Comedian Atak Arana Thankful For Later Directors Wenn Deramas & Soxie Topacio For Helping Push His Career

COMEDIAN ATAK ARANA at the anniversary presscon of “Sunday Pinasaya” was rattled when asked if he knew the writers who were interviewing him in our table. "Sorry po pero mahina talaga ang memory ko sa ganyan," he says.

He got the shock of his life when writer Jojo Gabinete turned out to have a grudge on him. “Tinulungan kita noon para makasingil ka ng talent fee sa cashier ng GMA,” says Jojo. “Pinakilala kita sa mga tao roon, pero the next day, nagkasalubong tayo, binati kita, pero parang wala kang nakita.”

“Ay naku, I’m sorry po talaga,” says Atak who was very apologetic. “Pasensiya na po.”

Atak is very thankful that after his good friend Director Wenn Deramas passed, he’s now a mainstay in “Sunday Pinasaya” on GMA-7. “Kay Direk Wenn talaga ako nagsimula, lagi akong kasama sa mga pelikula at shows niya. Tapos si Direk Soxie Topacio, ang dami ring naibigay na projects sa akin, tapos ayan, nawala na rin siya. So nagpasalamat ako when Mamu Andrew de Real and Rams David called me para isama ako sa ‘Sunday Pinasaya’ and they give me roles na bagay sa’kin. Now, I’m managed by Jun Rufino at nasasama rin ako sa projects ng Viva kaya tuloy-tuloy rin ang career ko.”