▁Josh ua ▁D ela ▁Cruz ▁D ion is io ▁( born ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁actor . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁Ken ▁Pam int uan ▁in ▁Super ▁Ing go ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁Ch olo ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁re make ▁of ▁St air way ▁to ▁Heaven . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁Que zon ▁City , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Jacob , ▁his ▁co - star ▁on ▁Super ▁Ing go . ▁Josh ua ▁D ion is io ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁model ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁discovered ▁via ▁model ing ▁by ▁A BS - CB N ▁and ▁VI VA ▁Films . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁TV ▁appearance ▁as ▁the ▁young ▁Nicol ai ▁" N icos " ▁Arg os ▁in ▁Kay ▁Tag al ▁K ang ▁Hin int ay . ▁ ▁Television ▁career ▁D ion is io ▁began ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁k ids ▁television ▁action ▁series , ▁Super ▁Ing go , ▁playing ▁Kennedy ▁" K en " ▁Pam int uan . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁Maria ' s ▁child hood ▁lo ver ▁in ▁the ▁teles ery e ▁series ▁Maria ▁Fl ord el una ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lead ▁characters ▁in ▁K ung ▁Fu ▁K ids ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁Jazz — a ▁boy ▁with ▁an ▁ability ▁to ▁control ▁and ▁manipulate ▁energy ▁bl asts ▁through ▁his ▁hands