Kapuso actor Alden Richards is now considered as one of the most popular celebrities in the country today with some observers noted that he is even comparable to those foreign celebrities who visited the country in terms of popularity. To know more about the life of Alden Richards, GMA7 will feature his life story in a highly anticipated episode of Magpakailanman tonight.
The actor who is dubbed by his fans “Pambansang dimples” made headlines and catapulted to unprecedented stardom when he was paired with Yaya Dub and formed today’s famous love team, AlDub which dominated social media topics everyday.
Due to the huge popularity of Alden Richards, the Kapuso management decided to re-air the life story of the famous young star which was aired earlier during the March 9, 2013 episode of the top-rating show “Magpakailanman.”
Alden Richards real name is Richard Faulkerson, Jr., who grew into one of the country’s fresh looking heartthrob under the constant care of his mother Rosario Faulkerson. At a very young age Alden’s mother was so confident that time will come Alden will become a celebrity.
The young Alden Richards decided to concentrate on his studies rather than to focus on the dreams of his mother who wants him to become an artist but the life of Alden change when his family learned that his mother suffered from a serious ailment.