Alfonso Sumilang Martinez (born May 19, 1988) is a Filipino actor.

Career

Martinez made his television debut, as Alfons Martinez, in

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's gag-

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. He played a nephew to

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, who is also his real-life maternal uncle, in the

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''. A month after

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launched Star Magic Batch 15 — still in celebration of its 15th anniversary in 2007 —

's talent arm launched another batch of new talents. The group, dubbed as "Royalties", consisted of

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, Gian Sotto, Michael Manahan, Michael Manotoc, and Alfonso Martinez. Martinez, along with

Carl Guevarra Carlo "Carl" Guevara is a Filipino actor and model. Guevara started his career when he and his brother Paolo joined the ''Be Bench / The Model Search'' where he won along with Regine Angeles. In 2007, he made his first television assignment w ...

, joined the cast of '' Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv'', which was revamped to '' Abt Ur Luv, Ur Lyf 2'' in 2007. He played Daniel the romantic interest of

Isabelle Abiera Isabelle Abiera Collins, professionally known as Max Collins, (born August 28, 1992) is an American born Filipino actress and model. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. Early life Collins was born in California. Her mother is ...

's character in ''Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2''—his first TV role in 15 years after his television debut in ''

''. When ''Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2'' ended in 2008, he then went to appear in 2 other seasons of Star Magic Presents namely: '' Astigs in Haay...skul Lyf'' and '' Star Magic Presents: Astigs in Luvin' Lyf''.

Personal life

Alfonso Martinez is the middle child and only son of actors

Albert Martinez Alberto Pineda Martinez (born April 19, 1961), is a Filipino actor, producer, and director. Dubbed as the "''King of Philippine Teleseryes''", he has since established himself as one of the most omnipresent figures in Philippine television and ...

and Liezl Martinez. He has an older sister Alyanna and a younger sister Alyssa. He is a paternal nephew of William Martinez and

Yayo Aguila Maria Rosario Racelis Aguila (September 13, 1967), better known as Yayo Aguila, is a Filipino actress whose career began through the cult film series '' Bagets''. Career Yayo Aguila's career began in 1982. Her breakout film was the cult film ...

and is also a maternal nephew of actors

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and

Charlene Gonzales Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin-Muhlach (; born May 1, 1974) is a Filipino actress, media personality and beauty pageant titleholder. Gonzales won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994 title and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1994 ...

. His maternal grandparents are actors

Amalia Fuentes Amalia Amador Muhlach (born August 27, 1940 – October 5, 2019); commonly known as Amalia Fuentes (), was a Filipino actress and filmmaker whose career spanned six decades. She was the Queen of Philippine Movies in the 1960s and one of the to ...

and

Romeo Vasquez Ricardo Alandy Sumilang (April 9, 1939 – May 2, 2017), also known by his stage name Romeo Vasquez, was a Filipino actor and former matinee idol of Philippine cinema. Career Vasquez was discovered by director Armando Garces who saw him whil ...

. In September 2020, Martinez became engaged to his "non-showbiz" girlfriend, Mikaela. The couple also announced that they were expecting their first child, a son. Martinez has scoliosis.

Filmography

Television

References

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