Career
He was a very quiet guy. He is meaningful, wise and kind actor. He was discovered by his former talent manager Boy De Guia.
He was discovered because of his good and strong Filipino looking, handsomeness and to his black wavy hair.
These all happened when he delivered products that was ordered by Boy. He started as a dancer, then became a Karilagan model and stage actor before joining the movies.
He is the first movie actor that was launched in the telenovelas like Mara Clara and Mula Sa Puso. Rodrigo did movies with Nora Aunor like,, and, among others
He also appeared in movies such as with Charo Santos, with Vilma Santos, with Dina Bonnevie, starring Lito Lapid, Bawal Na Gamot with Romnick Sarmenta, and with Camille Prats.
Some showbiz personalities were so proud of him because of his early years in show business, he worked along with the biggest stars. Rodrigo studied Bachelor of Science Chemistry, at Far Eastern University. He was a former product analyst of Unilever.