Alvin "Vin" Guiang Abrenica (born May 29, 1991) is a Filipino actor who appeared as a contestant on the reality-based talent search show ''
Artista Academy
''Artista Academy'' is a Philippine talent and reality show aired on TV5. Hosted by Cesar Montano and Marvin Agustin in cooperation with the Asian Academy of Television Arts (AATA), it premiered on July 30, 2012. The show aims to find new tal ...
'' and later won the competition with
Sophie Albert
Bianca Regina Lyttle Reyes (born August 3, 1990), professionally known as Sophie Albert, is a Filipino actress and television personality of European and Chinese descent. She joined the GMA Network in 2017.
Career 2010–2016: Early television ...
. He is known for biggest break as Jepoy Madrigal in
Wildflower
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the w ...
and Elmer Marasigan, the villain and rival of Alex in
A Soldier's Heart
''A Soldier's Heart'' is a Philippine action drama television series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Directed by Richard V. Somes, it stars Gerald Anderson, Carlo Aquino, Vin Abrenica, Elmo Magalona, Jerome Ponce, Yves Flores, Nash Aguas, Sue ...
.
Career
After his win in Artista Academy, Vin was cast as the male lead in
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye may refer to:
Films
* ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1946 film), a romantic comedy directed by James V. Kern, and starring Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker
* ''Never Say Goodbye'' (1956 film), US drama film directed by Jerry Hopper and ...
, a primetime series that aired on TV5. Along with Sophie Albert as the female lead. The cast also included Nora Aunor, Alice Dixson, Gardo Versoza, and Cesar Montano. That same year, he landed the role of Charlie Cadiz in
Misibis Bay, a mini serye that inaugurated him as a hunk actor.
The following year, Vin appeared in the gay-themed comedy drama
Beki Boxer and the romantic suspense drama
Jasmine
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.
In 2015, Vin received a significant project to top-bill the remake of
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...
with Jasmine Curtis Smith.
In 2016, he transferred his talent contract to ABS-CBN and Star Magic. He has initially made guest appearances in Ipaglaban Mo and Maalaala Mo Kaya. In the original plan for the primetime series A Love To Last (originally titled ''The Second Wife''), Vin was set to play the role of Julia Barretto's love interest. However, the network executives later decided to cast him as one of Maja Salvador’s leading men in
Wildflower
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the w ...
. This role has taken another important turning point in his career since it launched him into a more prominent actor.
Vin's final project with the network was the primetime series A Soldier's Heart, where he played Capt. Elmer Marasigan. His character is a villain and the rival of Alex Marasigan, the main character in the series.
After much anticipation, Vin returned to acting in last quarter of 2021 when he signed with GMA Network and ALV Talent Circuit; He made his primary appearance in Tadhana: Kasalanan episode. He is now set to appear as one of the cast in GMA Network's action-adventure series
Lolong
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In November 201 ...
.
Personal life
He is a younger brother of
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
talent
Aljur Abrenica
Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica (born March 24, 1990) is a Filipino actor, dancer, model and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of '' StarStruck''.
Early and personal life
His father, Alfonso Abrenica Jr., was a musician, and his mother, Am ...
, himself a winner on
StarStruck: The Next Level. He attended
Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga
Don Bosco Academy also referred to by its acronym DBA or Don Bosco Pampanga" is a private Catholic Salesian technical educational institution for boys run by the Salesians of the Society of Saint John Bosco in Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines. I ...
.
He has two more siblings besides ''Aljur'' and he is the second oldest amongst his younger siblings, a brother and a sister. Also, he has two nephews, Alas Joaquin Abrenica and Axl Romeo Abrenica.
Abrenica has been dating actress
Sophie Albert
Bianca Regina Lyttle Reyes (born August 3, 1990), professionally known as Sophie Albert, is a Filipino actress and television personality of European and Chinese descent. She joined the GMA Network in 2017.
Career 2010–2016: Early television ...
since June 2013. The two had met the previous year as co-competitors on the talent show ''
Artista Academy
''Artista Academy'' is a Philippine talent and reality show aired on TV5. Hosted by Cesar Montano and Marvin Agustin in cooperation with the Asian Academy of Television Arts (AATA), it premiered on July 30, 2012. The show aims to find new tal ...
'', which they both won. Albert and Abrenica initially ended their relationship in 2016, citing "personal and career-related problems", but reconciled in 2018. In December 2020, the couple became engaged. In February 2021, Albert revealed that she and Abrenica had moved in together. That same month, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a daughter. Their daughter was born on March 15, 2021.
Filmography
Television Series
Reality show
Television shows
Films
Music video appearances
Theater
Discography
Singles
* 2014: "Wala Namang Forever"
References
External links
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Vin Abrenicaat Youtube
Vin Abrenicaat Instagram
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1991 births
Living people
People from Angeles City
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino male television actors
Filipino male models
Male actors from Pampanga
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Reality show winners
TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities
Star Magic personalities
ABS-CBN personalities
GMA Network personalities