GMA 7’s latest heartthrob isn’t just another pretty face
By Rito P. Asilo
WHILE reviewing the initial takes of newcomer Benjamin Alves on the first day of his taping for the local adaptation of the popular 2007 Koreanovela, “Coffee Prince,” director Ricky Davao reminded the 23-year-old model-turned-actor, “Nagpi-Piolo (Pascual) ka dito ah.” Up close, GMA 7’s newest heartthrob looks and talks (and even laughs) like the Kapamilya network’s premier heartthrob, although he can hardly be blamed for the eerie physical resemblance. After all, Benjamin is Piolo’s nephew!
