Gio Alvarez

{{short description|Filipino actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2014}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=June 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gio Alvarez

| image =

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| birth_name = Giorgio Pietro Verano Alvarez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|11|18}}

| birth_place = Mandaluyong, Philippines

| nationality = Filipino

| occupation = Actor, model

| years_active = 1991–present

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

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Giorgio Pietro Verano Alvarez (born November 18, 1976), better known as Gio Alvarez, is a Filipino actor in movies and television shows. He was an original member of Ang TV, a youth-oriented variety show in the Philippines.

Career

He played as young Michael de Mesa in Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit, starring Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta. He played as Bob Cosme, the second son of Kevin Cosme played by Dolphy in Home Along Da Riles, showed in ABS-CBN from 1992-2003. In 2003, he appeared in TV series It Might Be You with John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo.

Alvarez appeared in afternoon drama series of GMA Network's Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako with Camille Prats, Ehra Madrigal and Marian Rivera. He was included in the cast of Asian Treasures with Robin Padilla and Angel Locsin.http://www.pep.ph/celeb/parties/the-bulletin/11697/gio-alvarez-takes-another-crack-at-showbiz "Gio Alvarez takes another crack at showbiz"

He played as husband of Manilyn Reynes in the Halloween episode "Kandila" of Maalaala Mo Kaya.http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/10985/manilyn-reynes-and-gio-alvarez-topbill-halloween-special-of-maalaala-mo-kaya "Manilyn Reynes and Gio Alvarez topbill Halloween special of Maalaala Mo Kaya"

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Title !! Role

1991

|Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit

|Young Milo

1992

|Gwapings: The First Adventure

|

rowspan=2|1993

|Home Along Da Riles Da Movie {{Cite web|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/home-along-da-riles|title=Home Along Da Riles | Star Cinema|website=starcinema.abs-cbn.com}}

|Bob Kosme

Secret Love

|

1994

|Muntik na Kitang Minahal

|

rowspan=2|1995

|Pare Ko{{Cite web|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/pare-ko|title=Pare Ko | Star Cinema|website=starcinema.abs-cbn.com}}

|Abe

Mangarap Ka

|Glen

1996

|Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure {{Cite web|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/ang-tv-movie|title=Ang TV Movie, The Adarna Adventure | Star Cinema|website=starcinema.abs-cbn.com}}

|Prinsipe Juan

1997

|Home Along Da Riles 2 {{Cite web|url=https://starcinema.abs-cbn.com/movies/home-along-da-riles-2|title=Home Along Da Riles 2, The Movie | Star Cinema|website=starcinema.abs-cbn.com}}

|Bob Kosme

1998

|Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang?

|Cenon

1999

|Alyas Pogi: Ang Pagbabalik

|Tonio

2006

|You Are the One

|

2008

|A Very Special Love {{Cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/17607/john-lloyd-cruz-and-sarah-geronimo-team-up-for-a-very-special-love|title=John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo team up for "A Very Special Love"|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}

| rowspan="2" |Vincent

2009

|You Changed My Life

2010

|In Your Eyes

|Storm's co-worker

rowspan=3|2012

|50/50 (short)

|

A Secret Affair

|cousin of Rafi

Vesuvius (short)

|

rowspan=2|2013

|It Takes a Man and a Woman

|Vincent

Reptilia in Suburbia

|

rowspan=2|2016

| Fruits N' Vegetables: Mga Bulakboleros

| Visitor at U.P. Campus-Diliman

Ecclesiastes

| Eduardo

2018I Love You, HaterJohn
2019

| I'm Ellenya L.

| Daddy Toots

2024

| Uninvited

| Randall

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network

1992–1997

|Ang TV

|Himself

|rowspan="7"|ABS-CBN

1992–2003

|Home Along Da Riles {{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360270/|title=Home Along da Riles|via=www.imdb.com}}

|Bob Kosme

1995–2006

|ASAP

| Himself / Host / Performer

1996

|Bayani

|Gregorio del Pilar

1999–2003

|Tabing Ilog

|Boyet delos Santo

rowspan=2|2003

|Home Along Da Airport

|Bob Kosme

It Might Be You

|Ebony

2005–2006

|Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako

|

|rowspan="3"|GMA Network

rowspan=2|2007

|Asian Treasures {{Cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/182/robin-padilla-and-angel-locsin-team-up-to-find-39asian-treasures39|title=Robin Padilla and Angel Locsin team up to find 'Asian Treasures'|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}

|Cedric

Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan

|

rowspan=2|2008

|Lobo

|Elton

| rowspan="14" |ABS-CBN

Komiks Presents: Tiny Tony

|

2009

|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Karnabal

|Ramil

2010

|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Plane Ticket

|Joel

2011–2012

|Maria la del Barrio {{Cite news|url=https://www.pep.ph/|title=PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal): Showbiz and Beyond|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal}}

|Anot

rowspan=3|2012

|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Korona (II)

|Mark

Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kandila (III)

|Sonny

Ikaw ay Pag-Ibig

|Mark

rowspan=3|2013

|May Isang Pangarap

|James

Honesto

|Benjie

Maalaala Mo Kaya: Make-Up (II)

|Alain

rowspan=2|2014

|Maalaala Mo Kaya: Liham

|Father Renee

Forevermore

|Atty. Mateo Salazar

rowspan=3|2015

|Ipaglaban Mo!: Binasag na katahimikan

|Pilo

Karelasyon: Sulot{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246270/ |title=Gio Alvarez - IMDB|website=IMDb |accessdate= January 9, 2016}}

|Mico

|GMA Network

Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal

|Himself / Briefcase #20

| rowspan="2" |ABS-CBN

rowspan="3" |2016

|FPJ's Ang Probinsyano

|Arabas Amaba

Alyas Robin Hood

|Jerico Sumilang

| rowspan="3" |GMA Network

Pepito Manaloto

|Winston

2017

|Alisto

|Himself

2018WildflowerRonaldrowspan="2" | ABS-CBN
2019Ipaglaban Mo: KuyaHenry Asuncion
2020Dear UgeVariousrowspan="5" |GMA Network
2021Babawiin Ko ang LahatGreg Madrigal
rowspan="2" |2023

| Luv Is: Caught in His Arms

Federico dela Cruz
Sparkle U: #Ghosted

| Liam

2024–2025

| Shining Inheritance

|Edwin Rodriguez

2024

| It's Showtime

| Himself

| Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
All TV
GMA Network
GTV

rowspan="2" | 2025

| FPJ's Batang Quiapo

| Caloy Benito

| Kapamilya Channel
A2Z
TV5

Love at First Spike

|Larry Dumlao

|iWantTFC

Discography

  • Gio - only rap album recorded
  • "Ang Huling El Bimbo" - soundtrack in the film Labs Kita, Okey Ka Lang?

Awards

  • 3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Best Supporting Actorhttps://www.rappler.com/entertainment/list-pista-ng-pelikulang-pilipino-winners-2019 "FULL LIST: Winners of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Gabi ng Parangal 2019"

References

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