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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY May 16 - 31, 2017
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Abigail Henick
Place of birth: Vancouver B.C.
Present city: Vancouver
Birthday: 9/29
Occupation: Student
Website: Abby Joy (facebook)
What are your talents: Singing
Hobbies: Drawing
Biggest Influence: My Father
Favorite Actors: Rob Schneider
Favorite Vocalists: Ariana Grande
Favorite Quote: “Music is the universal language of mankind.”
(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Photo by Christian Cunanan
Liza Soberano to give
more than 100% in
‘Darna’ role
After confirming that she is offi-
cially the newest actress to play the
role of the iconic Filipino superher-
oine “Darna,” Liza Soberano vowed
to give more than 100 percent for
the role.
Kapamilya star Liza on Tuesday
confirmed that she is accepting the
role of “Darna” in a film adaptation
to be directed by Erik Matti.
“Yes, it’s confirmed. Tinatang-
gap ko na po ang role na Darna,”
Liza said after a previous report of
The STAR mentioned she was cho-
sen to play Darna.
Liza, who admitted that she ini-
tially liked the role when she it was
offered to her, said that she is ner-
vous for her upcoming project but
she vowed to do her best. This is
the first time she will play a fictional
character.
“Siyempre ‘yung expectation
ng mga tao. Ang gagawin ko na
lang po is I’ll give my more than
100 percent sa project na ‘to,” Liza
said in an exclusive interview with
ABS-CBN news.
The 19-year-old actress is
known for her previous romantic
teleseryes “Got to Believe,” “Forev-
ermore” and “Dolce Amore.” She
and her onscreen partner Enrique
Gil, whose love team is known as
“LizQuen” are also among the lead-
ing love teams today.
Asked what she feels about her
new role, Liza said that she is both
excited and honored.
“Sobrang na-excite po ako and
siyempre I’m happy and I feel re-
ally honored to be able to don the
iconic costume and to be able to
embody what Darna represents,”
the actress said.
“I feel like it would help me
career wise but as an actor I hope
na mas marami pa akong matu-
tunan,” she concluded.
With her acceptance of the
Darna role, Liza now joins the ros-
ter of actresses who took the lead
role in Mars Ravelo’s iconic super-
heroine.
Some of the actresses who
previously played Darna in a film
or television series are Angel
Locsin, Marian Rivera, Nanette
Medved, Anjanette Abayari, Sha-
ron Cuneta, Lorna Tolentino and
Vilma Santos, among others.●

- R. Adel, PS
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