Juan Carlos "Arjo" Campo Atayde (born November 5, 1990) is a

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actor and politician who has served as the representative for

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's 1st district since 2022. He is best known for his appearances on drama series aired on

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, as well as his critically acclaimed role as Benjo in the

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''Bagman''. A member of the

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, Atayde was first elected to Congress as an

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in the 2022 general elections, where he unseated incumbent representative Onyx Crisologo.

Early life

Atayde was born on November 5, 1990, to actress

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and businessman Art Atayde. He is the eldest with three younger siblings:

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, Gela, and Xavi. Arjo studied at La Salle Greenhills and later moved to Reedley International School.

Entertainment career

His first official venture into acting was at age 9 for ''

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''. However, he was pulled out of acting when it affected his schooling. Atayde's first notable appearance was more than a decade later, in 2012, for the show ''

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'' as "Jepoy". He has played several starring roles in the drama anthology series ''

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''. He appeared in the episodes "Bangka", "Dos Por Dos", "Itlog", "Liham", "Marital Lies", "Sibuyan Siblings", and "Tsubibo". For his acting in the series, he won the following awards from ''PMPC Star Awards for Television'': " ''Best Male New TV Personality''" in 2012 for "Bangka" and ''Best Single Performance by an Actor'' in 2014 for his portrayal of a gay parent in "Dos Por Dos". In 2013, he starred as Rafael de Lara in the daytime television series ''

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'' for which he won a ''PMPC Star Awards for Best Single Performance by an Actor''. He then went on to star in the Korean adaptation, ''Pure Love'' as Raymond de la Cruz/Ramon Esguerra. The following year, he was given his biggest role to date as the main antagonist Joaquin Tuazon on ''

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''. He also won a ''PMPC Star Awards for Best Single Performance by an Actor'' for this role. He continued to have various notable roles in 2019 for which he received many accolades. Most noteworthy are his portrayals of Benjo, a barber who falls into criminality, in the iWant TV exclusive show Bagman where he won Best Actor in Leading Role award during the 3rd Asian Academy Creative Awards, and then as Elai, a man with autism, in ''The General's Daughter''. The latter brought him praise on social media, including the approval of Autism Society Philippines for his sensitive and nuanced representation of autism.

Political career

Congressional career (2022–present)

In 2022, Atayde ran for representative in Quezon City's 1st congressional district. He ran as an independent with the backing of the

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-led Serbisyo sa Bayan Party. He was elected with 66.85% of the vote, unseating incumbent Onyx Crisologo. He was sworn in on June 30, 2022. On October 8, 2022, Atayde joined the

, being sworn in by Fellow Representative

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( Ilocos Norte–1st).

Personal life

In 2016, he was reportedly courting the actress,

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, but it did not work out. Atayde then dated a member of GirlTrends, Sammie Rimando, until 2018. In December 2018, there were rumors about Atayde dating

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. The actress only confirmed this months later through her blog prior to her birthday in March 2019. They got engaged on July 28, 2022.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atayde, Arjo 1990 births Living people ABS-CBN personalities De La Salle University alumni Filipino male television actors Independent politicians in the Philippines Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City Star Magic personalities Viva Artists Agency Filipino actor-politicians