Jeric Gonzales
{{Short description|Filipino actor}}
{{Philippine name|Salvanera|Gonzales}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeric Gonzales
| image =
| birth_name = John Eric Salvanera Gonzales
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|7}}
| birth_place = Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|model}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| agent = Sparkle GMA Artist Center
| height = 1.78 m
}}
John Eric Salvanera "Jeric" Gonzales (born August 7, 1992), ({{IPA|tl|ˈdʒɛɾik gɔnˈsalɛs|lang}}), is a Filipino actor, singer, and model.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Cara Emmeline |title=LOOK: Jeric Gonzales is the new face of local clothing brand |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/fashion/55877/look-jeric-gonzales-is-the-new-face-of-local-clothing-brand/story |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}} He is known as one of the winners of the second season of the reality show, Protégé, a reality based artista search, created by GMA Network.{{Cite news| first=Erwin| last=Santiago| title=Jeric Gonzales and Thea Tolentino declared winners of Protege: The Battle For The Big Artista Break|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal| date=October 21, 2012| url=http://www.pep.ph/news/36116/Jeric-Gonzales-and-Thea-Tolentino-declared-winners-of-Protege:-The-Battle-For-The-Big-Artista-Break| access-date=October 23, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305165202/http://www.pep.ph/news/36116/Jeric-Gonzales-and-Thea-Tolentino-declared-winners-of-Protege:-The-Battle-For-The-Big-Artista-Break| archive-date=March 5, 2016| url-status=dead}}{{Cite news| title=Meet the Protégé male and female battle champs|work=The Philippine Star| date=October 23, 2012| url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=862329&publicationSubCategoryId=70| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208163439/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=862329&publicationSubCategoryId=70| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 8, 2013}}{{Cite news| title=Jeric, Thea win in 'Protégé'|work=Malaya| date=October 23, 2012| url=http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/15867-jeric-thea-win-in-protege| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416110719/http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/15867-jeric-thea-win-in-protege| archive-date=April 16, 2013| df=mdy-all}} Gonzales became David Pomeranz's opening act for the latter's concert in Manila.{{Cite news|last=Jo-Ann Q. Maglipon|first=Jocelyn Dimaculangan|date=August 5, 2012|title=Protégé Season 2 Reveals Its Top 20|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://pep.ph/photos/3193/protg-season-2-reveals-its-top-20#16}} Gonzales joined the Ginoong Laguna 2012 and won 2nd Runner Up.{{Cite news|last=Garcia|first=Rose|date=August 8, 2012|title=GMA-7 reveals Top 10 male contenders of Protégé|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/35207/gma-7-reveals-top-10-male-contenders-of-protg/1/9|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=January 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113125836/http://www.pep.ph/news/35207/gma-7-reveals-top-10-male-contenders-of-protg/1/9|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|last=Nardo|first=Jun|date=August 9, 2012|title=No plans to enter politics-- Dingdong|publisher=Journal Online|url=http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/35661-no-plans-to-enter-politics-dingdong|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814104343/http://journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/35661-no-plans-to-enter-politics-dingdong|archive-date=August 14, 2012}}
He is known for his leading roles in Magkaagaw and Start-Up PH.
Education and career
Gonzales was a nursing graduate from Calamba Doctors' College in Parian who has temporarily set aside taking the board exams to pursue a showbiz dream. Born and raised in Barangay Halang[http://www.showbiztop.blogspot.com/2012/10/introducing-jeric-gonzales-coco-martin.html Introducing Jeric Gonzales, The Coco Martin Lookalike Among The Proteges] and was mentored by the Southern Luzon mentor Gina Alajar. Gonzales was originally a protégé of Alajar but due to a twist of the show, Alajar had to let go one of her protégés and mentor Jolina Magdangal chose Gonzales as her new protégé.
At the end of the competition, Gonzales was announced as the "Ultimate Male Protégé." Gonzales' female counterpart in winning the competition is Thea Tolentino who is also from Calamba.
Gonzales became part of the now defunct Sunday noontime variety show Party Pilipinas with the other top six finalists. Also after winning Protégé, Jeric was signed, with Thea Tolentino, to be part of Teen Gen, a sequel of the teen oriented show of the 1990s, T.G.I.S..
In 2013, Gonzales appeared as a guest in sitcom Pepito Manaloto. Gonzales was also part of the prime time telenovela, Love and Lies.{{Cite web|title=Teen stars, thrilled for their roles in 'Love and Lies'|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/love_and_lies/8548/teen-stars-thrilled-for-their-roles-in-love-and-lies/story|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en}}
In 2014, Gonzales became part of the cast of Hustisya and in Nora Aunor's Dementia. The same year, Gonzales became a member of the musical trio 3LOGY with Abel Estanislao and Jak Roberto.[http://www.lionheartv.net/2015/01/sunday-stars-launches-jeric-gonzales-abel-estanislao-jak-roberto-boyband-3logy/ "Sunday All Stars" launches Jeric Gonzales, Abel Estanislao and Jak Roberto as boyband ‘3logy’][http://entertainment.tempo.com.ph/2015/02/04/jeric-doesnt-mind-being-part-of-3logy/ Jeric doesn’t mind being part of 3Logy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211100210/http://entertainment.tempo.com.ph/2015/02/04/jeric-doesnt-mind-being-part-of-3logy/ |date=February 11, 2015 }} Their first song is the revival of Jolina Magdangal's hit Maybe It's You.
In 2022, Gonzales, along with Alden Richards, Bea Alonzo, and Yasmien Kurdi joined the cast of the Philippine adaptation of Korean drama Start-Up, where he played the role of Davidson "Dave" Navarro. He considered it the biggest break in his career.{{Cite web |title=Jeric Gonzales considers role in 'Start-Up PH' his biggest break {{!}} GMA Entertainment |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/start_up_ph/92725/jeric-gonzales-considers-role-in-start-up-ph-his-biggest-break/story?amp |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.gmanetwork.com}}
Filmography
=Television series=
=Anthologies=
=Various shows=
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Year || Title || Role | ||
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2012 | Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break | Himself / Grand Winner |
2012–13 | Party Pilipinas | Himself (performer) |
2013 | Pepito Manaloto: Ang Tunay na Kuwento | Ronnie Castro |
2013–15 | Sunday All Stars | Himself (performer) |
2016 | A1 Ko Sa 'Yo | Christian |
2016–17 | Tsuperhero | Danilo{{cite web|last1=Acar|first1=Aedrianne|title=Ano ang role ang gagampanan ni Jeric Gonzales sa 'Tsuperhero?'|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/tsuperhero/29248/look-ano-ang-role-ang-gagampanan-ni-jeric-gonzales-sa-tsuperhero/story|website=GMA Network|publisher=GMA Network, Inc.|access-date=November 13, 2017}} |
=Film=
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Year || Title || Role
!Ref. | ||
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rowspan="2"| 2014 | Hustisya | Michael
| |
Dementia | Vincent
| | |
2016 | Imagine You & Me | Rudy
| |
2019
|Spa Boy #3 | | ||
2022
|Broken Blooms |Jeremy Gonzaga | ||
TBA
|{{pending film|Graduation Day}} | |
Discography
class="wikitable"
|+Singles !Year !Title !Featured artist(s) !Composer !Label !Notes !Ref. |
2015
|"Pwede Ba" |Jak Roberto and Abel Estanislao |GMA Records |Local theme from Pinocchio |
2019
|"Taksil" | rowspan="3" |N/A |Glen Mapue | rowspan="3" |GMA Music | |
2020
|"Line To Heaven" |Originally performed by Introvoys |
2022
|"Hihintayin Kita" |Theme from Broken Blooms |
Awards and nominations
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Year || Association || Category || Nominated work|| Result |
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2014
|11th Golden Screen Awards |Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor |{{nominated}} |
2015
|31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies |New Movie Actor of the Year{{cite news|title=Winners, Star Awards for movies 2015|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/85737-full-list-winners-pmpc-star-awards-movies-2015|work=Rappler|access-date=November 13, 2017}} |{{nominated}} |
2019
|33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television |Best Single Performance by An Actor |Magpakailanman: Male Sex Slave sa Saudi |{{won}} |
2021
|12th PMPC Star Awards for Music |Taksil |{{won}} |
rowspan="4" |2022
|17th Harlem International Film Festival |Best Actor | rowspan="4" |Broken Blooms{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Jeric best actor sa Harlem Int'l Film Fest |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2022/05/23/jeric-best-actor-sa-harlem-intl-film-fest/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.abante.com.ph |language=en-US}} |{{won}} |
Mokkho International Film Festival
|Critics Choice for Best Actor in an Indie |{{won}} |
Saskatchewan International Film Festival
|Best Actor (Full-Length Fiction) |{{won}} |
Tagore International Film Festival
|Outstanding Achievements for Best Actor |{{won}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|nm5697800}}
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/jeric_gonzales
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Category:21st-century Filipino male actors
Category:Filipino male television actors
Category:21st-century Filipino male singers
Category:Protégé (TV series) participants
Category:GMA Network (company) people
Category:People from Calamba, Laguna
Category:Male actors from Laguna (province)