He won the award for Best Child Actor at the 5th Asian Filmfest.

[1] He was the third child of Consuelo Sotto and Exequiel Alano.

He was also on the radio show Ricky Romantiko on DZXL every Sunday.

His best friends were Victor Wood and Renato del Prado.

[1] Boy Alano died on July 23, 2022, in Sampaloc, Manila at the age of 81.