FREEHAND by Mario E. Bautista
JENNYLYN MERCADO came to the final "Gumapang Ka sa Lusak" interview with son Alex Jazz who really looks like his dad, Patrick Garcia. This coming Father's Day, is she willing to let Patrick borrow their son? "Okay lang," she says. "Noon ko pa sinabi na okay na sa'kin na makita niya ang bata but he's not making an effort naman. Sinasabi niya on TV na he wants to see AJ, but kung gusto niya talaga makita, puede naman niyang puntahan, pero hindi niya ginagawa."
What if GMA would assign her to do a show with him? "Okay lang. Trabaho lang naman yun so okay lang to work with him. Ayoko na ng mga negative."
Will "Gumapang" that ends this afternoon be very memorable for her because of Dennis? "Yes, but hindi lang siya kundi also because of Ryza Cenon na mas naging ka-close ko rito, pati si Vaness del Moral at si Rocco Nacino na ngayon ko lang nakatrabaho. I will have good memories of our working toether. Memorable din sa'kin ang ending ng 'Gumapang' dahil piniko ko sa mukha si Al Tantay at tapos, bumulwak ang dugo at tinamaan ako sa katawan ko't mukha."
After "Gumapang", her next project is a remake of Viva's award-winning drama, "Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig". This is her second Vilma Santos project after "Paano Ba ang Mangarap".
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ROCCO NACINO says he thoroughly enjoyed doing his first teleserye, "Gumapang Ka sa Lusak". He brought balut and salted eggs as presents to the writers at the final interview. Is it true he caused the rumored rift between co-stars Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo? "No, hindi po. Nagtataka nga ako ba't akong napagbibintangan. May balita pang galit sa'kin si Dennis at dinededma ako. Not true kasi magkasama kami sa 'Party Pilipinas' at nag-uusap kami roon. We even text each other. So di ko alam kunsaan galing yan. Nagpapasalamat nga akong nakatrabaho ko si Dennis kasi award-winner siya so ino-observe ko siya sa harap ng kamera para matutuhan ko kung ba't siya ganun kagaling."
He's now preparing for the Bench fashion show in July where he'll participate with Starstruck's Sarah Lahbati, Enzo Pineda, Diva Montelaba and Steven Silva. "Itatapat daw kami sa Big 5 naman ng PBB sa ABS kaya siempre, pinaghahandaan namin ito. I do special pyelometic exercises for better toning of my body at sila rin, panay ang gym to make sure in top shape kami lahat pagrampa namin sa Araneta Coliseum. We also have a big production number for the 60th anniversary show ng GMA-7 also in Araneta." This will be held tonight, Friday, admission is free, with all Kapuso stars attending.
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PAOLO CONTIS and Carmina Villaroel were once again the guest co-hosts in "Showbiz Central" last Sunday. A lot of people think they're really better than the ones they replaced (DJ Mo and Rufa Mae Quinto) so they should be made permanent hosts. Carmina gamely answered the questions in Behind the Wall when Jennylyn Mercado failed to show up as the guest for that segment. First question: Sino ang mas maganda sa iyo, si BB Gandanghari 9her ex-husband Rustom Padilla) o ikaw? "Siempre, I'll say na ako, di ba? Mahal ko ang sarili ko, e. Maganda din siya, pero ang sagot ko, mas maganda ko." Kailan kayo huling nagkita't nagkausap? "Hindi pa kami nagmi-meet at nagkikita ever." But does she welcome meeting him? "I won't make the move para magkita kai. But if ever makasalubong ko siya sa corridor, I will say Hi. There's no reason for us to avoid each other." Will she let him meet her kids? "Anak, this is Tita BB.
Hindi ko naman pinaplano ang mga ganyan. Basta pag nangyari, hindi naman ako bastos, I will introduce him to my family." Is it true that even if you're now living for ten years with Zoren Legaspi, you haven't forgotten na Sweet ang tawagan nila noon ni Ruffa Gutierrez? "How can I forget, e magkasabayan kami. That time, barkada kami, so alam kong Sweet ang tawagan nila dati. Alam ko pati iyong akyat-akyat ni Zoren sa bakod sa bahay nina Ruffa sa White Plains and I don't mind, I'm not bothered, tapos na yun, e."
The Ultimate Question was: Is it true you separated from Rustom as you discovered he'd be BB Gandanghari one day? "No. Not true. Seriously, hindi talaga yon ang rason ba't kami naghiwalay. I was so young then. Iba ang reason. Basta hindi yon."
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DANIEL MATSUNAGA came to the presscon of "Wish Come True", the new episode on "Lovebug" that starts airing this Sunday after "Party Pilipinas", looking so sluggish. "I just got home this morning from our taping of 'Langit sa Piling Mo' so I really lack sleep," he says.
How was his vacation in Brazil? "It's good, but very short, only five days after I haven't seen my family for one and a half years. Also very expensive as the airfare is $2,500 and very tiring as I had to change planes four times and travel for almost two days. Mostly, I just stayed with my mom as I really missed her a lot."
How did he feel when his nude fotos circulated on the internet? "Very bad. That was a long time ago. I was only 16 then and didn't know any better. My agent in Thailand pressured me to do it and I needed the money then so I did it. I regret it now but it's a learning experience for me. It's not going to happen again even if they pay me now a million pesos."
In "Wish Come True", he plays Raoul, an international model and Kris Bernal as Gella is his biggest fan who follows him to Singapore just to meet him in person. Kris applies as a photographer's assistant and does all kinds of crazy thing to attract Daniel's attention but he's already in love with a Pinay supermodel, Isabel (Rich Asuncion). Directed by Mark Reyes, also in the cast are Chariz Solomon, Kiel Rodriguez, Cris Bolado, Jesi Corcuera and Vivo Ouano, shot in Singapore's top tourist attractions like Sentosa, Helix Bridge, and SKA Clark Quay.
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THE SNN INTERVIEW with Pokwang is very revealing as she explains why she and Mariel Rodriguez cried when Robin Padilla left them as guest co-host of "Wowowee". "Kasi mami-miss namin ang magandang tratong ibinigay niya sa amin, ang respetong ibinigay niya sa amin. Naiiyak na naman ako kasi sa kanya namin naramdaman na babae pala kami. Sa kanya namin naranasan yung kalayaan para i-express kung ano ang ginagawa namin sa trabaho. Saka very vocal siya sa amin kung ano ang nararamdaman din niya kaya sobrang nami-miss namin niya."
By inference, it's easy to see that their erstwhile host Willie Revillame didn't treat them with respect and they didn't feel with him that they are women with the freedom to express what they want to do in their work. As for Willie, he's the special guest in "P05" on TV5 this Sunday. It's the birthday presentation of host John Estrada and Willie came to greet him as they've been friends since their Pera O Bayong days on ABS. This episode has already been taped and Willie even distributed money to all the members of the audience. Asked if he'd be moving to TV5 (there's talk he's being offered to host the local version of "The Price is Right"), he said he's still on vacation and cannot talk about his next moves.
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ASSUNTA DE Rossi took a rest from showbiz for a while to help her husband Jules Ledesma campaign in the last election. Now that it's over, she's back to acting tonight in TV5's hit horror-comedy show, "Midnight DJ". She plays a young bride who undergoes a harrowing experience. This is the finale of the show's 7th season tonight, "Ugat ng Engkanto", megged by Lore Reyes and it'll be very special as one of the regular DJ's will die. Will it be Desiree del Valle, Jenny Miller, Joaqui Tupaz, John Medina, Oyo Sotto or his beautiful leading lady played by Lucia Cristobal? Their enemy this time is a young man who can be any woman's dream guy, but he has a secret. He's really a monster elemental who kills all his brides on their honeymoon. The other guests are Ping and Diane Medina.
JENNYLYN MERCADO came to the final "Gumapang Ka sa Lusak" interview with son Alex Jazz who really looks like his dad, Patrick Garcia. This coming Father's Day, is she willing to let Patrick borrow their son? "Okay lang," she says. "Noon ko pa sinabi na okay na sa'kin na makita niya ang bata but he's not making an effort naman. Sinasabi niya on TV na he wants to see AJ, but kung gusto niya talaga makita, puede naman niyang puntahan, pero hindi niya ginagawa."
What if GMA would assign her to do a show with him? "Okay lang. Trabaho lang naman yun so okay lang to work with him. Ayoko na ng mga negative."
Will "Gumapang" that ends this afternoon be very memorable for her because of Dennis? "Yes, but hindi lang siya kundi also because of Ryza Cenon na mas naging ka-close ko rito, pati si Vaness del Moral at si Rocco Nacino na ngayon ko lang nakatrabaho. I will have good memories of our working toether. Memorable din sa'kin ang ending ng 'Gumapang' dahil piniko ko sa mukha si Al Tantay at tapos, bumulwak ang dugo at tinamaan ako sa katawan ko't mukha."
After "Gumapang", her next project is a remake of Viva's award-winning drama, "Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig". This is her second Vilma Santos project after "Paano Ba ang Mangarap".
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ROCCO NACINO says he thoroughly enjoyed doing his first teleserye, "Gumapang Ka sa Lusak". He brought balut and salted eggs as presents to the writers at the final interview. Is it true he caused the rumored rift between co-stars Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo? "No, hindi po. Nagtataka nga ako ba't akong napagbibintangan. May balita pang galit sa'kin si Dennis at dinededma ako. Not true kasi magkasama kami sa 'Party Pilipinas' at nag-uusap kami roon. We even text each other. So di ko alam kunsaan galing yan. Nagpapasalamat nga akong nakatrabaho ko si Dennis kasi award-winner siya so ino-observe ko siya sa harap ng kamera para matutuhan ko kung ba't siya ganun kagaling."
He's now preparing for the Bench fashion show in July where he'll participate with Starstruck's Sarah Lahbati, Enzo Pineda, Diva Montelaba and Steven Silva. "Itatapat daw kami sa Big 5 naman ng PBB sa ABS kaya siempre, pinaghahandaan namin ito. I do special pyelometic exercises for better toning of my body at sila rin, panay ang gym to make sure in top shape kami lahat pagrampa namin sa Araneta Coliseum. We also have a big production number for the 60th anniversary show ng GMA-7 also in Araneta." This will be held tonight, Friday, admission is free, with all Kapuso stars attending.
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PAOLO CONTIS and Carmina Villaroel were once again the guest co-hosts in "Showbiz Central" last Sunday. A lot of people think they're really better than the ones they replaced (DJ Mo and Rufa Mae Quinto) so they should be made permanent hosts. Carmina gamely answered the questions in Behind the Wall when Jennylyn Mercado failed to show up as the guest for that segment. First question: Sino ang mas maganda sa iyo, si BB Gandanghari 9her ex-husband Rustom Padilla) o ikaw? "Siempre, I'll say na ako, di ba? Mahal ko ang sarili ko, e. Maganda din siya, pero ang sagot ko, mas maganda ko." Kailan kayo huling nagkita't nagkausap? "Hindi pa kami nagmi-meet at nagkikita ever." But does she welcome meeting him? "I won't make the move para magkita kai. But if ever makasalubong ko siya sa corridor, I will say Hi. There's no reason for us to avoid each other." Will she let him meet her kids? "Anak, this is Tita BB.
Hindi ko naman pinaplano ang mga ganyan. Basta pag nangyari, hindi naman ako bastos, I will introduce him to my family." Is it true that even if you're now living for ten years with Zoren Legaspi, you haven't forgotten na Sweet ang tawagan nila noon ni Ruffa Gutierrez? "How can I forget, e magkasabayan kami. That time, barkada kami, so alam kong Sweet ang tawagan nila dati. Alam ko pati iyong akyat-akyat ni Zoren sa bakod sa bahay nina Ruffa sa White Plains and I don't mind, I'm not bothered, tapos na yun, e."
The Ultimate Question was: Is it true you separated from Rustom as you discovered he'd be BB Gandanghari one day? "No. Not true. Seriously, hindi talaga yon ang rason ba't kami naghiwalay. I was so young then. Iba ang reason. Basta hindi yon."
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DANIEL MATSUNAGA came to the presscon of "Wish Come True", the new episode on "Lovebug" that starts airing this Sunday after "Party Pilipinas", looking so sluggish. "I just got home this morning from our taping of 'Langit sa Piling Mo' so I really lack sleep," he says.
How was his vacation in Brazil? "It's good, but very short, only five days after I haven't seen my family for one and a half years. Also very expensive as the airfare is $2,500 and very tiring as I had to change planes four times and travel for almost two days. Mostly, I just stayed with my mom as I really missed her a lot."
How did he feel when his nude fotos circulated on the internet? "Very bad. That was a long time ago. I was only 16 then and didn't know any better. My agent in Thailand pressured me to do it and I needed the money then so I did it. I regret it now but it's a learning experience for me. It's not going to happen again even if they pay me now a million pesos."
In "Wish Come True", he plays Raoul, an international model and Kris Bernal as Gella is his biggest fan who follows him to Singapore just to meet him in person. Kris applies as a photographer's assistant and does all kinds of crazy thing to attract Daniel's attention but he's already in love with a Pinay supermodel, Isabel (Rich Asuncion). Directed by Mark Reyes, also in the cast are Chariz Solomon, Kiel Rodriguez, Cris Bolado, Jesi Corcuera and Vivo Ouano, shot in Singapore's top tourist attractions like Sentosa, Helix Bridge, and SKA Clark Quay.
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THE SNN INTERVIEW with Pokwang is very revealing as she explains why she and Mariel Rodriguez cried when Robin Padilla left them as guest co-host of "Wowowee". "Kasi mami-miss namin ang magandang tratong ibinigay niya sa amin, ang respetong ibinigay niya sa amin. Naiiyak na naman ako kasi sa kanya namin naramdaman na babae pala kami. Sa kanya namin naranasan yung kalayaan para i-express kung ano ang ginagawa namin sa trabaho. Saka very vocal siya sa amin kung ano ang nararamdaman din niya kaya sobrang nami-miss namin niya."
By inference, it's easy to see that their erstwhile host Willie Revillame didn't treat them with respect and they didn't feel with him that they are women with the freedom to express what they want to do in their work. As for Willie, he's the special guest in "P05" on TV5 this Sunday. It's the birthday presentation of host John Estrada and Willie came to greet him as they've been friends since their Pera O Bayong days on ABS. This episode has already been taped and Willie even distributed money to all the members of the audience. Asked if he'd be moving to TV5 (there's talk he's being offered to host the local version of "The Price is Right"), he said he's still on vacation and cannot talk about his next moves.
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ASSUNTA DE Rossi took a rest from showbiz for a while to help her husband Jules Ledesma campaign in the last election. Now that it's over, she's back to acting tonight in TV5's hit horror-comedy show, "Midnight DJ". She plays a young bride who undergoes a harrowing experience. This is the finale of the show's 7th season tonight, "Ugat ng Engkanto", megged by Lore Reyes and it'll be very special as one of the regular DJ's will die. Will it be Desiree del Valle, Jenny Miller, Joaqui Tupaz, John Medina, Oyo Sotto or his beautiful leading lady played by Lucia Cristobal? Their enemy this time is a young man who can be any woman's dream guy, but he has a secret. He's really a monster elemental who kills all his brides on their honeymoon. The other guests are Ping and Diane Medina.
