Dingdong warns Marian: Cover your body

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

Marian Rivera has started taping her version of "Darna" and she's elated that her pictorials in her Darna costume elicited positive feedback from both the public and the advertisers who saw her in the GMA trade show. "It's really very encouraging kasi kahit hindi pa nagsisimula ang airing ng show, marami nang nagsasabing bagay na bagay ako as Darna," she says. "Ako naman, tuwang-tuwa rin as I'm one of the very few actresses daw who got to play both Dyesebel and Darna roles. "

But did she really reject Katrina Halili as her Valentina? "I've already said na hindi ko magagawa 'yan dahil bilib ako sa talent ni Kat. Siya ang isang dahilan kung bakit very successful noon ang 'Marimar' as she's a very effective contravida, so I'd really welcome to work with her again but mas pinili niya ang villain role na Fedra sa 'Rosalinda' kasi mas mild daw ang pagkakontrabida nito. "

How does she feel that it's Iwa Moto who's playing Valentina? "I'm sure kayang-kaya niya 'yun. Before taping started, nag-workshop kaming buong cast at kasundong-kasundo ko si Iwa, pati na ang ibang makakalaban ko sa show like Ehra Madrigal and Nadine Samonte. Ang saya nga ng bonding namin. The workshop really helped to make us comfortable sa isa't isa bago pa mag-taping. "

She'll be fighting snakes in "Darna". Isn't she scared of them? "Hindi ko pa masabi. But they already warned me that they'll be using real live snakes so inihahanda ko na ang sarili ko para diyan. Sabi pa nila, ipupulupot daw nila sa'kin yung mga ahas. Medyo kabado ako pero kailangang panindigan ko ang pagiging Darna. "

What can she say about Cristine Reyes being number 1 in FHM this year and she's just number 2? "Okay lang 'yun. Thankful pa rin ako kasi kahit nga hindi pa ako nagse-sexy pictorial for FHM, number 2 pa rin ako. "

What does Dingdong Dantes say about her playing Darna? "He's happy kasi he knows how excited I am to be Darna. Marami siyang reminders, like mag-ingat sa action scenes, lalo na kapag naka-harness ako para hindi maaksidente. Also, bilin niya, right after each take, magsuot agad ako ng robe to cover my body. "

Aside from "Darna", she's about to wrap up work for her first movie this year, the horror flick "Tarot", directed by Jun Lana, who gave the hit "Mag-ingat Ka sa Kulam" last year. She's paired with Dennis Trillo, with whom she shares the same manager, Popoy Caritativo. What's her role in "Tarot"? "I play a girl who can tell the fortune of other people using tarot cards, a gift I inherited from my grandmother. 'Yung gift ko, na-extend in foretelling who will die soon, so I get to warn people about to die para maiwasan nila ito. Ang problema, nagkaroon ng balik sa akin. It's my loved ones who start dying one after another. Two days na lang at tapos na kami rito and it's really scary. End of August daw ang playdate nito. "

Is it true she'll also be Manny Pacquiao's leading lady in the sitcom he will soon start taping for GMA7? "May offer nga. Kaya lang, we're not sure yet kasi I'm so busy with the taping of 'Darna' that starts airing August 10. If my schedule would allow, siyempre, gusto kong makatrabaho si Pacman na pambansang kamao. "
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Source: People's Journal