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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 5, 2014

Marian Rivera Sure Her New Show, 'Carmela', Will Be A Hit With Tv Viewers

MARIAN RIVERA has started taping for her new soap, “Carmela”, that will start airing on the last week of January. “Maganda nga ang pasok ng bagong taon for me dahil may trabaho agad ako,” she says. “And I’d like to thank GMA, our writer Suzette Doctolero, and Direk Dominic Zapata kasi naghanap talaga sila ng magandang project for me. Very challenging ang role ko rito as this is the most dramatic vehicle na gagampanan ko in my whole career. Lumaki ako sa kumbento, mahinhin, madasalin, pero magkakaroon ng grabeng transformation sa character ko later. Kasama ko rito sina Alden Richards, Raymond Bagatsing na siyang ama ko noon sa ‘Amaya’, Agot Isidro, Roi Vinzon, Max Collins, Jennica Garcia, Rochelle Pangi­linan, Ana Feleo, Mona Louise Rey as the young Carmela, at sina Direk Ricky Davao at Direk Laurice na mga aktor naman ngayon dito. I'm sure magugustuhan ng TV viewers ang 'Carmela' when it starts airing.”

So how is it working with Alden? “Marami siyang gugulatin dito kasi binago siya nang husto, yung looks niya, yung acting niya. At first, medyo nahihiya pa siya, kahit nagkatrabaho na kami before sa ‘My Beloved’. Pero kokonti lang kasi ang eksena namin doon so we really don't know each other that much. But before we started taping 'Carmela', we had a workshop together, under Direk Laurice Guillen, at nakatulong yun para mawala ang inhibitions niya at mas maging comfortable kami sa isa’t isa. Ngayon, mas relaxed na siyang kausapin ako.”

She’s glad that her beau, Dingdong Dantes, approves of her tandem with Alden. “May chemistry raw kami ni Alden kaya maski siya, nananabik na siyang mapanood ang mga eksena namin on screen.”

She’s also excited to start shooting a new movie under Regal. “May contract pa kasi ako kay Mother Lily at marami siyang balak. Gusto niya ako i-pair sa mga actor ng kabilang network, like Coco Martin or John Lloyd Cruz. Ewan lang kung matutuloy. May bagong project siyang niluluto ngayon at gusto nga niya, simulan ko na agad, but we want to read muna the full script. Basta, nakakatuwa, maraming trabaho. Sa bagay, okay rin naman ang last year for me dahil naging number one uli ako sa FHM, tapos nanalo pa kong best actress sa Star Award at naging nominated pa ko sa Asian TV Awards in Singapore at nanalo pa ko ng award hanggang Vietnam. So sana, magtuloy-tuloy hanggang ngayong bagong taon ang lahat ng magagandang nangyayari sa career ko.”


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