Tyron, who died Dec. 29, 2011, is
another tragic show business figure.
Tyron Perez may have dreamed of
heading the news line. Throughout his career, he never received much
press coverage more than he did on his grim death December 29, 2011.
Yesterday, Jan. 5, he was finally laid to rest, with the thought that
the promising actor must have finally achieved eternal peace.
Early Life
Born Sept. 14, 1985 in Concepcion,
Tarlac, Tyron was born Jojo Perez to a family that subsists in
farming. He grew up a farmer's son and spent his childhood in the
fields with his six siblings. At the start of his career, Tyron would recall that he and his father rose with the sun.
In one of the stories wrote about him,
There, on top of the carabao, he dreams to be in showbiz. He imagined
himself acting with Kris Aquino, his crush and idol. Until he
was in high school (at the Benigno Aquino National High School), he
and his dad would milk their carabaos early mornings and sell the
milk. Sometimes, they would sleep in the middle of the rice fields
when we had to water the seedlings (nagpapatubig ng palay)."
Showbiz Career
Tyron was initially enrolled at the
Bulacan State University, where he was a freshman in his Fine Arts
studies before he quit to join show business. Before joining GMA-7's
reality star search, Starstruck, Perez was a mainstay in German
Moreno's late-night show, Master Showman Presents Walang Tulugan,
where he was a member of MSP Teenstars, a teen group with a regular
weekly performance.
In 2003, he joined the pilot season of
Starstruck, an all-talent competition where the winners were given
showbiz breakthrough. Aside from Perez, other contenders who are now
popular celebrities include Cristine Reyes, Jennelyn Mercado, Mark
Herras, and Katrina Halili.
Perez was eliminated on the sixth of
the competition, but under the management of Douglas Quijano, he was
given several television projects by GMA-7. He was cast mostly in
supporting roles on several television series, including Carlo J.
Caparas' Bakekang (2006) and Lupin (2007).
Meanwhile, he made three films
throughout his career, although independent movies, where he was cast
in bold and daring roles. They were Malikmata (2003), Twilight
Dancers (2006), his most controversial, and Pipo (2009).
On the death of Quijano, Perez's
already stand-still career dipped until he transferred to ABS-CBN in
2010, where he emerged as one of the promising actors of the station.
With the help of director Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Perez signed with the
station's talent arm, Star Magic.
His first assignment as a Kapamilya was
to portray the role of Gary, Glydel Mercado's spoiled son in Elena
Patron's Momay (2010). He was later cast in Imortal (2010) and Mula
sa Puso (2011), and became a regular performer in the long-running
anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya.
Death
Perez was found dead inside his car in
Valenzuela City, on Dec. 29, 2011 and investigations revealed that he
committed suicide. His remains were buried at Jaica Cemetery in
Concepcion, Tarlac on Jan. 5, 2012. Tyron was married to Liv
Espino,a flight attendant.
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