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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.

Mar 8, 2010

Paolo Contis' live in partner Lian paz undergoes labor

PAOLO CONTIS was absent at the presscon of his new show, "Wipeout", as his live in partner Lian Paz is going through labor to deliver their baby. "We can't cancel the presscon anymore as we've already paid the venue," says GMA PR exec Angel Javier. "We tried to request na sumaglit man lang siya, pero di raw puede."

Up to this writing, the baby hasn't come out yet. Present at the presscon is his co-host, Vince de Jesus, who was discovered as a gay comedian in "Camera Cafe" but whose credentials are really impressive.

"I started with PETA when I was 15," he says. "41 na ko ngayon, so 26 years na ko working as a stage and TV actor and also as songwriter-musical director."
He has won various awards as musical director for "Zsa Zsa Zaturnaah", "Crying Ladies", "La Visa Loca", "Let The Love Begin", "Mano Po", "Pisay", "Skin Deep", and "Himala The Musical". He majored in piano and voice at the UP College of Music. His latest work, "Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo at 5 Milyong Boto" is now showing at PETA Theatre. He admits he has a boyfriend for five years named Carl, a choreographer-dancer. "When they asked me if I'm willing to host a show, I said I'm willing kasi I'm willing to do anything, lalo na a wacky show like 'Wipeout', a canned show produced by Endemol abroad. There are 24 contestants who go through various obstacle courses that are physicall demanding. Very thrilling ito panoorin and I'm sure local viewers will enjoy it. Yung mananalo, kailangang ma-wipeout niya lahat ng kalaban niya."

For their first show on March 15 at 5:30 PM, they got Starstruck's Nina Kodaka to interview audiences about their predictions on the challenges and opinions about the 24-thrill-seeking contestants.

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