GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — A familiar face from Philippine film and television is now calling the show under the big top in GenSan. Spanish-Filipino actor Kuya Manzano, based in Metro Manila since 2011, is the ringmaster of EuroXtreme Circus ¡Carnavale!, the touring production by Art Box Entertainment now playing at Zaldivar Field, Yumang Street, Barangay City Heights, General Santos City, through Nov. 22, 2026.
Manzano’s film credits include Commander Harrison in Sisa (dir. Jun Robles Lana), opposite Hilda Koronel, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the Philippines; and Padre Tressera in GomBurZa (dir. Pepe
Diokno); and Mamasapano. On television, audiences have seen him in Bad Genius, He’s Into Her, and Katipunan.
It isn’t every day that a face from Prime Video and primetime TV is the one welcoming GenSan families into a circus tent. Audiences who watched him on screen can now see him live and up close, steering the whole night between aerialists, motorcycle stunts, and clowns. For a city that rarely gets film and TV talent outside of mall shows, it’s a
chance to see an actor in a completely different role, with no cameras and no second takes.
“I’ve spent years on film sets and theater stages. The circus is a different animal: live, loud, and honest. GenSan audiences show up ready to feel something. My job as ringmaster is simple: bring them into the night, keep them with the acts, and send them home with a story,” Manzano said.
EuroXtreme Circus ¡Carnavale! is presented by Art Box Entertainment. Per Art Box’s published General Santos show page, the engagement runs from October 28 to November 22, 2026, at Zaldivar Field. Art Box lists the show as open daily except Mondays, with performances Tuesday to Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets (as published by Art Box Entertainment): available at artboxentertainment.com, the venue ticket office at the circus, and the SM City General Santos ticket booth. Seat categories and current prices are listed on the organizer’s site; buyers should confirm totals at checkout.
