Jin Macapagal

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sagalongos and the surname or paternal family name is Macapagal.

Jin Macapagal
Born	Jindric Sagalongos Macapagal (1995-07-29) July 29, 1995 (age 29) Cebu City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupations	Actor model dancer
Years active	2019–present
Agents	Aguila Entertainment Star Magic Sparkle
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]

Jindric Sagalongos Macapagal (born July 29, 1995) is a Filipino actor, model and dancer. In 2019, he was named as the ABS-CBN Ultimate BidaMan on the It's Showtime segment BidaMan.[2]

Early life and education

Macapagal was born on July 29, 1995, in Cebu City. He is the youngest of three children of Carlo Macapagal, a Manileño, and Agnes Sagalongos, a Cebuana.[3] His first name Jindric is derived from his elder brothers' names. Their names are Jin and Cydric.

In 2017, he graduated with a major in physical therapy from Cebu Doctors' University.[4]

Career

2016: Pinoy Boyband Superstar

In 2016 (as Jindric Macapagal), he auditioned at ABS-CBN's competition on search for the newest boyband in the Philippines Pinoy Boyband Superstar where he got 95% of the votes from the all-girl audience on the first round. He made it at the Top 20 but did not make it at the Top 12 stage.[5]

2019–2023: It's Showtime and ASAP Natin 'To

In 2019, Macapagal auditioned on It's Showtime's segment BidaMan, a search for newest leading man in the Philippines. He was renamed as Jin Macapagal. On March 23, 2019, he was the Week 2 winner.

On August 10, 2019, at the grand finals, he was hailed as the Ultimate BidaMan.[6][7]

From 2019 to 2023, he became a regular dance performer on ASAP Natin 'To.

2024–present: GMA Network

In 2024, Macapagal transferred to GMA Network. He is currently an artist of Sparkle GMA Artist Center.[8]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Production Company
2018	ML		independent film
	Double Twisting Double Back	man trying the slackline	Cinema One Originals
2019	Damaso: The Musical	Crisostomo Ibarra	Regis Films & Reality Entertainment
	Wild Little Love	Jake's brother	iWant, Dreamscape Entertainment & Lonewolf Films
	The Mall, The Merrier	Ewan (tongue-tied boyfriend of Morissette Molina)	Star Cinema/Viva Films
2020	Us Again	Paulo	Regal Entertainment
	Suarez: The Healing Priest	young Father Fernando Suarez	Saranggola Media Productions
2021	Hello Stranger: The Movie	James	Black Sheep Productions

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2020	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tren	Dale	ABS-CBN
2016	Pinoy Boyband Superstar	Himself/contestant
2019–2023	ASAP Natin 'To	Himself/dance performer	A2Z ABS-CBN Kapamilya Channel TV5
2019–2020	It's Showtime	Himself/Ultimate BidaMan/dance performer	A2Z ABS-CBN Kapamilya Channel

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2022	52 Weeks	Gab	TikTok

Accolades

Movies

Year	Category	Movie	Organization	Result	Reference
2021	New Movie Actor of the Year	Damaso: The Musical	36th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Nominated	[9]

Television

Year	Category	TV Program	Organization	Result	Reference
2021	New Male TV Personality	It's Showtime	34th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Nominated	[10]

References

1. "Jin Macapagal".
2. "'It's Showtime' names Cebu's Jin Macapagal as first winner of 'BidaMan'". News.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
3. "Jin Macapagal: From the shy guy to Ultimate BidaMan". Cebudailynews.inquirer.net. 10 August 2019.
4. "TWBA Throwback: Jin Macapagal worked as a stretch therapist before becoming the first Ultimate BidaMan". ABS-CBN Entertainment. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
5. "IN PHOTOS: Meet BidaMan grand finalist Jin Macapagal". ABS-CBN Entertainment.
6. "Meet Jin Macapagal, the Ultimate BidaMan". The Philippine STAR. 13 August 2019.
7. "TNTV expands roster of artists, renames as Polaris". ABS-CBN Entertainment.
8. "Former 'It's Showtime' contestant Jin Macapagal is now a Kapuso!". GMA Entertainment.
9. "'Hello, Love, Goodbye', 'Unforgettable' lead PMPC Star Awards for Movies nominations". News.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
10. "34th Star Awards for Television: Complete List of Official Nominees". Philnews.ph. 20 July 2021.