He started a modeling career in the late 1990s, and co-hosted television variety shows like Eat Bulaga!
He expected to be back on television screen via Sine Novela: Trudis Liit aired on GMA Network.
In 2000, he took a break from his showbiz career and went back to school to earn his degree in Fine Arts (major in Advertising) at the University of Santo Tomas.
Mapa's life story was feature in TV5's Star Confessions, was portrayed by Martin Escudero.
His younger brother, Diego Mapa, is also a known musician and plays for the bands Monsterbot, Pedicab and Cambio.