RICKY DAVAO says it’s not true Julia Clarete was fired from TV5’s Christmaserye, “Paano ang Pasko?”, because she’s asking for an increase in her talent fee.
“She had to leave kasi she is joining her husband who’s assigned in Ireland,” he says.
“We’re not killing her character. She’ll have an accident and will be in coma. Para we can revive her in case she’d comeback. Kasi ‘Paano ang Pasko’ is extended. Dapat six weeks lang kami, but the network is so pleased with the show kaya ine-extend nila. Not sure yet up to when.”
We jokingly tell him that if it goes beyond Christmas and is extended until February, they can title it “Paano ang Valentine”.
“Tama ka,” he says laughing. “Magiging ‘Paano the Series’, so we can have ang ‘Paano ang Holy Week?’, ‘Paano ang Summer?’ The problem is I will also have to say goodbye, kasi magi-start na yung series na ididirek ko sa GMA by January.”
Is this ‘The Seed of Love’ with Glaiza de Castro?
“No, a new one. Actually, nag-start na kami ng taping noon ng ‘Seed of Love’, naka-10 days na kami. E, sa pandemic, bawal kasama ang mga bata, so hindi na puedeng mag-taping yung child characters sa show, kaya binago ng GMA.”
So what replaces it?
“We’re now doing ‘Nagbabagang Luha’, based sa movie ni Lorna Tolentino noon, directed by Ishmael Bernal. It still stars Glaiza, with Rayver Cruz, Mike Tan and si Gina Alajar na artista naman dito.
"Kasama rin si Alice Dixson sa original movie, but we’re still auditioning stars as to who will play her character in the TV show.”
