THEA TOLENTINO will be seen this weekend in two shows, on Saturday night in “Magpakailanman” and on Sunday afternoon in “Dear Uge”.
In “Magpakailanman”, she stars in a fresh new episode titled “Sign Language of Love” opposite Jeric Gonzales. Both Thea and Jeric were discovered when they joined GMA’s artista search, “Protege”, where Thea was the female winner and Jeric was the male first runner up.
“Ang layo na ng itinakbo ng careers namin ni Jeric since ‘Protege’ and I’m happy to work with him now that we’ve both matured as actors in the MPK episode ‘Sign Language of Love’,” says Thea. “I play Beth, a teacher in the school for the deaf. Jeric is Alex and he’s one of my students. Love blooms between us and people are very judgmental at tutol sa relasyon namin kaya humarap kami sa malaking problema.”
What preparations did she take for her role?
“Before we taped the episode, pareho kami ni Jeric na dumaan sa special workshops to understand deaf people more. Pareho rin kaming nagsanay how to do sign language. Panoorin nyo ang ‘Sign Language of Love’ dahil it will give you a better understanding on the plight of deaf people and those who care for them.”
“Magpakailanman” is shown Saturday nights at 8:15 after “The Clash Season 3”. In “Dear Uge”, Thea plays the role of Tom Rodriguez’ girlfriend with whom she has a misunderstanding just before he goes to meet the illiterate Eugene Domingo who becomes his student in English.
