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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Mar 22, 2018

Gabby Eigenmann Plays Another Villain Role In 'Contessa', But It's A Different Kind Of Villain With A Twist This Time

GABBY EIGENMANN was last seen in the primetime show, “My Love from the Star”. He now looks like he gained weight since then and he’s happy that GMA-7 didn’t tell him to shed off his unwanted pounds for his role as Vito Imperial in “Contessa”, which debuted well on the air last Monday. As usual, he’s playing another bad guy in the show.

“Natutuwa akong hindi ako na-pressure to lose weight muna before the taping started,” he says. “Bagay naman kasi sa role ko. Brother ako rito ni Lauren Young at mother namin si Chanda Romero. We’re all partners in crime sa pang-aapi kay Glaiza de Castro. Napatay ang asawa niyang si Mark Herras, ibinintang pa sa kanya so she’s jailed, tapos pati ang mother niya, si Tanya Gomez, pinatay rin. Pero may twist yung character ko rito. Abangan nyo, may secret relationship siya with one of the characters who are working for him at magugulat siya kung sino siya o ano siya.”

Doesn’t he get tired of playing villain roles? “Okay lang naman. Para hindi magsawa ang viewers, iniiba-iba ko ang treatment, like nga rito sa ‘Contessa’ na tiyak na masu-surprise ang viewers sa lihim ng character ko. Being the bad guy, mapaglalaruan mo talaga. But of course, I also miss being the good guy kasi maganda rin yung walang viewers na nagagalit sa’yo. It’s nice to be loved din naman by the viewers. E, pag kontrabida ka, naba-bash ka pa, e.”

“Contessa” is a treat for him and his first cousin Geoff Eigenmann as it’s their first time to work together in a soap. “So far, wala pa kaming eksena together but I’m looking forward to that kasi napakagaling ding actor ni Geoff. It’d be nice na puro magagaling ang kasama ko sa show kasi very successful ang show na pinalitan namin (“Ika-6 na Utos”) kaya we’re pressured na pagbutihin talaga ito para makapantay kami sa high ratings nila.”

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