Yul Servo

The Honorable Yul Servo Nieto
Official portrait, 2019
20th Vice Mayor of Manila
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Mayor	Honey Lacuna
Preceded by	Honey Lacuna
Chair of the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development
In office October 6, 2020 – June 30, 2021
Preceded by	Eric Martinez
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 3rd district
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Zenaida Angping
Succeeded by	Joel Chua
Member of the Manila City Council from the 3rd district
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Personal details
Born	John Marvin Cruz Nieto (1977-02-22) February 22, 1977 (age 47) Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines[1]
Political party	Asenso Manileño (2015–present) Aksyon Demokratiko (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (2015–2021) UNA (2012–2015) Nacionalista (2007–2012)
Spouse	Flovelyn Nieto
Children	5
Residence	Manila
Alma mater	Philippine College of Criminology (BS)
Occupation	Actor (2001–present), politician (2007–present)

John Marvin "Yul Servo" Cruz Nieto (born February 22, 1977)^[1][2] is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 20th vice mayor of Manila since 2022.

Early life[edit]

Nieto, nicknamed "Jon-Jon" as a child, was born in Bulacan and was raised in Binondo, Manila. Nieto's father Glenn Martin Romano Nieto, an architect by profession, used to own a tailoring shop and served as a city councilor from 1988 to 1995.^[3][4] The second of eight children in a Manila middle-class family, Nieto studied and graduated to become a policeman but was pushed into acting by an uncle.

Entertainment career[edit]

He entered show business in 2001. His stage name Yul Servo was chosen by director Maryo J. de los Reyes in homage to Russian actor Yul Brynner and Servo being the name of the head waiter in the restaurant de los Reyes frequented. Servo's notable films include Batang West Side (2001), Laman (2002), Naglalayag (2004), Torotot, and Brutus (2008). Several of Servo's notable acting accolades include winning the Best Actor award for Naglalayag at the 2004 Brussels Independent Film Festival, an international award-giving body based in Belgium.^[5]

Political career[edit]

Servo entered politics in 2007 with his election to the Manila City Council. Upon being term-limited, Servo was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 to represent Manila's 3rd congressional district in the chamber, being reelected to a second term in 2019.^[6]

Although he was one of the actors who appeared on some of the programs of ABS-CBN, he is among the 70 representatives who voted "yes" to "kill" (reject) the franchise renewal of the said network, the largest in the Philippines.^[7] A former heavy smoker himself and quitter, Servo is also the proponent of the Smoke-Free Environment Bill which aims to create more public places for people to be free from the dangers of second-hand smoke.^[8]

Servo was later elected vice mayor of Manila in 2022 under the local party Asenso Manileño. He was the running mate of then-vice mayor Honey Lacuna, who was elected mayor.

Personal life[edit]

Outside acting and politics, Servo is an avid skateboarding fan and plays the skateboard.^[9] Servo is good friends with fellow actor Piolo Pascual, who is also the godfather to four of Servo's children.^[10]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

Acting awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Yul Servo at Wikimedia Commons
• Yul Servo at IMDb
• Hon. Nieto, John Marvin "Yul Servo" C. at the House of Representatives of the Philippines