GMA Network officially launched Benjamin Alves as its newest
star last Sunday, June 24, in the musical variety show Party Pilipinas. Although Benjamin had signed up with the
Kapuso Network much earlier, he decided to finish his studies first, and finish
he did – with flying colors! He recently
just graduated summa cum laude in AB
English in a university in Guam.
In an interview with the entertainment press on Tuesday,
June 26, Benjamin said that he did not find it hard to decide to become a
Kapuso.
“I felt at home here and I like yung atmosphere po dito, the
people really put their hearts into what they are doing,” he said.
One of the interesting things about Benjamin is the showbiz
blood that runs in his blood: he is the nephew of actor Piolo Pascual. Benjamin said that he told his uncle about
his intention of entering show business beforehand.
“During a family celebration, I told him about my plans and
that I was already decided to become a Kapuso, and he was happy. He congratulated me and he was happy for me
-- because he is my uncle, a family member, and [as such] he only wants the
best for me, and I believe I made the best choice,” shared Benjamin.
Since he will be joining Party Pilipinas as a regular host,
will he try a hand in singing and dancing as well?
“They [Annette Gozon and Joey Abacan] saw my potential and
they wanted to cultivate my potential as an actor. Yung singing and dancing (laughs), siguro
mamaya na, pero sana
meron ding talent dun. But first and
foremost, it’s the acting that they want me for, and they want me for heavy
drama. Hopefully, we can deliver with
preparation.”
Although he being compared with his uncle Piolo Pascual
seems unavoidable, he hopes to establish his own name in the industry in due
time.
“It’s inevitable but I just want to grow as an actor for
myself because this is my first year to do acting as part of a main cast. For me, to try to reach in one year what
Piolo did in how many years is so hard to do.
Mahirap naman pong gawin yun.
Nagco-concentrate nalang po ako sa kung anong magagawa ko, kung ano po
yung binibigay ng GMA sa akin, yung blessings na binibigay sa akin ni God in
terms of my acting, dun na po ako magiging happy, and I’m sure that the
audience will be happy with that for now,” Benjamin said.
Does he honestly aim to become as popular as Piolo?
“Of course, lahat naman po ng young leading men ngayon are
trying to reach the level of Piolo Pascual, Dennis Trillo, Dingdong Dantes, but
they’ve done it for some years, this is only my first year so ineenjoy ko
muna,” he said.
Undeniably, Benjamin has got the looks that would make a
dashing leading man. Who among the
Kapuso leading ladies does he want to work with in his first TV project?
“Andami sa GMA e, pero siguro sina Marian Rivera, Carla
Abellana, Kylie Padilla and Sarah Lahbati.
I’d be grateful if I’d be given a chance to be paired up with them
especially because I see them in workshops and magagaling sila,” he said.
Show businesses maybe full of glitz and glamour but it could
sometimes be a nasty world to be in. Is
he ready to live the life of a celebrity?
“I’m a 100% ready. I
mean, with the amount of trust that is given me by Ms. Annette (Gozon), Sir
Joey (Abacan), Ms. Avin (Marivin Arayata) and my manager Jonas Gaffud, I have
to be ready and I want to be ready. I
want to make sure that everything GMA has invested in me is not going to be
wasted,” he explained.
Benjamin also goes an extra mile in keeping himself fit in
preparation for the long way ahead.
“I go to the gym, I try to get enough sleep. Mejo nag-aadjust pa po kasi I haven’t been
getting enough sleep lately. But I go to
the gym especially because I’ll be doing a pictorial that requires me to be
fit. May time pa naman po, magagawa po
natin ‘yan (laughs),” he said.
Benjamin’s family is in Guam and he’s the only one here in
the Philippines. It must be a big adjustment for him.
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