RURU Madrid is elated to star in the Viva-GMA co-production, “Video City,” which will be shown in theaters nationwide on September 20.
“The story excited me as it’s about time travel and Yassi Pressman is my leading lady,” he says. “I play Han, who will be magically transported to 1995 dahil sa isang mahiwagang rewinder that will really rewind time for him. I also enjoyed being reunited with Yassi kasi the first time we got to work together was in GMA’s youth-oriented show, ‘Dormitoryo,’ that was in September 2013, so exactly ten years ago. Siya ang first crush ko then.”
He says he has followed Yassi’s career through the years. “I’m impressed with all her achievements. I didn’t expect na ganito kasaya ang magiging samahan namin at mas magiging closer ang friendship namin. Siya pa rin ang dating cheerful na Yassi na nakilala ko before: very talented, very generous hindi lang sa food na dinadala niya sa set kundi sa emotions and dedication she brings sa bawat eksenang ginagawa namin. We said na magtutulungan kami and we did, from day one. For some reason, we really can feel ‘yung rapport namin sa bawat eksenang ginagawa namin.”
One thing is sure about Ruru and Yassi — they can not be linked with each other to help drum up interest for “Video City” as everyone knows Ruru is already taken by Bianca Umali.
“Hindi naman kailangan romantically linked kayo for viewers to watch your movie,” says Ruru. “And ‘Video City’ can stand on its own kasi maganda talaga ang story.”
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‘Jillian is really going places and she most certainly deserves it as she has a clean reputation, unlike other stars who are shunned for counting boyfriends and even chasing good-looking guys quite brazenly.’
Jillian Ward is no doubt the brightest teen star on the Kapuso network’s firmament today.
All her series lately clicked well with viewers, like “Prima Donnas” that was such a hit it had a Part 2.
Now, her current afternoon drama show, “Abot Kamay Na Pangarap,” is the number one drama show on GMA. It is rating so high, surpassing even the ratings of GMA primetime shows. Amazing!
The show is being followed by millions of viewers so it has been extended several times and now, it celebrates its first anniversary on the air. The show first aired on September 5 last year and now its rating continues to soar.
“Sobrang nakakatuwa po kasi even the feedback in social media is so encouraging,” says Jillian. “May regular followers ang show who write sa internet that watching ‘Abot Kamay na Pangarap’ has been a daily afternoon habit for them, Monday to Saturday. Lagi raw silang tuwang-tuwa kapag nae-extend ang show namin, so maraming salamat sa lahat ng loyal viewers ng ‘Abot Kamay na Pangarap.’ Salamat din sa lahat ng members ng cast and the production team dahil without them, the show will not be this big a success.”
Her role in the show as the youngest doctor in the country, Dr. Analyn Santos, has captured the hearts of viewers nationwide. Jillian also has tremendous following across all social media platforms with each post garnering hundreds of thousands of engagements. No wonder she’s now tagged as the “Star of the New Gen.”
The future’s looking brighter than ever for Jillian and a new project waiting for her is a full-length movie with a top action star. Wow, that means Jillian is really going places and she most certainly deserves it as she has a clean reputation, unlike other stars who are shunned for counting boyfriends and even chasing good-looking guys quite brazenly.
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Empoy Marquez is glad Viva gave him another big break in the highly entertaining romantic-comedy, “Kidnap for Romance,” pairing him for the first time with Cristine Reyes and is now showing in theaters nationwide.
“It’s something totally unexpected,” he says. “But I consider it a big blessing. Nagkasama na kami before sa isang teleserye na bida siya, support lang ako. Dati na niya akong admirer kasi maganda na, napakagaling pang artista. ‘Di ko inakalang makakapareha ko siya balang araw. Ang request ko lang sa kanya when we started shooting, sana huwag kami ma-link sa isa’t isa, kasi ayokong magselos sa akin ang boyfriend niya na 8 lang ang abs. E, ako, 84.”
He’s referring to Marco Gumabao, who was at the movie’s premiere night to support his inamorata. But Cristine says she wants to keep their relationship in low profile. “I want to keep it private,” she says. “Mas maganda chill lang and keep it low key.”
As for Empoy, he says he’s unattached at the moment. He reveals he used to have a non-showbiz girlfriend, but he got hurt. “Pero may kalaro naman ako. But like Cristine, I believe it’s better to keep such things private. I’m afraid to seriously love again. I just leave it kay God. Darating naman kung ibibigay Niya.”
At the premiere night, it’s apparent his tandem with Cristine clicked with the audience who was laughing loudly in many scenes. “Marami kaming scenes ni Cristine na naga-adlib kami and I’m glad that it worked, pati ‘yung lips to lips kissing scene namin sa ending, tilian nang tilian ang mga tao. Akala ko, mandidiri sila, pero tawang-tawa sila.”
