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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 6, 2014

Kim Chiu Pressured By Her Prinsesa Ng Teleserye Title

KIM CHIU says it’s formidable but inspiring to work in “Ikaw Lamang” with a leading man like Coco Martin who’s such a good actor. “Kapag magkaeksena kami, obligado ako to give my best kasi ang galing-galing niya,” she says. “And he’s also such a gentleman. Sa shooting namin sa mga sugarcane fields sa Bacolod, mabato ang mga dinaraanan namin and he’s always there at palagi akong inaalalayan. May isang eksena na nahulog ako at yung kinabagsakan ko, bato. Akala ko, may foam, yun pala, inalis na after the rehearsal. Bumagsak ‘yung puwet ko, nabiyak ‘yung bato! Sabi ko, ‘Bakal ba ‘yung puwet ko?’ Na-injure ‘yung bato, nahati! Si Coco, pinatigil ang eksena. Natakot siya na baka kung anong nangyari sa akin. Parang ‘di ba, ‘pag nasaktan ka, tapos, may nag-alala sa ‘yo, mati-teary-eyed ka na, ‘Ahhh, kawawa naman ako!’ So ‘yun, pinatinigil niya ang take. Kahit game na game na siya sa eksena, pinatigil niya to make sure safe ako. Nakaka-touched, di ba?”

Kim is Isabelle and Coco is Samuel in “Ikaw Lamang”, which starts airing on Monday, but they won’t reveal the time slot yet. “Magkababata kami along with Julia Montes and Jake Cuenca, pero nagkahiwa-hiwalay kami sa aming paglaki kasi kami ni Jake, mayayaman, anak ng mga hacendero. Sila naman ni Julia, anak ng mga sakada, mga poor. But mai-in love kami ni Coco sa isa’t isa kahit magkalayo ang agwat ng estado namin sa buhay at diyan magkakaroon ng big big conflict ang story.”

How does she feel that ABS gave her the title Prinsesa ng mga Teleserye (with Judy Ann Santos as the Reyna)? “Ang sarap ng pakiramdam. Dagdag inspirasyon sa‘yo ‘yun para sa bawat proyektong ibigay sa ‘yo, dapat galingan mo kasi baka mawala pa ang title na ‘yon, sayang! Pero siempre, nakaka-pressure din. Hindi ka naman siguro normal kundi ka na kakabahan. Dapat ma-maintain mo yun o mahigitan pa. Nandoon pa rin ang kaba. Kaya dinaraan na lang namin ni Coco sa dasal na sana suportahan ng tao itong first team up namin in ‘Ikaw Lamang’.”

In its powerhouse cast, the parents of Kim Chiu are Angel Aquino and John Estrada. That of Jake Cuenca are Cherie Gil and Tirso Cruz III, with Ronaldo Valdez as the scheming manipulative family patriarch. Coco’s mom is Cherry Pie Picache, with Daria Ramirez and Spanky Manikan as his grandparents. Julia has no parents but has an elder sister, Meryll Soriano.






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