While most of us know Gil Cuerva now as an actor from shows such as Love You Stranger and the local adaptation of My Love From the Star, Kapuso star Gil Cuerva started out his career in the entertainment industry as a model based in Hong Kong.
Over the years, Gil has been part of a mall's youth model pool, been featured in magazines, and has been one of the model's of a local clothing brand.
Take a look back at his time in the modeling industry in the gallery below.
He was part of SM Youth's talented pool of models.
One of his photos from CHALK Magazine together with Richard Juan.
The actors look equally good with short and spiky hair.
The model-actor doesn't choose where or when it's time to take a good photo.
He even makes props work well with him.
He was one of Folded and Hung's models.
He could even make it to the covers of Dazed and Confused.
He makes simple photos look artistic.
He definitely slayed with this one.
A pose like this even works for him.
He looks really good in an all-white suit.
He was once the cover boy of Garage magazine.
The 'sakit ulo' pose.
Any style works for him.
While travelling in Hong Kong, he even saw his own ad.
An unpublished photo of Gil taken by photographer Rxandy Capinpin.
Shot taken by Toff Tiozon for his Inquirer To Be You feature, the youth section of the daily newspaper.
One of Gil's most recent photoshoots after being announced as the Filipino Matteo for GMA Network's My Love From The Star.
Thanks to Gil's model body, the summer vibes are easily conjured so long as he's beside a pool.
This black and white photo doesn't hide the fact that the combination of Gil's long hair and long legs are lethal.
Because of his eye-catching looks, Gil is a go-to model for the country's local clothing brands.