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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.

Oct 27, 2011

Robin Padilla got emotional at presscon of his new sitcom

ROBIN PADILLA turned emotional at the presscon of his new ABS-CBN sitcom with Vhong Navarro, “Toda Max”, when we asked him why he withdrew his “Mr. Wong” entry from the filmfest. “Gusto kong linawin na hindi ako umatras,” he says. “Ako ang nagbigay sa isang kaibigan. August pa, ready na ako sa project. Ang problema, yung artistang makakapareha ko, laging di puede ang schedule. Nagbigay lang ako kay Gov. ER (Ejercito of Laguna, whose entry “Asiong Salonga” replaced “Mr. Wong”). Sabi nila, may movies daw na di pa nag-uumpisa, samantalang sila, tapos na. P45 million na nagagastos nila. Di sige, nagbigay na ko. Ako ang nawalan sa pagkakataong ito, pero ewan ko kung bakit may nagbibintang na nilokoko ko raw ang viewers at ako pa ang pinalalabas na masama. Sana, harapin na lang nila ako ng diretso.”

He denies he’s also moving to TV5 like his wife Mariel Rodriguez. “Hanggang todo max ang suporta ng ABS sa’kin, todo max rin ako sa kanila. Happy ako dito sa ‘Toda Max’ sitcom na binigay nila sa’kin. Nang lumaya ako mula sa piitan in 1998, binigyan nila ko ng show with the late Redford White, ‘Puedeng-Puede’, at tinanong nila ko kung sino gusto kong makasama. Si Vhong ang hiningi ko, bata pa siya noon, tuwang-tuwa kami kasi lahat ng iutos namin sa kanya, ginagawa, kahit tumambling siya. Then nakasama ko siya sa movie namin ni Claudine Barretto na ‘Oops, Teka Lang, Diskarte Ko ‘To’. So nang naghahanap si Direk Joyce Bernal ng bidang gaganap as ‘Mr. Suave’, sabi ko, si Vhong ang kunin mo, malaking future nun sa comedy. At yan nga, sa kabila ng tagumpay niya, he has remained humble.”

In “Toda Max”, Robin plays a single dad to Icee Canillo and Aliyah Benisano. Vhong as his cousin is Justin Bibbo who’s deceived by an illegal recruiter and now owns a carinderia. Also in the cast are Pokwang as noveau riche neighbor, helmed by Malu Sevilla, to be shown Saturdays after ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’ starting November 5.

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