American citizenship can wait for 2 actors

Column: MovieGoer
Author: Nestor Cuartero

JUST A THOUGHT: Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.

BY THE WAY...

• Former "Wazzup Wazzup" segment host Niña Dolino isn't worried that the acting jobs thrown her way of late have all been bitchy roles. 'I guess I look the part,' Niña gamely coos. Acting isn't really what attracted Niña to ABS-CBN when she tried out for a slot on "Wazzup." 'I really wanted to become a TV host,' she clears. Playing contravida parts is a mere bonus.

• Angel Locsin won't get the title role, after all, in her first drama series under ABS-CBN opposite Piolo Pascual. From "La Loba Bianca," the teleserye will be launched simply as "Lobo." Will "Lobo" be better than "Marimar"?

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WHILE MANY young and not so young Filipinos would quickly grab an American citizenship at the first opportunity, at least two up and coming artists from Star Magic Talent Agency claim they're not in a rush to do so.

Actors Matt Evans, 19, and Charles Christianson, 21, are technically American citizens by birth. Their fathers are full-fledged Americans. This fact doesn't seem to have a pressing impact on their personalities, enough for them to drop everything in Manila and hide off to the US Embassy.

Matt and Charles maintain that they prefer to live in the Philippines for the meantime (they didn't say forever).

Matt is on the threshold of a blossoming TV career, the title role in "Pedro Penduko," which ran for almost a year, and will be seen next in "Princess Sarah."

Charles, known as the Star Circle Dance Heartthrob, also appeared on "Pedro" as a bully and even played a gay role opposite John Lloyd Cruz in a "Maalaala Mo Kaya" episode. Charles has kept his TV assignments to a minimum to focus on his studies, Hotel and Restaurant Management at Trinity University.

Matt admits that for a while, he tried to track down the whereabouts of his father. The search even made it as a highlight of the young man's stint on "Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition." 'I will just leave it all up to destiny, if and when the right time for us to meet each other comes,' he says philosophically.

Charles' father died when he was still a baby. He has been advised that he could apply for American citizen at the local US embassy. The budding actor says it's not exactly his priority at the moment.

Matt and Charles, two of Star Magic's October-born artists, attended a recent birthday dinner hosted by their management company at the 9501 in ELJ Center.

Source: Tempo