards | Music Artist of the Year | Dahil sa 'Yo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist | Dahil sa 'Yo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Best Pop Recording | Dahil sa 'Yo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Song of the Year | Dahil sa 'Yo | Won |
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Album of the Year | Iñigo Pascual | Nominated |
| 2019 | MOR Pinoy Music Awards | Best Male Artist of the Year | Lumang Tugtugin | Nominated |
| 2019 | MOR Pinoy Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "Tayo Na Hindi" with (Maris Racal) | Nominated |
| 2021 | Wish Music Awards | Wishclusive Pop Performance of the Year | Balang Araw | Nominated |