24 Philippine Showbiz Today
24 Philippine Showbiz Today
June 8 - 21 , 2017
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Richard sinks teeth into vampire role
Richard Gutierrez was initially announced to be doing a new movie , titled “ Wife Husband Wife ,” with Angel Locsin , with whom he did six movies with GMA and Regal Films before . Now , Richard is also part of the new ABS-CBN primetime series , “ La Luna Sangre ,” a sequel to “ Imortal ,” where he plays Sandrino , the King of Vampires .
“ Nearly five years ago , I chose to rest for a while to spend time with my family ,” he said . “ It was a time for me to reflect on what really matters to me . I chose that path to grow as a man . I thought maybe I could do something else with my life . Now , I feel so re-energized , more focused , I know myself better than before .
“ The timing of the offer of ABS-CBN is perfect and it would be stupid for me to refuse it . When I read the storyline they sent me , I know this will be a great project as a Kapamilya as I ’ ve always dreamed of playing a vampire .”
But why did he accept it when he did title roles before where he ’ s the lead actor ? Now he ’ s supporting the popular love team of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla . “ But I don ’ t look at it that way . All I know is I am in a good project where I ’ m playing something very different and working with a really good team headed by Direk Cathy Molina and a great action director they got from Singapore . Marami na kaming na-tape na episodes and I ’ m really enjoying it .
“ As for ‘ KathNiel ,’ I don ’ t really mind working with their love team . It ’ s my way of paying it forward or giving back . Besides , very vital ang character ko sa story and I have a direct link to the characters of ‘ KathNiel ’ and we ’ ll do many scenes together , so I ’ m looking forward to that , working with them , also with Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz na kasama rin sa show .”
The 33-year-old actor welcomes the chance to work with the Lopez-owned network , after
Arci on dealing with exes
With her film , “ Can We Still Be Friends ,” hitting the big screen this June 14 , Arci Muñoz was asked by the press if she would be inviting her ex , Badi del Rosario , to see it .
“’ Wag na po ,” she replied , “ hindi naman niya maiintindihan , Tagalog po .”
Another thing that stopped her from inviting him was because her character Sam ’ s story is quite similar to hers in real life .
“ Parang iniisip ko na lang , nangyari sakin kasi nga sobrang fresh pa ,” she explained , “ Baka kapag mapanood niya , sabihin niya pa ‘ Bakit mo naman kinuwento ang love story natin ?’ … So ‘ wag na lang siguro .”
Arci underscored , though , that contrary to her previous statements , she has completely moved on from her ex .
“ Hindi na po [ ako umaasa ] ngayon ,” she brazenly shared during the press conference of her upcoming film with Gerald Anderson . Does he have a new flame ? “ Ewan , hindi ko alam . Pero kwento kwento . Pero hindi na kasi ako nagtatanong , okay na ako ,” she said .
Arci , meanwhile , remained reluctant about the question being raised by their film , about being friends with an ex . “ Siguro para lang din sa peace of mind , tsaka kung iisipin mo ‘ yung maidudulot niya sa sarili mo ,” she said . “ Pero not necessarily na kailangan kayo maging magfriends , para sa akin . Kung pwedeng casual lang , hi-hello . Oo , kasi baka sabihin niya kapag hindi ka nag-hi , bitter ka . Pero depende talaga sa sitwasyon .” ●
being with rival network GMA for more than ten years .
“ I have always been curious how it is to work in ABS-CBN . I only hear great things about this network . Finally , now I ’ m here , I ’ m excited that I have been given the opportunity to work here ,” he said . Richard is also slated to do a movie with Angelica Panganiban and former love team Angel Locsin under Star Cinema . ●
Kris Bernal takes on challenge
GMA Network`s “ Impostora ” is the first TV drama adapted abroad . It first aired in Malaysia in 2007 . In 2013 , the series was adapted by Cambodia Broadcasting Service ( CTN ) using the title “ Impostors .”
Aside from Malaysia and Cambodia , it was also sold in other territories namely Hawaii , Singapore , Myanmar , Brunei , Ghana , Tanzania , Kenya , Zambia , Korea , US , Romania and the Philippines ( Fox Philippines ). It is currently airing in Hawaii via Kiku TV .
It tells the story of Nimfa , an ugly street vendor who willingly undergoes surgery and complete facial reconstruction to pretend to be Rosette , a wealthy and beautiful but unhappily married wife seeking to escape her husband .
The series is headlined by Kris Bernal , who tackles one of her toughest roles to date as Nimfa / Rosette . “ It ’ s very different from the last one I did . First time ko na gumawa ng isang dual role . Dito sa soap talaga ako mahahasa , at mag-gogrow . Ito na siguro ang pinakachallenging character ko . Sa ‘ Impostora ,’ pabago-bago ako , hindi lang sa acting , sa pananamit din , may prosthetics pa ako and iba ’ t ibang makeup at look .”
She feels grateful to have been entrusted this project that ’ s why she prepared and worked hard for this , “ Pinag-aralan ko talaga siya . Sinulat ko ang differences ng dalawang characters . Nag workshop din ako at ang dami kong pinanood na movies . Ganun ka very specific at detailed ang ginawa ko para paghandaan ang roles ko dito .”
Actor Rafael Rosell plays Kris ’ husband . “ Working with Kris has been an awesome experience . One of the most professional actresses I ’ ve worked with in GMA . Walang arte at astig siya . To prepare for our roles , Kris and I had a few workshops together where we got to know each other better . It ’ s really important for the dynamics and chemistry .”
Paulo too pogi to play boy general ?
Paulo Avelino is happy to be a real hero , General Gregorio del Pilar , in “ Goyo : Ang Batang Heneral ,” under the helm of Jerrold Tarog , the same director of the historical film “ Heneral Luna .”
“ Actually we ’ ve been preparing for this for quite a long time so I ’ m very excited and kinda nervous that we ’ re shooting it now and we ’ ve finally started ,” he said , “ I think everything is well planned and studied . All the people from production pretty much know what the film is about and what we want to achieve and what we want to show the people .
He researched the life of del Pilar , and of the many aspects in the hero ’ s life , the finds it truly admirable how the boy general , who died at the age of 24 , carried so much weight on young shoulders .
“ The part of him that I could relate to is he was carrying a very big burden at a very young age ,” remarked Avelino , “ I kind of can relate to that in a lot of ways . I also learned some things about him that surprised me . That he was once hit by a bullet in the head one time . He was grazed by a bullet during one of his campaigns .”
Avelino also reacted to the comment that he is “ too good looking ” to play Goyo .
“ Well , hindi naman too pogi siguro . Gregorio del Pilar was actually known to be a goodlooking person and ‘ yun nga ‘ yung joke about him na may girlfriend siya in every town na nadadaanan niya ,” he related , “ There are actually letters na marami ata talaga siyang naging girls .” ●
Meanwhile , Ryan Eigenmann stars as Jeremy , the plastic surgeon who is obsessed with Rosette , Assunta de Rossi is Trina , Homer ’ s socialite elder sister , and Elizabeth Oropeza is Denang , Nimfa ’ s adoptive mother . “ Impostora ” is under the helm of Albert Langitan . ●
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