SANYA LOPEZ reprises her role as Maya, the love interest of Bong Revilla as Major Gabriel Labrador in “Agimat ng Agila, Season 2”. But hers is billed only as a special participation.
She had to bow out from the show’s locked in taping as she had to transfer to the taping of her own show where she plays the title role, “First Lady”, Book 2 of the blockbuster hit, “First Yaya”, that will start airing on Valentine’s Day, replacing “I Left My Heart in Sorsogon”.
She won’t reveal what will happen to her character.
“Basta abangan nyo kasi kapana-panabik siya,” she says. “Basta si Maya, mas nag level up ang pagmamahal niya rito kay Gabriel kasi sa Season 1, nag-meet pa lang sila.
"Ngayon, dito sa Season 2, sila na talaga, kaya mas matindi na ang relationship nila sa isa’t isa. Pero malay nyo, sa Season 3, bumalik pa uli ang character ni Maya at sana, mabigyan din ako ng action scenes later.”
Taking over as Bong’s leading lady is Rabiya Mateo, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 in her first role as a leading lady. How does she feel when people say she and Rabiya are look alikes?
“Siempre, nakakatuwa. Beauty queen yata siya. Noon pa maraming nagta-tag sa amin na magkamukha nga raw kami. I’m happy for her na Kapuso na siya ngayon.”
Did she give Rabiya any tips about joining showbiz?
“Naku, hindi na kailangan, no? Nakaya nga niya ang Miss Universe, e. At saka hindi kami masyadong nagkasama sa taping kasi nga I have to leave. But kayang-kaya niya yan. May action scenes pa siya ritong ginawa with Sen. Bong.”
Sen. Bong has nothing but praises for her, saying his prediction that she will be a big star came true and he is so happy with her success.
“I’m so flattered sa mga papuri niya sa akin. Nakakahiya na galing pa sa kanya yan. But honestly, hindi ko pa napi-feel yung sinasabing big star na ako. Siguro, ang ibang tao ang magsasabi noon.
"Pero maraming-marami pong salamat kay Senator Bong. It’s really an honor to have been paired with him. He’s such a gentleman, maasikaso sa kapareha niya and I’m sure ganyan din ang karanasan ni Rabiya working with him.
"Kung naging successful ang Season 1 ng ‘Agimat ng Agila’, I’m sure mas magiging matagumpay itong Season 2 kasi mas pinalaki at pinaganda nila ito.”
Is she part of the new show, “Sang’gre”, an “Encantadia” spin off announced by GMA?
“I don’t know. Wala pang sinasabi ang GMA sa akin. Nagulat na lang ako kasi andaming nag-message sa’kin after lumabas yung teaser na ang bida is anak ni Danaya, the character I played in ‘Encantadia’. They asked me ‘Ikaw ba to?’
"Siempre, kung ibibigay sa’kin, I will gladly accept it kasi everyone knows na ang ‘Encantadia’ ang nagbigay sa akin ng first big break ko.”
What can she say that she’s part of the Chosen 8, the first batch of Kapuso stars to be pushed by Sparkle?
“Siempre, sobrang nagpapasalamat ako kasi marami ang magaling at maganda and yet, napili nila ako. In return, kaming mga napili, dapat lang na galingan namin at hindi namin sirain ang tiwalang ibinigay ng Sparkle sa amin.
"Pero ang Sparkle naman, hindi lang para sa aming walo but for all the other Kapuso talents who dream to sparkle. Their turn will also come.”
