Michael Alexander Alvarez Pamular (born 18 June 1983), better known by his stage name Josh Santana, is a former television actor and singer.
Santana rose to popularity in 2003 as the male love interest of Carol Banawa in the TV series Bituin. It was from the character he played in Bituin where he took the name Josh Santana.
In Bituin, Santana played the role of a very popular Filipino actor-singer from whom Melody Sandoval (played by Carol Banawa) seeks help in launching her singing career. However, he despises her having come from a poor provincial family.
After Bituin, Santana focused on his singing career and eventually he was given another shot when he recorded the theme song of Basta't Kasama Kita, followed by a Tagalog adaptation of "æ éÂÂå¾Âå·² (Qing fei de yi)" (originally sung by Taiwanese pop singer Harlem Yu) titled "Can't Help Fallin'" as the theme song of Meteor Garden.
Santana left show business after he released the theme song of the teen-oriented TV programme Qpids titled "Dito sa Puso Ko", which featured the then new discovery Nikki Gil.
In 2004, Santana released a 10-track self-tiled album containing:
Note: Some of his songs were compiled with Divo Bayer's and King's songs into an album titled Solo.
In March 2009, Santana released a 10-track album entitled Josh Santana: Eres Tú.
The album is described as "Fil-Hispano", containing: