Miguel Torrejos Tanfelix (born September 21, 1998) is a Filipino actor. Tanfelix played young Pagaspas in the fantasy series '' Mulawin'' (2004); he gained prominence after playing the role of Niño Inocente, a mentally challenged boy in the series '' Niño'' (2014). He also appeared in the afternoon drama ''Wish I May'' (2016) and as Steve Armstrong in ''Voltes V: Legacy'' (2023).

Early and personal life

Tanfelix was born on September 21, 1998, in Dasmariñas, Cavite. He is the elder of two children of Mary Grace Torrejos and Gary Tanfelix, who are educators and mountaineers. Although they live in Cavite, where Tanfelix attends regular school, the family also keeps a home in Parañaque to lessen Tanfelix's travel time when filming. Tanfelix finished high school at Cavite School of Life (Dasmariñas Campus) and is now studying entrepreneurship at De La Salle University –Dasmariñas. Tanfelix dated actresses Barbie Forteza from 2012 to 2014, Bianca Umali from 2014 to 2017, and

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from 2017 to 2018. He had been in a relationship with '' Voltes V: Legacy'' and '' Firefly'' co-star Ysabel Ortega since late 2023. Tanfelix was hired by the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), an attached agency of Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev), as a celebrity ambassador for U4U, a youth initiative giving Filipino teenagers critical information on delaying sexual activity and preventing sexually transmitted infections.

Career

2004–2013: ''StarStruck Kids''

Tanfelix was five years old when he joined the kid version of the reality-based ''artista'' search '' StarStruck'' in 2004. It was the ''artista'' search that made Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras (the show's very first winners) household names. Proclaimed as the season's First Prince, Tanfelix later joined the cast of the hit fantaserye '' Mulawin'' as Young Pagaspas. The following year, Tanfelix played the role of Rainier Castillo's younger version of Jimboy/Erastus in the 2006 fantaserye '' Majika'', and played Pepe Javier in the afternoon drama '' Now and Forever:'' '' Linlang''. From 2007 to 2012, Tanfelix portrayed the younger roles of some of the lead characters in several GMA series. He was Young Aldrin Griego in '' Pati Ba Pintig ng Puso'', Young Junjun in '' La Vendetta'', and '' Langit sa Piling Mos Young Thirdy among others.

2014–2016: ''Big Break''; ''Niño''

In 2014, Tanfelix received his biggest break to date when he was given the titular role of '' Niño''. His portrayal as a mentally challenged boy received three different acting nominations from PMPC Star Awards for TV, PEP List Awards and Golden Screen TV Awards. The same year, Tanfelix joined '' Sunday All Stars'' as a co-host and a performer. Tanfelix also starred in the comedy sitcom '' Ismol Family'' with his love team '' Bianca Umali''. Tanfelix led his second Primetime series, '' Once Upon a Kiss'', during the first three months of 2015. He also co-hosted the sixth season of the reality-talent search '' StarStruck'' where he first started his ''showbiz'' career. In 2016, Tanfelix once again starred in a leading role with Bianca Umali in the afternoon drama '' Wish I May''.

2015: ''Dubsmash: Twerk It Like Miley''

In July 2015, Tanfelix became popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Timor Leste because of his viral Dubsmash video of Brandon Beal's hit song Twerk It Like Miley. Tanfelix was featured in an Indonesian newspaper, "Sumatera Ekspres" twice. He has also received several invitations to travel to Indonesia for a TV guesting and show. Tanfelix has a strong following in Indonesia, evident in his social media posts which include Bahasa (Indonesian) language comments. Tanfelix gained 300k+ followers on his social media accounts, most of them Indonesian. Because of his popularity in Indonesia, he was compared to Indonesian actor and singer Aliando Syarief. Tanfelix also recorded many video collaborations with Bacun Hakim, an Indonesian actor and host.

Filmography

Television

Television series

Television shows

Drama anthologies

TV specials

Films

Awards and nominations

References

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