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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 2, 2013

Rita Avila's Greta Replaces Nora Aunor'S Marta In Tv5'S 'Never Say Goodbye'

RITA AVILA is excited to play Greta Maldita in TV5’s “Never Say Goodbye”. “I was on vacation mode after doing ‘Sana ay Ikaw na Nga’ for GMA-7,” she says. “E, biglang dumating ito and it’s a blessing so hindi ko puede tanggihan.”

Noranians might resent it that she’s replacing Ate Guy who’s character gets killed. “Ha? Hindi ko alam yun. What I know is I’ll play a different character as Greta, the vengeful widow of a rich doctor. Nakita kong pinatay ni Alice Dixson ang ama ko so now, gusto ko agawin lahat ng nasa kanya, pati husband niyang si Cesar Montano. At saka hindi drama ang treatment sa character ko. Kontrabida pero nakakatawa as I get to wear outlandish costumes and make up. Very bratty rin ako rito at ang mga patutsadahan namin ni Alice dito, comedy rin ang dating. I ask our director nga, Mac Alejandre, kung tama ba ang ginagawa ko and he said it’s okay and he’s pleased with it.”

Has she worked with Alice before? “She said we did a GMA telesine. But what I remember about her is when she guested in ‘That’s Entertainment’ at the height of her Palmolive ‘I can feel it’ commercial so star struck lahat kami sa kanya. Bale reunion namin ito nina Cesar Montano and Gardo Versoza na siyang leading men ko sa Seiko Films noon. First teleserye ko naman ito sa TV5 kasi dati, guest lang ako in their ‘Face to Face’. First taping day ko, sampalan scene agad with Alice. Totohanan daw so tinanong ko muna siya and she said it’s okay. Maraming twists sa characters namin dito, pati kay Sophie Albert na anak ni Alice at si Megan Young who’s also joining the show at may lihim din ang pagkatao. Sa Wednesday, March 6, ang first appearance ko sa show.”

She’s happy that “Never Say Goodbye” is shown earlier and not up against the show her husband FM Reyes is directing on ABS-CBN, “Apoy sa Dagat”. “But it’s good pareho kaming ang taping is MWF, so libre kami kung TTS.” Are they still planning to have a baby? “My doctor said puede pa raw naman ako, but we leave it all up to the Lord kung ibibigay Niya. As of now, happy naman kami with our dolls and 7 cats and 7 dogs to keep us company.”

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