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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.
Showing posts with label Marian Rivera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marian Rivera. Show all posts

Feb 16, 2014

CARLA ABELLANA says she never meant to offend Marian Rivera and her fans when she posted in social media that, for her, Delia Razon (her maternal grandma) remains to be most beautiful woman. Some folks thought she posted this in answer to Marian’s “Carmela, Ang Pinakamagandang Babae sa Ibabaw ng Mundo”.

“Huwag namang lagyan ng ibang meaning ang post ko,” she says. “Hindi kami magkaaway ni Marian kaya huwag naman sana kaming pag-awayin.”

Carla is now busy promoting her new movie, “Third Eye”, a horror-suspense thriller written and directed by Aloy Adlawan where she co-stars with co-Kapuso actress Camille Prats and Kapamilya stars Ejay Falcon, Alex Vincent Medina and Denise Laurel. “Third Eye” is the first offering of Regal Entertainment for 2014.

“It’s truly scary,” she says. “Maraming eksenang matatakot ang viewers. I play the role of a girl who’s born with a third eye at nakakakita ng ghosts. But my grandma, Boots Anson Roa, closed this third eye for my own good, pero mabubuksan uli yon sa paglaki ko and that’s when things start to become very frightening.”

Mother Lily said she was inspired by the big success of “Pagpag”, the horror flick she co-produced with Star Cinema. “After the success of ‘Pagpag,’ we want to do something even more scary and all the terrifying elements na wala sa ‘Pagpag’, inilagay namin ngayon dito sa ‘Third Eye.’ Tradisyon na kasi ng Regal na ibigay sa manonood ang gusto nila na tumitili at kinakabog ang dibdib sa simula hanggang ending ng movie. Modesty aside, matitikman nila ‘yan sa ‘Third Eye.’ Ako ngang sanay na sa horror movies, natakot pa, ganyan din ang mararamdam nila once panoorin nila ang pelikulang ito!”

Ejay Falcon plays Carla’s husband who is frustrated that they don’t have a child so he has an affair with Denise Laurel, who quickly gets pregnant. Carla is mad and confronts her husband and his lover, not knowing that this will lead to some terrifying complications involving Camille and Alex Vincent who crave for human flesh and blood. “Third Eye” opens in theatres on February 26.

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Feb 9, 2014

MARIAN RIVERA feels sad that some fans who are supporting Angel Locsin went overboard and reported that she died in a car accident on her way to Ilocos, even going as far as posting in social media a nasty photo showing her inside a coffin.

Writer Jun Nardo says that these fans have no breeding and will only help ruin their own idol in the eyes of the public. “Obviously, nai-insecure sila dahil sobrang humahataw na sa rating ang bagong

GMA series ng Primetime Queen na ‘Carmela’, huh! Sa ginagawa nilang yan, mas kakampi ang publiko kay Marian.”

As for Marian herself, she chooses to just ignore the malicious reports about her premature demise. “Kung may mga taong gumagawa ng masama sa kapwa nila, hayaan na lang natin kasi hindi naman natutulog ang Diyos. Basta at this point sa buhay ko, masaya ako at punong-puno ng pagmamahal ang puso ko. At kapag pinapatay raw nang hindi naman totoo, mas humahaba pa ang buhay. Anyway, yung mga nagmamahal sa aking fans at family ko, alam naman nila ang totoo na buhay na buhay ako at patuloy na nagte-taping ng ‘Carmela’ na paganda nang paganda ang bawat episode. Maipagmamalaki ko ring ang fans ko, hindi nila kailangang manira o manakit ng iba para itaas ako. Sinabihan ko na rin silang huwag gaganti at mag-stoop sa level ng mga mapanirang fans. Ipakita nilang mas may breeding sila.”

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Feb 5, 2014

FANS OF MARIAN Rivera in Bicol will have the chance to see her in person, along with her “Carmela” leading man Alden Richards, this coming Sunday, February 9. At 1 PM, they’ll be in Naga to have a motorcade around the city and at 2 PM, they’ll have a free mall show at SM Naga. Then they go to Albay and have a Kapuso Fiesta show at Cagsawa Festival in the Daraga Covered Court.

And tonight, Marian will be a guest along with Alden in the GMA News TV’s hit women’s show, “Mars”, hosted by Camille Prats and Suzi Abrera. In the Mars Sharing Group portion, they will join the discussion on “What are the Things Men Do that Annoy Women and Make them Snap?” Then they play with Camille and Suzi in the Mars Magaling segment with the giant version of the popular board game, Ice Tower. Marian also shows her culinary talents in the Mars Masarap portion by doing a cooking demo of a chicken parmesan dish with lightning speed. Then Alden shows his physical fitness regimen that helps him obtain a Cosmo hunk body. Don’t miss this special guest appearances of “Carmela’s” lead stars in “Mars” tonight at 6 PM. Tomorrow, Friday night, the special guests will be singer Roselle Nava and former Universal Motion Dancer Wowie de Guzman as they take a trip down memory lane reliving the 90s. They’ll also show the right way on how to condole with a grieving person and console a depressed one.


















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Jan 31, 2014

MARIAN RIVERA is happy over the very positive feedback her new soap, “Carmela”, got from viewers. “Nakakatuwa kasi lahat nagsasabing nagandahan sila sa start ng story ng ‘Carmela’,” she says. “Pati nga si Dingdong (Dantes, her boyfriend), he also congratulated me dahil nanood din ang family nila and they found the story very absorbing.”

But there are those who missed the pilot week so GMA-7 decided to replay the starting episodes on a marathon telecast this Saturday afternoon after “Eat Bulaga”. Dubbed as “Ang Pinagmulan ni Carmela”, it will show how Carmela’s mom, Agot Isidro, met her dad, the deaf mute Ricky Davao, how they got married, giving birth to Carmela. Their happy family is disrupted by the machinations of the scheming Roi Vinzon, husband of Laurice Guillen, an influential doctor in their town. Roi secretly covets Agot and causes the tragic death of Ricky. The young Carmela sees how Roi oppresses her mom and vows to take revenge on him someday.

Then tomorrow, Sunday, the cast led by Marian and Alden Richards will have a special free mall show at the new Fisher Mall on the corner of Quezon Ave. and Roosevelt Ave. in QC at 5 PM. Don’t miss to see your fave stars in person.

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Jan 26, 2014

MARIAN RIVERA is understandably fidgety these days since “Carmela” will start airing tonight. “Sana naman panoorin ng tao kahit wala pa ako roon,” she says. “Iikot muna ang story sa parents ko, Agot Isidro at Ricky Davao, at kung paano sila guguluhin ni Roi Vinzon na malaki ang gusto sa mama ko kahit asawa na niya si Laurice Guillen. May lucky coin si Ms. Agot dito na itatapon niya dahil kamalasan ang idinudulot sa kanya, pero napulot naman ni Tito Ricky na isang pipi at bingi. Nagpakasal sila at ako nga ang naging bunga, pero dudukutin ni Roi ang ina ko at ang ama ko naman, pasasagasaan niya sa tren. Mapapahiwalay ako as Carmela sa ina ko at mapupulot ako ni Eva Darren na palalakihin ako with a new name, Catarina. Napakaganda ng first episode at ang gagaling ng acting nilang kahat kaya don’t miss it. Abangan nyo ang pagdadalaga ni Carmela as Catarina at doon na ako lalabas.”

Marian’s past soaps like “Marimar”, “Dyesebel” and “Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang” are all hits in various Asian countries. “Ngayon nga, inaabangan na rin daw sa Vietnam (where she was voted as Most Favorite Foreign Artist) itong ‘Carmela’. At nasa Africa na rin ako. Pinalalabas in some countries doon ang ‘Endless Love’. Exciting, di ba? International na ang lola nyo.”

What can she say that her beau Dingdong Dantes is reported to be paired with Maricel Soriano in a new soap that starts in March? “Balita nga, pero wala pang confirmation, e. But he’s hoping sana nga, matuloy. Ngayon pa lang, pareho na kaming excited for him.

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Jan 24, 2014

MARIAN RIVERA and Alden Richards play university students in “Carmela” and they shot on location in PUP Sta. Mesa, the alma mater of their scriptwriter, Suzette Doctolero. The show’s director, Dominic Zapata, said it was a nightmare taping there. “Sobrang dami ng fans ni Marian at ni Alden, hindi makaya ng crowd control,” he says. “Ang ending, maghapon kami roon, pero two sequences lang ang nakunan namin.”

After the music video of “Carmela” was shown at the presscon, most press people predict that its theme song, “Sana Ikaw”, composed by Vehnee Saturno, has the makings of a hit if it’s properly promoted. It was sung beautifully by James Wright, the Fil-Aussie teener who was a contestant in GMA-7’s reality show, “Anak Ko Yan”. He should have been asked by GMA-7 to sing the song live during the presscon as it would surely help launch his career. Anyway, you can watch out for him at the grand launch of “Carmela”, “Rhodora X” and “Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw” in “Sunday All Stars”. We’re sure they’ll ask James Wright to sing the “Carmela” theme song live to help in its promo since all the new shows will start airing on Monday, January 27. “Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw” will be aired at 6 PM, before “24 Oras”. “Carmela” will be shown after “Adarna” and following it is “Rhodora X”.


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Jan 22, 2014

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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Jan 17, 2014

MARIAN RIVERA is not bothered by hecklers who say she’s trying hard to look young in “Carmela” because she’s paired with Alden Richards. “Sinasabi nga raw, masyado akong nagpapabata, pero hindi ko kailangang gawin yun, kasi it’s in the script na mas bata talaga sa’kin si Yago, ang character ni Alden,” she says. “Kaya nga noong first time kaming mag-meet sa MRT, ayokong makipagkilala sa kanya at sinabi ko agad na mas matanda ako sa kanya.”

“Pero ang bata-bata tingnan ni Marian sa screen,” says their director, Dominic Zapata. “You’d never think mas matanda siya kay Alden. At may kilig ang chemistry nila. Maganda silang tingnan on screen.”

Dominic was also her director in her last soap, “Temptation of Wife”. “That was nine months ago pa,” says Marian. “Siya, nakagawa na ng ibang soap (My Husband’s Lover), ako, ngayon lang uli, kaya missed na missed ko na talaga ang acting.”

“Kung nanalo siyang best actress sa ‘Temptation’, hindi malayong manalo uli siya for this kasi mas even more challenging ang role niya as ‘Carmela’,” says Dominic. “Yung hecklers na nagsasabing ginaya ito sa Italian movie na ‘Malena’, mapapahiya sila kasi ang layo-layo ng story nito, which is an original by Suzette Doctolero. The story is a case of history repeating itself. Kung ano ang nangyari sa inang si Agot Isidro, mangyayari rin sa anak niyang si Marian. Ang kagandahan nila, parang naging isang sumpa sa kanila, a curse, not a blessing. Agot as Amanda is raped by Roi Vinzon, na asawa ni Laurice Guillen. Lumayas si Agot sa town nila and meets a deaf mute, si Ricky Davao, who marries her. Naging anak nila si Marian as Carmela. Pero ayaw tigilan ni Roi si Agot. Pinasagasaan nito sa tren ang binging si Ricky then kinuha si Agot at ikinulong. Nagpalaboy-laboy si Marian sa kalye at naampon siya ni Eva Darren who renamed her as Catarina. Dito siya nagdalaga at pareho sila ni Eva na maraming ampong mga bata. Then nakilala niya si Alden na kamag-anak pala ni Roi. Si Agot naman, pinapatay ni Roi kay Freddie Webb but she didn’t die at tinulungan siya ni Mike Lloren hanggang maging mamasan siya sa ibang bayan. Mao-obsessed naman kay Marian ang brother ni Laurice na si Raymond Bagatsing, whose girlfriend is Rochelle Pangilinan. Kung anong nangyari kina Roi at Agot, mauulit kina Raymond and Marian.”

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Jan 5, 2014

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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Dec 23, 2013


GMA-7 HAS officially announced in their TV trailer plugs the new shows that they’re showing on primetime starting January, 2014. This stars with “Carmela” starring Marian Rivera in the title role, Alden Richards and Agot Isidro, directed by Dominic Zapata. Then there’s “Rhodora X” with Jennylyn Mercado in the title role, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Mark Herras and Yasmien Kurdi. The last is “Kambal Sirena” with Louise de los Reyes in dual roles (one of which is a mermaid), with Aljur Abrenica, Winwyn Marquez and Mike Tan.

In the afternoon block, their new soaps are “Paraiso Ko’y Ikaw” and “The Borrowed Wife”. “Paraiso” stars Kim Rodriguez, Kristoffer Martin, Joyce Ching and Gabby Eigenman, directed by Joyce Bernal. “Borrowed Wife” stars Pauleen Luna, Camille Prats, TJ Trinidad and Caridad Sanchez.

Over at ABS-CBN, the first show they announced for 2014 is a sitcom, “Home Sweetie Home”, to start its telecast on January 5. We weren’t able to attend its presscon as we hosted a Christmas dinner for some relatives and friends in our home. It’s a family comedy starring John Lloyd Cruz, Toni Gonzaga, Sandy Andolong and Rico Puno and aims to bring the glory day of situation comedies like in the heydays of the long-running “John en Marsha”. Let’s see if the viewing public would be ready to watch sitcoms again after years and years of viewing nothing but sudsy soap dramas.

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Dec 9, 2013

WE JUST returned from a short vacation with our sisters in Sydney and the first showbiz affair we attended upon returning to work was the Christmas lunch hosted by Marian Rivera for select members of the press at Victorino’s. Marian is the only actress we know who does this annually for some years now.

Just because many showbiz couples are getting married next year (Drew Arellano and Yia Villania in January, Karylle and Yael Yuzon in March, Boots Anson Roa and Atty. King Rodrigo in June) doesn’t mean Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes will also follow soon.

“I’m happy for Karylle,” she says. “Pero ang kasal, hindi biro yan. Big change yan in one’s life. Lots of adjustments ang kailangan, lalo na kung magkaka-baby ka na. As of now, I don’t feel na ready na ako for that. In due time, kapag nakapagdesisyon na ko nang buo na handa na ako, magpapakasal na ako, I will announce it to all of you. As of now, marami pa kong trabaho. I will start taping my new soap on Wednesday with Alden Richards this, ‘Carmela, Ang Pinakamagandang Babae sa Ibabaw ng Mundo’, directed by Dominic Zapata. This is my most dramatic show so far. Mag-ina kami ni Ms. Agot Isidro at kasama rin si Raymart Bagatsing. Pinalaki ako sa kumbento, so finesse-finessan ang character ko rito sa simula, then biglang magkakaroon ng matinding pagbabago sa’kin at magkakaroon din ng revenge angle. Aside from this, may gagawin din akong bagong sitcom that will also require me to do a lot of dancing. Gusto nga ng GMA, simulan ko na rin agad but I said kakapain ko muna yung character ko as Carmela. Dapat ‘Catarina’ ang title, but hindi ko gusto. Parang pag sinabing Catarina, mahal kita, ang chaka, di ba? Mas maganda ang dating ng Carmela and GMA agreed with me. Besides, yun daw ang favorite na ipangalan sa baby girls sa ibang bansa sa ngayon.”

Was she disappointed when she didn’t win as best actress for “Temptation of Wife” in the Asian TV Awards in Singapore? “Not really, sinabi ko na naman even before I went there na hindi ako pupunta roon expecting na mananalo ako. Yung nomination, big honor na for me kasi ako raw ang pinakabata sa lahat ng best actress nominees. But I had a great experience there, isang table kami ng mga kasama kong Filipino noong awards night. Masaya rin ako na I just won best actress sa Star Awards, also for ‘Temptation of Wife’.”

So what are her wishes for Christmas and 2014? “For myself, wala na. 2013 has been good to me. May mga bagong pintong nabuksan (like her now being managed by Triple A with Atty. Tony Tuviera and Rams David), nanalo ko ng awards, nag-number one ako uli sa FHM, may bagong endorsements. I cannot complain. So for 2014, ang wish ko, makahingi ako ng maraming donations para sa Adopt a Banca project namin ng GMA. We made a study kasi sa mga napinsala ng Typhoon Yolanda at marami, puro donations lang but after that, wala na. So instead of just relief goods, kabuhayan ang itutulong namin sa kanila. Sa survey namin, maraming coastal communities and islands in Northern Cebu na nawalan ng hanapbuhay ang mga mangingisda kasi nawasak ang mga bangka nila. A banca cost something like P30,000 and it will last as their livelihood for 10 to 15 years. We’re making an initial donation of 10 bancas. Tapos, imo-monitor namin through the Kapuso Foundation kung kanino napunta ang mga iyon and how they use it as their livelihood, with matching pictures. So I’m asking everyone to help us and donate sa aming Adopt a Banca project.”

What’s she and Dingdong doing for Christmas? “No definite plans yet. Pero siguro, the usual lang na magpapalipat-lipat kami sa family nila then sa family ko. But definitely, we’ll both busy helping other people. Siya sa Yes Pinoy Foundation niya at ako, sa Adopt at Banca project ko.”

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