ZANJOE MARUDO plays one of his most dramatic roles in ABS-CBN’s “My Dear Heart” that will end on June 16, to be replaced by “La Luna Sangre”. He plays Jude, the father of lead child star and title roler Nayomi Ramos as Heart.
“Asawa ko rito si Bela Padilla as Clara, without knowing na nagkaanak pala ako kay Ria Atayde who just used me to spite her dominant mom, si Coney Reyes as Dr. Maragaret Lana,” he says. “Pinalabas ni Coney, na galit na galit sa akin, na patay na ang anak ni Ria pero napunta sa’kin yung bata para ampunin ko, without me knowing na tunay ko palang anak yun. Si Heart ang nakatulong sa’kin para hindi ako maligaw ng landas. Iniwan ko yung gang na kasama kong gumawa ng masama at nag-going straight ako. Tapos, nagkaproblema kami sa kalusugan ni Heart and she became comatose. Lumalabas pala yung spirit niya at nakikita ni Coney as Margaret. Ngayong patapos na ang show, huwag kayong bibitaw dahil marami pang mga exciting things na mangyayari.”
The show started airing in January and will end this month, so it means they ran for six months, which is quite a feat. Viewers are in awe on how effective Eric Quizon is as the villainous Dr. Francis who craves for the love of his dad, Dr Albertus (Robert Arevalo), that pushed him to do bad things. Coney as Margaret has a good character arc as she started as cold-hearted but eventually became soft because of her love for her family, learning to acknowledge her mistakes. This show definitely made Nayomi one of our best child actresses today and gave newcomer Ria Atayde the biggest break in her career.
Going back to Zanjoe, he is now known for playing the roles of young fathers expertly on cam in “Anna Liza”, “Dream Dad”, “Tubig at Langis” and in the “Kuweba” episode of “MMK”. Off camera, when does he plan to experience being a father in real life? “When you plan that, usually hindi nangyayari kaya ipinapaubaya ko na lang lahat sa Panginoon. Ayoko magbigay ng deadline sa sarili ko,baka hindi rin lang mangyari.”He’s currently being linked to Bela Padilla, saying it’s from Bea (Alonzo) to Bela. What’s the real score between them now? “Ang estado namin sa ngayon is taguan ng feelings. Ang commitment namin is in the show. Nagbibigay ito ng magagandang values sa buong family so mahirap haluan ng nakagugulong feelings.”
Will he miss Bela now that the show is ending? “I will miss everyone sa show kasi lagi kaming masaya sa set.”
