John Eric Salvanera Gonzales (born August 7, 1992), professionally known as Jeric Gonzales, is a Filipino actor, singer, and model. He is known as one of the winners of the second season of the reality show, ''

Protégé Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and p ...

'', a reality based ''artista'' search, created by

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. Gonzales became

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's opening act for the latter's concert in

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. Gonzales joined the Ginoong Laguna 2012 and won 2nd Runner Up. He is known for his leading roles in ''

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'' and '' Start-Up PH''.

Education and career

Gonzales was a

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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 HalangIntroducing Jeric Gonzales, The Coco Martin Lookalike Among The Proteges
/ref> and was mentored by the Southern Luzon mentor

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. 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

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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

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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.''. On 2013, Gonzales appeared as a guest in sitcom ''

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''. Gonzales was also part of the prime time ''telenovela'', ''

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''. In 2014, Gonzales became part of the cast of ''Hustisya'' and in Nora Aunor's ''

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''. The same year, Gonzales became a member of the musical trio 3LOGY with

Abel Estanislao Abel Estanislao (born May 19, 1995 in Marikina, Philippines) is a Filipino actor and model. He is notable in Teen Gen as Jose Vicente "JV" Cortez and one of three member in 3Logy Band. He is an Argentine- Filipino. Career Abel Estanislao starte ...

and

Jak Roberto Jan Rommel Osuna Roberto (born December 2, 1993), professionally known as Jak Roberto, is a Filipino actor, model and singer. He was a member of the trio boy band 3LOGY alongside Jeric Gonzales and Abel Estanislao. Roberto is currently worki ...

. Their first song is the revival of

's hit ''Maybe It's You.'' In 2022, Gonzales, along with

Alden Richards Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr. (born January 2, 1992), known professionally as Alden Richards, is an award-winning Filipino actor, singer, host, and entrepreneur. He is dubbed as "The Asia's Multimedia Star" after receiving the Asian Star Pri ...

Bea Alonzo Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), professionally known as Bea Alonzo (), is a Filipino actress. Alonzo first gained recognition for the 2002 teleserye ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''. She is best known for her portrayals ...

, and

Yasmien Kurdi Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where ...

joined the cast of the Philippine adaptation of Korean drama '' Start-Up'', where he played the role of Davidson "Dave" Navarro. he considered it a biggest break in his career.

Filmography

Television series

Anthologies

Various shows

Film

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/jeric_gonzales 1992 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino male television actors Filipino male models 21st-century Filipino male singers Participants in Philippine reality television series Reality show winners Protégé (TV series) participants GMA Network personalities GMA Music artists People from Calamba, Laguna Male actors from Laguna (province) Singers from Laguna (province) Tagalog people {{Philippines-actor-stub