Brace Henry Arquiza (born December 12, 2000) is a Filipino actor, model, dancer and singer from

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, Philippines. Currently, he is a talent of

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and is known for his role as Toffer in the primetime series ''

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''. He was also a member of the boy band

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Career

In 2011, he won the '' ASAP'' Supahdance contest. In 2012, he played Aaron in the drama series '' Wansapanataym: Magic Shoes''. In 2013, he was launched as a part of the boygroup

together with his friends Joaquin Reyes,

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and

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. The group debuted in '' ASAP 18'' where they performed

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's "

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". Since then, the group regularly performed in '' ASAP''.GIMME 5 goes out all with all original pop rock hit songs
''ABS-CBN Social Media Newsroom''. Retrieved 2014-11-12. He also made appearances in ''

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'' for the episodes "Bimpo" and "Notebook". In 2014, he starred in ''

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's Perfecto'' alongside Nash Aguas,

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, and the rest of the

members. In the same year, he starred in the TV series ''

'' which was based on the

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series of the same name by Noreen Capili alongside Nash Aguas, Alexa Ilacad,

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and his fellow-members Joaquin Reyes, Grae Fernandez and John Bermundo. Soon after, Gimme 5 released their self-titled debut album under

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which its carrier single, "Hatid Sundo". In 2015, Gimme 5 won their first award as "Most Promising Recording/Performing Group" at the 46th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards. In the same year, the "Teen Power: The Kabataan Pinoy Concert Party" led by Gimme 5 and joined by the ''PBB 737'' Teen Housemates was held at the

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in Pasay. In 2017, the group came back to release their ''Sophomore'' album under Star Music, consisting of 5 new tracks with its carrier single, "Walang Dahilan".

Filmography

Television

References

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