Benjamin Alves
| Benjamin Alves | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Benjamin Sapida March 31, 1989 Hagåtña, Guam |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Vince Saldaña, BJ |
| Alma mater | University of Guam |
| Occupation | model, actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent |
Star Magic (2006–2009) GMA Artist Center (2012–present) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Relatives |
Piolo Pascual (uncle) Iñigo Pascual (cousin) |
Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1989), better known as Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network. He is the nephew of Filipino actor, Piolo Pascual. In 2015 he starred in the Filipino romantic melodrama serie Beautiful Strangers.
Alves was born as Benjamin Quiambao Sapida on March 31, 1989 from the island of Guam, Benjamin's Father is Sapida and his mother is Quiambao, and also a nephew of a famous Filipino actor, Piolo Pascual grew up in Guam.
In 2006, Alves went to the Philippines to pursue a modeling career. He entered showbusiness with the screen name Vince Saldaña back in 2008 and appeared in ABS-CBN's reality model-search competition Close-Up to Fame where he eventually became a finalist. He then signed up in VIVA and got his first acting gig in QTV’s teen series POSH in 2007. In that same year, he appeared in other Viva Films movies like Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo and Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat. He also starred on soap operas Dalawang Tisoy in RPN-9, Ysabella on ABS-CBN and Impostora on GMA Network. Apart from his work on television series and films, Alves also appeared in various TV commercials and magazines. He was supposed to be one of the cast of GMA Network's L.U.V. Pow but was withdrawn after the cast reboot. Alves left show business in 2009 to continue his studies.
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