“We’re really thankful to ABS-CBN and Dreamscape for giving us this great project,” says James. “This is our first teleserye and it was even shot on location in San Francisco, California. Maraming magagandang locations na ipakikita rito like the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Napa Valley at iba pa. We enjoyed taping there kahit kokonti lang kami at tulong-tulong kami in taping the show.” “We’re also thankful to Director Antoinette Jadaone kasi ang ganda talaga ng naisulat niyang story for us ni James about young OFW’s in America,” says Nadine. “We’re so proud dahil marami talagang pamilyang makaka-relate sa pinagdaraanang kuwento ng mga characters dito. Mas mature ang roles namin dito at mas complicated ang story. Nakaka-pressure din kasi ang laking project nito kaya panay ang dasal namin na sana, panoorin talaga ng tao.”
For sure, they’ll be compared to the Kathniel love team whose “Pangako Sa’Yo” is now rating very high. “Hindi naman maiiwasan yun,” says Nadine. “Pero hindi naman kami nakikipag-compete sa kanila or anyone. Unang-una, pare-pareho kaming Kapamilya. Tapos, mas senior sila sa amin dahil nauna nang nagka-projects ang love team nila, so mas marami na silang followers.”
How did she react when James was linked to Julia Barretto? “I knew James would take care of our love team,” she says. “Andiyan naman siya, siya mismong tanungin nyo.” “I’ve read everything that’s been written about it and there’s no need to explain because it’s not true,” says James. “Even that story about me and Julia’s father (Dennis Padilla) na nagalit daw sa akin nang makita, also not true simply because I’ve never met her father.”
One writer says that James himself is definitely one of the biggest edges of “On the Wings of Love”. “Mahal na mahal siya ng kamera, kahit anong anggulo. Also, bentahe niyang handa siya at walang takot na magpa-sexy. Sa trailer pa lang ng ‘On the Wings of Love', talagang inabangan na yung mga eksena niyang wala siyang shirt. Wala siyang takot maghubad, something na hindi nagagawa ni Daniel.”
