Marvin enjoys kissing Sheryl

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

IT'S good Marvin Agustin is conciliatory and not antagonistic in his attitude with Annabelle Rama who rejected "SRO Cinemaserye" for JC de Vera as she doesn't want his ward to work with Marvin again. Earlier, Annabelle also rejected him to be part of the movie "When I Met You". What will he do when he sees her by chance?

"I will greet her and say hello, how are you, Tita Annabelle," he says good naturedly. "Hindi ako magagalit sa kanya as I know where she's coming from. As a talent manager, siyempre, concerned lang siya sa talent niya. Very vocal lang siya at 'di napipigilan ang sarili sa pagsasalita kaya nami-misinterpret tuloy, but I understand and respect her dahil alam naman ng lahat na mabait siyang tao. "

He's just happy that GMA continues to take good care of him. "Heto nga, after 'La Lola', may bago na akong project, ang 'Ganti' sa SRO Cinemaserye. And I like my role na bida-kontrabidang naghihiganti. Inagaw rito ni Sheryl Cruz ang yaman ng family namin and I'm now determined to take revenge on her at bawiin ang kinuha niya sa amin. "

The trailer shows him having torrid kissing scenes with Sheryl. "Maiinit talaga ang kissing scenes namin as we play husband and wife. 'Ganti' starts with our wedding then it shows our honeymoon, so kailangang may ganung passionate scenes. Late Thursday night naman ito ipalalabas kaya okay lang ang ganung mga eksena. Masarap kahalikan si Ms. Sheryl, lasang coco summer ang flavor ng lips niya kasi yun daw ang gamit niyang lip gloss. Nag-sorry nga siyang may flavor daw, pero sabi ko, I enjoyed it. Ang feeling ko nga, ako si Romnick Sarmenta na siyang ka-love team niya during growing up years ko. But ibang-iba ang type ng acting ko rito. Sa 'La Lola' kasi, contravidang tanga na comedy ang dating, di ba? Dito naman, very subtle and controlled ang atake. Nasaktan ang character ko at subtle din ang paghihiganti niya. 'Ganti' starts tonight, Thursday, right after 'Fated to Love You'. "

QUIET WEDDING FOR ALMA

Alma Moreno has tied the knot with Marawi City Mayor Fahad Salic in Muslim rites held on the beach last Saturday, March 21, 3 p. m. at Vista Mar Resort in Cebu. No less than her eldest son Mark Anthony Fernandez confirmed this with the press.

"It's just a small affair with family and some close friends," says Mark. "Dapat sana, sa April 9, pero biglang na-decide na gawin na kaya napaaga ang wedding. No media involved kasi my mom wants a quiet wedding. Lahat kaming anak niya, nandun. We can see she's happy so we're happy for her. "

We heard there will be a second wedding to be held in Marawi City later.

GINA WINS AGAIN

CONGRATULATIONS to Gina Pareño for winning the best supporting actress award in the 3rd Hong Kong Asian Filmfest last March 23 held at the Hong Kong Convention Center. This is for her performance in Dante Mendoza's "Serbis". Gina went to Hong Kong to personally accept her award. This isn't the first time she won an international acting trophy since she was previously honored in international film festivals as best actress for Jeffrey Jeturian's "Kubrador".

Honestly, though, we don't think Gina plays a supporting role in "Serbis". Her role as the aging matriarch of a family living inside a dilapidated movie theater is a lead part and she should have been nominated in the best actress category. Gina is the only Filipino who won. Most of the other awards were won by Japanese films like "Departures" (best foreign language film in the Oscar), "Tokyo Sonata" and "Still Walking".

UNINTERESTING QUESTIONS

STILL part of the promo of "Zorro", Rhian Ramos took the lie detector test in the "Don't Lie to Me" portion of "Showbiz Central" last Sunday which happened to be their 100th episode. Sad to say, most of the questions to Rhian were uninteresting. First question: She plays Lolita in "Zorro", a girl pressured by her parents to marry someone rich. In real life, will her parents also pressure her to marry a rich guy? She said no and it's true. Next question: In her last debut, she wanted Richard Gutierrez to be her escort but he didn't make it as he was abroad. Did he feel sore at Richard because of this? She said no and again, it's true. Now that you're paired with Richard anew, would you say your relationship is now more than friends? She said no and it's a lie. In "Zorro", you studied Spanish. Have you ever said "Te amo" (I love you) to Richard? She said no and again, it's a lie.

All we can say is this, quite hardsell just to promote "Zorro". Ayaw nina JC de Vera at Jewel Mische ng ganyan.
GAY ROLE DOESN'T BOTHER PAOLO

AFTER playing a gay merman in "Dyesebel", Paolo Ballesteros is now playing another gay role in "Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang" as Marian Rivera's effeminate best friend. Obviously, he doesn't mind being typecast in playing gay roles.

"Not at all," he says. "Alangan namang tanggihan ko ito, e ang daming walang trabaho ngayon, di ba? Isa pa, may anak na akong sinusuportahan kaya dapat lang na mas maging masipag ako sa pagtatrabaho. Malay mo, next time, straight role ang i-assign sa'kin. After Keempee de Leon, after a series of gay roles, hayan at lalaki namang ladies man pa ang role niya sa 'Babaeng Hinugot'. "

His daughter is named Kiera Claire and is now three months old. She stays with her mom, Paolo's girlfriend named Karen, who used to live in the U. S. but is now living with her family in Baguio. "Lagi ko silang dinadalaw roon basta may free time ako," he says.

In "Babaeng Hinugot", Paolo was mauled in one scene by another Paolo, Contis, who plays the villain Rado. "Dahil ipinagtatanggol ko si Marian as Proserfina, ako ang binugbog ni Rado at masyadong makatotohanan ang panggugulpi sa'kin ni Paolo kaya nagkapasa-pasa talaga ako. But no complaints, kasi maganda namang lumabas ang eksena. "

This week in the series, Homer (Dingdong Dantes) finds out that Selena (Jackielou Blanco), the supposed mother of Proserfina, is actually an impostor. He informs Proserfina about this and he helps her escape from Rado's mansion.

COLLECTOR'S ITEM

WE'VE just seen the official DVD of the blockbuster "Twilight" as released by Viva Video and it's something that lovers of the hit cult film should own as a collector's item. It contains so many additional features not found in the movie version. The DVD includes the full theatrical trailer, a director's introduction with the deleted scenes and extended scenes, a conversation with novelist Stephenie Meyer (who wrote the book on which the movies is based), plus the music of the movie called "The Heartbeat of Twilight. " The other special features are "Becoming Edward," "Becoming Bella," Director Catherine Hardwicke's Vampire Kiss Montage and Edward's Piano Concert, and music videos of "Bella's Lullaby Remix," "Decode" by Paramore, "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse and "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin' Park.

"Twilight" is the Romeo and Juliet type of story between a mortal girl, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and a vampire, Edward (Robert Pattinson). Made for only $37 million, it has since earned about $400 million worldwide. In the Philippines, it's a big hit that raked in over P200 million, making it the Numero Uno love story since "Titanic. " Watch the Real Deal Special on Twilight on Studio 23 on March 29, with replay on April 15, at 1:30 p. m. The VCD of "Twilight" is available at P299, regular DVD at P375, and special 2-disc edition DVD at P750, now available in all video stores nationwide.

NEXT IN LINE

NAVOTAS Mayor Toby Tiangco is on his last term and, by 2010, he intends to run as congressman in Navotas which will have its own representative and no longer just be joined with Malabon. He's now grooming his younger brother, John Reynald, to replace him as mayor. Mayor Toby is the eldest in their family of 3 boys and 5 girls. "After him is a girl, then our brother Paul, then another girl, tapos ako na. I'm the fifth tapos, three more girls," says John Rey. "All guys are married, but the girls are all still single. Mayor Toby has one son, Paul has three kids, ako, wala pang anak. "

Born on November 21, 1972, he was married to Barbara Pardo two years ago. He's now the managing director of their family business, R&LT Shipyard and Trans-Pacific Journey Fishing Corporation.

He also has his own businesses and is president of Admiral Aqua Farms, Admiral Marine Construct and Admiral Koi Food Specialties. As a teener, he was a member of the Philippine Tennis Team in the World Youth Cup in 1987 and became team captain in 1988. He trained playing tennis in the States. He finished grade and high school at Xavier but got his accounting degree from St. Benilde, DLSU.

"I need my brother to continue my projects for Navotas," says Mayor Toby, "like the coastal dike that we're constructing and the reclamation project of 150 hectares from Manila Bay that we're doing with the Philippine Reclamation Authority and will make Navotas very progressive. "

Is John Rey ready to fill in the shoes of his Kuya Toby? "Yes, I think I'm well prepared since I've been helping him out since Day 1 of his being a mayor. But the problem is ayoko sa limelight kasi mahiyain talaga ako. Silent worker talaga ako, e. Hopefully, masasanay rin ako sa mga pagharap sa tao at sa interviews na ganito in the course of my work. "

Source: People's Journal