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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.

Jun 6, 2013

Dion Ignacio Insecure About His Own Physique Compared To That Of Rafael Rosell

DION IGNACIO played a lead role in his last afternoon soap, “Magdalena”, with Bela Padilla. Now, he’s one of the two leading men of Bianca King in the new afternoon soap, “Maghihintay Pa Rin.”

“I play Orlando, best friend ni Rafael Rosell who’s Kiko,” he says. “Pareho kaming OFW sa Singapore, pero ako, yumaman. Siya, nasangkot sa isang krimen at nabilanggo. Siya ang talagang boyfriend ni Bianca, who plays Geneva. Pero ayaw sa kanya ng mother ni Bianca, si Ayen Munji Laurel. Ako, may secret love for Bianca. Ako ang nagustuhan ng mommy niya for her kasi mayaman ako. So nang mabilanggo si Rafael, pilit pinakasal si Bianca sa akin.”

It’s his first time to work with both Bianca and Rafael. “Okay naman ang bonding namin kasi nagkukuwentuhan kami during breaks sa taping. They’re both very professional. Si Rafael, pag hindi sure sa pronunciation ng Tagalog lines niya, nagpapaturo sa akin.”

He looks leaner now. Before, he was quite chubby. “Talagang nagpapayat ako through jogging, basketball and workouts. Kasi tingnan nyo naman si Rafael, walang bilbil. Puro seafoods daw ang diet niya, kaya payat siya. E, ako, insecure talaga ko sa porma ng katawan ko. Kaya nung pinagbahag nila ko sa ‘Amaya’, hiyang-hiya ako. Pero sa ngayon, kung magsisipag talaga ako sa workout, baka puede ko na ring ipagmalaki ang katawan ko.”

He’s happy with “Maghihintay Pa Rin” as it will give him his first chance to leave the country when they shoot scenes on location in Singapore. “Never pa ko talaga nakarating sa ibang bansa kaya excited ako sa pag-alis namin for Singapore on June 10. Tuwang-tuwa nga ako nang matanggap ko na ang passport ko. Sa wakas, makakapag-abroad na rin ako.”

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