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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.

Jan 22, 2014

Marian Rivera Doesn't Mind 'Carmela' Being Pitted Against Angel Locsin's Show

THE MUCH AWAITED “Carmela” of Marian Rivera will be shown starting Monday right after Kylie Padilla’s “Adarna”, then it will be followed by Jennylyn Mercado’s “Rhodora X”. Some say it’ll be up against Angel Locsin’s “Legal Wife”, but since this will replace “Maria Mercedes”, it looks like it’s “Rhodora X” that will be directly against it.

“Ako naman, I don’t mind kung magkatapat kami ni Angel,” says Marian. “Basta trabaho lang ang lahat. The networks compete, pero kaming mga artista, magkakaibigan kami. Basta ako, ang kakumpetensiya ko, ang sarili ko, kaya kailangan, kung ano ang performance ko sa last show kong ‘Temptation of Wife’, mahigitan ko pa with my acting dito sa ‘Carmela’. And so far, masasabi kong I’m very proud sa bagong show ko at sa trabaho namin ng lahat ng mga kasama kong artistang involved ito.”

What can she say about her new leading man, Alden Richards? “Magaling siya, seryoso sa trabaho, mabait at very professional. Lahat kami, we see a bright future for him in the industry. And I’m glad na marami ang nagsasabing maganda ang chemistry naming dalawa on screen. Importante yun para panoorin ng mga tao ang ‘Carmela’.”

What can she say that the new Dyesebel is Anne Curtis? “Ganun naman talaga. The role, masasalin yan nang masasalin sa ibang aktres. Papalit-palit lang. Malay natin, maging yung ‘Marimar’, ma-remake uli balang araw na iba na naman ang aktres. But masaya ako for Anne. Nagbabatian naman kami, e. Basta ako, masaya na nabigyan na ko ng opportunity na gawin both ang Darna at Dyesebel.”

Even if she’s busy work, Marian continues to find time for her advocacy, the Adopt-A-Bangka project for fishermen who lost their boats to Yolanda. When she was in Cebu for the Sinulog Festival last weekend, she met with the people there who will help her distribute the bancas in Bantayan Island.
“Nakakatuwa na ang daming gustong mag-donate. Sana makuha ko ’yung target ko na pamilyang tutulungan namin. One hundred families ’yon. Sa’kin lang, P1M na ang cash. Ang target namin is to give 1,000 bancas. I’ll do a TV commercial para sa project naming ito at magbubukas kami ng website na Adopt-a-Banca para makita ninyo kung ano na ang developments sa proyekto namin, na lahat ng perang dino-donate, napupunta roon sa fishermen.”

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