Ronnie Alonte

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Alcantara and the surname or paternal family name is Alonte.

Ronnie Alonte
Alonte in 2016
Born	Ronaldo Alcantara Alonte II (1996-10-26) October 26, 1996 (age 28) Biñan, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	R2
Alma mater	University of Perpetual Help System Laguna
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, dancer, singer
Years active	2015–present
Agents	Star Magic (2015–present) Dreamscape Entertainment (2019–present)
Known for	Hashtags
Relatives	Marlyn Alonte (aunt) Gel Alonte (uncle)
Basketball career
No. 26 – Biñan Tatak Gel
League	MPBL / PSL
Personal information
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Biñan Tatak Gel

Ronaldo Alcantara Alonte II (born October 26, 1996, in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines) is a Filipino actor, singer, dancer, and basketball player. He appeared in the films Seklusyon (2016), Vince and Kath and James (2016), and its sequel James and Pat and Dave (2020).

Alonte is also a member of the dance group Hashtags and the dance group was a former cast member on the noontime variety show It's Showtime from 2015 to 2021.[1][2]

Showbiz career

Alonte first appeared as a member of Hashtags in 2015, a dance group in the daytime show It's Showtime. Hashtags released their debut self-titled album on May 21, 2016, with "Roadtrip" released as the album's lead single.[3] Alonte also released a solo single entitled "Love at Website".[4] The single was an entry to the Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs (2016) which made it to the Top 30 of the competition. Alonte performed the song on Gandang Gabi Vice on August 21, 2016,[5] as well as on It's Showtime.[6]

In 2016, he made several appearances on the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya, including the portrayal of his own story. In the same year, he starred in two films: Vince and Kath and James and Seklusyon directed by Erik Matti, both of which were entered into the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival.

In 2017, Alonte and Julia Barretto, his co-star in Vince and Kath and James, appeared in the melodrama series A Love to Last, co-starring Bea Alonzo, Ian Veneracion and Iza Calzado. In the same year, he starred in Bloody Crayons as John Jose.

Basketball career

In 2024, Alonte made his way to professional basketball, joining the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and Pilipinas Super League.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Vince and Kath and James	Jaime "James" Raymundo III		[9]
	Seklusyon	Miguel		[10]
2017	Bloody Crayons	John Jose Abrillo		[11]
2018	Fantastica	Daks		[12]
2020	James and Pat and Dave	Jaime "James" Raymundo III		[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2015	It's Showtime	Himself / Hashtag Member-Performer and Main Stay Co-Host	ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Picture	Friend
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Banana Split	John
2016	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	Himself
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Traysikel	Teen Rafael
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Motorsiklo - The Ronnie Alonte Story	Himself
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Sulat	Luis
2017	A Love to Last	Christopher "Tupe" Dimayuga
	Ipaglaban Mo: Pikon	Jun Hilario
2018	Wansapanataym: Gelli In A Bottle	Robin
2019	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Jersey	Paul Desiderio
	The General's Daughter	Ivan Cañega
2020	Fill in the Bank	Himself / Contestant	TV5
2021	Unloving U	Alfie Almeida	iWantTFC
2022	The Goodbye Girl	Gab
	Love in 40 Days	Edward Montemayor / Nathaniel Rosal	Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 / Jeepney TV
2023	Pira-Pirasong Paraiso	Jonathan "Jonaf" Salvador	Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2016	8th PMPC Star Awards for Music	Dance Album of the Year	Hashtags	Won
	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best New Male TV Personality[14]	MMK: Motorsiklo	Nominated
	ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards	Pop Hearthrob	—	Nominated
	42nd Metro Manila Film Festival	Male Celebrity of the Night	Seklusyon	Won
2017	MYX Music Awards	Favorite Myx Celeb VJ	—	Nominated
	35th Luna Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Seklusyon	Nominated
	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies	New Movie Actor of the Year	Vince and Kath and James	Nominated
		Movie Loveteam of the Year with (Julia Barretto)		Nominated
	65th FAMAS Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated

References

1. "Archived copy". www.republika.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. "Box office update: MMFF 2016 reveals day 1 top grossing films". Rappler. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
3. "#HASHTAGS Release Self-Titled Debut Album!". Onemusic.ph. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
4. "Ronnie Alonte launches debut single". Onemusic.ph. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
5. "Hashtags' Ronnie Alonte releases debut singles". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
6. "WATCH: Ronnie Alonte performs debut single 'Love at Website' live in "It's Showtime"". Lionheartv.net. August 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
7. "Ronnie Alonte to put showbiz career on hold? - LionhearTV". March 5, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
8. Asis, Salve. "Young JV at Ronnie, sa MPBL muna!" [Young JV and Ronnie, in MPBL for now!]. Philstar.com (in Tagalog). Retrieved August 26, 2024.
9. "'Vince & Kath & James' cast in Cebu today". Philstar.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
10. "'Seklusyon' satiates horrific senses in spine-tingling gory tale". The Manila Times. January 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
11. "Every gruesome death in 'Bloody Crayons', ranked | Star Cinema". Star Cinema. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
12. "IN PHOTOS: 'Fantastica' cast, nagsama-sama para sa Grand Media Conference!". Star Cinema. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
13. "James and Pat and Dave | Star Cinema". Star Cinema. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
14. "FULL LIST: Nominees, PMPC Star Awards for Television 2016". Rappler. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

External links

• Ronnie Alonte at IMDb
• Ronnie Alonte on Instagram