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Benjamin Sapida[fn 1] (born March 31, 1987), whose previous screen name was Vince Saldaña and current screen name is Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network.

Benjamin Alves
Alves in 2016
Born	Benjamin Sapida[fn 1] (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 (age 35) Guam, U.S.
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Ben, Benj, Benjie,
Alma mater	University of Guam
Occupation	Model, actor
Years active	2006–present
Agent(s)	Viva Artists Agency (2006–2009) Sparkle GMA Artist Center (2012–present)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives	Piolo Pascual (uncle) Iñigo Pascual (cousin) Julia Pascual (cousin)

Biography

Early life

Alves was born Benjamin Quiambao Sapida on March 31, 1987 in Guam. Alves is a nephew of Filipino actor Piolo Pascual.[1][2]

Vince Saldaña (2006–2009)

In 2006, Alves went to the Philippines to pursue a modeling career.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2][4][5] He also starred on soap operas Dalawang Tisoy[6] in RPN 9, Ysabella[7] on ABS-CBN and Impostora[8] on GMA Network. Apart from his work on television series and films, Alves also appeared in various TV commercials and magazines.[2] He was supposed to be one of the cast of GMA Network's L.U.V. Pow but was withdrawn after the cast reboot.[9] Alves left show business in 2009 to continue his studies.[2]

In 2012, Alves graduated Summa cum laude at the University of Guam with a degree in English Literature.[5][10] From a press interview, he revealed that he wanted to in pursue a master's degree but decided to stay on with his showbiz career.[5]

Benjamin Alves and contract with GMA Network (2012–present)

Saldaña was relaunched into show business as Benjamin Alves by Mercator Model and Artist Management.[2][11] He signed an exclusive contract to GMA Network signing a 3 movie outfit and soap operas.[1] He was officially launched in a Sunday variety show, Party Pilipinas on June 25, 2012 as the newest Kapuso star, and was also dubbed as the newest Kapuso heartthrob.[1][12][13] His first movie will be under Regal Films entitled Guni-Guni playing as Paolo Lopez.[5][11] He will act as a love interest of actress, Lovi Poe.[2][11][14] He will also appear on GMA Films's entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, Coño Problems.[15][16] In August 2012, Alves was announced as one of the casts for the remake of the famous Korean television series, Coffee Prince.[17][18] He acted as Errol, a record-producer and half-brother of Abrenica.[19]

In 2013, he starred in the film Sana Dati an Independent film starring TJ Trinidad, Lovi Poe and Paulo Avelino.

Personal life

Alves used to be in a relationship with singer and actress Julie Anne San Jose from May 2016 to November 2018. The relationship was confirmed by San Jose on January 7, 2017.[20] It was only in January 2019, however, that San Jose publicly confirmed their breakup.[21]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2007	Dalawang Tisoy		RPN CNN Philippines
2012	Coffee Prince	Errol Ochoa	GMA Network
2013	Unforgettable	Miguel De Ocampo
	Superbook	Superbook Agent
	Katipunan	Sebastian
2013–2014	Adarna	Bok
2014	Dading	Joemar Rodriguez
2015	Hiram na Alaala	Doc. Kerby
	Beautiful Strangers	Lawrence Castillo
2016	A1 Ko Sa 'Yo	Jay
	Sa Piling ni Nanay	Javier Mercado
2017	Pinulot Ka Lang sa Lupa	Ephraim Esquivel
	I Heart Davao	Paul Gutierrez
2018	Kapag Nahati ang Puso	Joaquin Espiritu
2019	Sahaya	Aratu Calliste
	Dahil Sa Pag-Ibig	Eldon Corpuz
2020	I Can See You: The Promise	Jude Agoncillo
2021	Owe My Love	Miguel "Migs" Alcancia
2022	Artikulo 247	Noah Borromeo

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Network
2006	Close-Up to Fame 2	Himself	ABS-CBN
	POSH	Vince	QTV
2012–2013	Party Pilipinas	Himself / Performer	GMA Network
2012	Pare & Pare	Himself
2013	Wagas: Tamis ng Unang Pag-ibig	Reynaldo Manansala	GMA News TV
	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Dave Seville (voiceover)	GMA Network
2015	Karelasyon: "Scandal"	Brando
	Imbestigador: "Ang Kwento ni Jasmine"	Jerry
	Magpakailanman: "Ang Asawa Kong Aswang"	Johnny
2016	Dear Uge	Jeff
	Dishkarte of the Day	Himself / Guest	GMA News TV
	Wagas	Jun
	Wagas: The Love for Courageous Caitie	Jay-Jay Lucas
	Alamat: "Alamat ng Saging"	Aging (voice)	GMA Network
	Karelasyon: "Inay"	David
	Magpakailanman: "Ang Hinagpis ng Isang Ina"	Chef Hasset Go
2017	Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	Richard
	Wish Ko Lang	Joseph
2019	Magpakailanman: "Tatlong Henerasyon ng Sipag at Tiyaga"	Young Manny Villar

Film

Year	Title	Role	Studio
2007	Ang Cute ng Ina Mo	Jojo	Star Cinema VIVA Films
	Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat	Junior	VIVA Films
2012	Guni-Guni	Paolo Lopez	GMA Films Regal Films
2013	Sana Dati	Andrew Cesario	Cinemalaya Quantum Films GMA Films
	Islands	The Astronaut	Cinema One Originals
2014	The Trial	Paco Sequia	Star Cinema
2015	Heneral Luna	Lt. Manuel L. Quezon	Artikulo Uno Productions Quantum Films
	Gayuma	Mike	Artikulo Uno Productions
2016	Dagsin	Young Justino Razon	Atom & Anne Mediaworks, Cinemalaya
2017	Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted	Jag	OctoArts Films, T-Rex Entertainment Productions
2018	Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral	Manuel L. Quezon	Artikulo Uno Productions TBA Studios
TBA	Untitled Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral sequel	Manuel L. Quezon	Artikulo Uno Productions TBA Studios

Accolades

Year	Award-Giving Body	Award	Work/Nominee	Result
2013	61st FAMAS Awards	Great Shape Award	—	Won
2017	12th Myx Music Awards	Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video	Himself for "Naririnig Mo Ba" by Julie Anne San Jose	Nominated

Notes

References

External links

• Benjamin Alves at IMDb
• https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/benjamin_alves

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