Carlo Caparas happy with Panday kids

THE CREATOR OF "Panday", Carlo J. Caparas, came to the presscon of "Panday Kids", along with beauteous wife Marian Patalinjug aka Donna Villa and their eldest son CJ. Carlo is elated that after Bong Revilla's big screen version of "Panday" became the filmfest topgrosser, here now comes "Panday Kids" to carry the torch of the Panday series that he started. "Natutuwa akong maging bahagi ng nakababatang henerasyon at, sana, ang legacy na ipinamana sa akin ni Fernando Poe, Jr. ay pagyamanin natin ng sabay-sabay sa patuloy na pagbahagi sa younger viewers ng alamat ng Panday," he says.

Carlo and Donna told us that they've started taping their own show, "Kroko", about a killer crocodile that's also a hit komiks novel of Carlo J. "For the giant alligator, nagpagawa kami ng dalawang mechanical na buwaya sa States," says Donna. "Kapag nakita mo, matatakot ka talaga. Ang lalaki ng pangil."

Their kids CJ and Peach play important roles in the show directed by Toto Natividad. "CJ plays a crocodile hunter at si Peach naman, TV journalist. Ako may gustong mag-artista sila, but they themselves, ambivalent pa. Kasama nila sa cast sina Stef Prescott, Vaness del Moral, Chari Pineda, Jana Roxas, Andrew Schimmer at marami pang iba. Hindi pa namin alam kung saan channel ito ipapalabas but I'll let you know."