OYO SOTTO was surprised when he learned he’d play his dad Vic Sotto’s father in “Vampire ang Daddy Ko”. “Si Daddy ang unang tumawag sa’kin, tinanong kung okay raw ba kong gumawa ng sitcom with him sa GMA,” he says. “I told him okay kasi free lancer ako, wala naman akong contract with TV5. Di pa niya sinabing ako magiging tatay niya. Si Tita Bibeth Orteza, who writes and directs the show, ang nagsabi sa’kin kung anong magiging role ko. Nagulat ako, then I laughed kasi kakaiba yung concept. Weird but nakakatawa. Sa history ng showbiz, ngayon lang may anak na gaganap na ama ng sarili niyang tatay. I play Vlad, 300 years old na ko. Pinagkasundo akong ipakasal ng coven namin kay Glaiza de Castro pero ayoko sa kanya. I fall in love with mortal, si Sonia, played by Tita Pilita Corrales sa present and Jackielou Blanco sa flashback scenes. Ang nangyari kasi, ang wife at anak ko, tumanda, but I look the same. Pag tinatawag ko si Daddy ng anak sa eksena, nagkakatawanan kami.”
So how’s it being a dad in real life. He and his wife Kristine Hermosa’s daughter, Ondrea Bliss, is now one year and two months old. “Masarap na mahirap. She sleeps sa gitna namin ni Tin and I try my best na tumulong in taking care of her. Kaya lang, hindi ako nagigising pag umiiyak siya.”
Do they plan to have another child? “Yes, gusto nga namin sundan na agad para sabay silang lumaki. Yung adopted naman namin, si Kiel, is turning 5 na in August. But Tin has an offer to do webisodes for the internet sa ABS-CBN as she also wants to go back to acting.”
What about the news that he and sister Danica are against Pauleen Luna for their dad? “Not true. Kaming mga anak, hindi kami nakikialam pagdating sa mga relasyon niya. We respect him at nandito lang kami to support him. Ba’t naman kami magagalit kay Pauleen, wala naman siyang ginagawang masama sa amin. Natutuwa nga kami makita si Daddy na lalong bumabata at laging masaya.”
He got an offer to do an indie movie. “Maganda yung role but kailangang maghubad so I said no kasi hindi ko kaya. May offer din for a new show ang TV5 kaya lang hindi nagkatugma ang schedules namin kasi nga nasimulan ko na itong ‘Vampire ang Daddy Ko’ where I play the title role.”
Also in the cast are Jimmy Santos vampire hunter Small, Ryzza Mae Dison as Jimmy’s daughter Big, Seph Cadayona as Pilita’s best friend Stefanie, Anjo Yllana as Vlad’s sidekick, Bea Binene as Anjo’s sister Bebe, Derrick Monasterio as Bea’s partner Derry, Korean radio DJ Jinri Park as Vic’s love interest and Jackie (formerly Jinky which she thinks is a jinx) Oda as Jinri’s mom.
So how’s it being a dad in real life. He and his wife Kristine Hermosa’s daughter, Ondrea Bliss, is now one year and two months old. “Masarap na mahirap. She sleeps sa gitna namin ni Tin and I try my best na tumulong in taking care of her. Kaya lang, hindi ako nagigising pag umiiyak siya.”
Do they plan to have another child? “Yes, gusto nga namin sundan na agad para sabay silang lumaki. Yung adopted naman namin, si Kiel, is turning 5 na in August. But Tin has an offer to do webisodes for the internet sa ABS-CBN as she also wants to go back to acting.”
What about the news that he and sister Danica are against Pauleen Luna for their dad? “Not true. Kaming mga anak, hindi kami nakikialam pagdating sa mga relasyon niya. We respect him at nandito lang kami to support him. Ba’t naman kami magagalit kay Pauleen, wala naman siyang ginagawang masama sa amin. Natutuwa nga kami makita si Daddy na lalong bumabata at laging masaya.”
He got an offer to do an indie movie. “Maganda yung role but kailangang maghubad so I said no kasi hindi ko kaya. May offer din for a new show ang TV5 kaya lang hindi nagkatugma ang schedules namin kasi nga nasimulan ko na itong ‘Vampire ang Daddy Ko’ where I play the title role.”
Also in the cast are Jimmy Santos vampire hunter Small, Ryzza Mae Dison as Jimmy’s daughter Big, Seph Cadayona as Pilita’s best friend Stefanie, Anjo Yllana as Vlad’s sidekick, Bea Binene as Anjo’s sister Bebe, Derrick Monasterio as Bea’s partner Derry, Korean radio DJ Jinri Park as Vic’s love interest and Jackie (formerly Jinky which she thinks is a jinx) Oda as Jinri’s mom.