Each night will be filled with love, kilig, and inspiration for viewers as GMA-7 brings to light its first primetime offering for 2023, “LUV IS: Caught In His Arms,” beginning this week.
The program is bannered by Sofia Pablo as Florence and Allen Ansay as Nero, together with the Sparkada boys: Michael Sager as Owen, Vince Maristela as Tristan, Raheel Bhyria as Aldus, Sean Lucas as Troy.
Sofia and Allen, or also known as Team Jolly, shared how grateful they are to headline their first primetime series.
“I’m really thankful na pinagkatiwalaan kami ni Allen for this project,” said Sofia, “Ang saya-saya namin and I hope makapagpakilig kami. Bilang paghahanda naman personally, nag-aral akong magluto online kasi si Florence magaling magluto. Gusto kong ibigay ang best ko kaya ‘yung cooking scenes dito, ako talaga ‘yun.”
“Nagpapasalamat kami sa GMA Network at Sparkle sa ibinigay nilang tiwala. Talagang binigay ko ang 100% ko rito kasi si Nero napakalayo sa totoong Allen, the way na magsalita at gumalaw,” Allen added.
The Sparkada boys also admitted they felt some pressure, but it made them more motivated to improve their acting skills.
“We want to prove our spot in this industry and this is a big break for us. I prepared by really creating a good relationship with Sofia and Allen kasi it’s my first time to work with them,” Michael shared.
“Naniniwala ako na every project is an opportunity to grow. I’m sure sa mga susunod na projects, mas mahahasa na kami dahil sa experiences namin,” Vince said.
“I can’t deny na na-pressure ako pero ‘yun ang way para mag-grow ako. During our locked-in taping, marami kaming natutunan na puwede naming dalhin sa next shows,” Raheel reiterated.
“We didn’t expect to be given such an opportunity at such an early stage of our career.
There are moments that we wanted to crumble under the pressure, but since we are all together, they helped us to not give up,” Sean mentioned.
Playing important roles are Sparkada girls Caitlyn Stave, Tanya Ramos, Cheska Fausto, and Kirsten Gonzales.
Completing the cast are Ariel Ureta, Debraliz Valasote, Bobby Andrews, Gio Alvarez, Denise Joaquin, Rain Matienzo, Boom Labrusca, and Audie Gemora.
The show’s director, Barry Gonzalez, details how the cast developed chemistry and camaraderie throughout their lock-in taping, “Sobrang nagulat ako kasi overwhelming ‘yung galing ng mga batang ito. Magaling ang Sparkle kasi tama ang pagpili sa kanila, lahat sila nag-excel nang sobra. Mahirap siya nung una pero nung tumagal, nagtutulungan na sila kaya sobrang saya at fulfilling.”
This highly-anticipated drama is a production of GMA Network in collaboration with Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. It is based on the web novel of Ventre Canard.
“LUV IS: Caught In His Arms” airs Monday to Friday at 8:50 p.m. on GMA and at 11:30 PM from Monday to Thursday and at 11 PM every Friday on GTV.
