Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano Teams Up in FOREVERMORE Soon on ABS-CBN

Enrique Gil and lovely newcomer Liza Sobreano were tapped to star in the upcoming television series entitled "FOREVERMORE" which will soon be seen on ABS-CBN. From the creators of "The Princess and I" and "Got To Believe" comes another romantic comedy series that will make you fall in love, believe in love and on second chances. 

"It's nice to be working with the youth, more so because this project is something lighthearted. But it also teaches a lot of moral values. Basically, this TV series is something that viewers from all ages will not only appreciate but can relate with as well," Director Cathy Garcia-Molina enthuses. 

"Just to clarify, Forevermore isn't a remake of the old film of former love team Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa. We have an entirely different story and characters. Forevermore is a TV series that viewers shouldn't fail to miss!," said Director Ted Boborol.

Forevermore follows e story of a well-off guy, Alexander Grande III (Gil) who falls in love with strawberry farm lass, Tessa (Soberano). Gil will portray the character of a bad boy, outgoing and extremely adventurous lad who meets Soberano in an accident. Soberano plays a character opposite to his. Tessa's an intelligent hardworking girl who values her family so much. 

And because the two are constantly together doing projects, Enrique disclosed  that they have gotten closer to one another. “Yes, we are spending a lot of time together, we enjoy each other's company as well. It's good because it will help our team up eh,” confirms Enrique as they juggle to their TV and movie project together.

On being paired with Enrique, Liza says, "I feel so honored to be paired with him (Gil) and to be working with notable Directors such as Cathy Garcia-Molina and Theodore Boborol. That's why I'm doing my best each day to make sure that I could somehow live up to their standards." 

Young as she is, (she's only in her sweet sixteen), Liza knows whereof she speaks. "I know not everyone's given the privileged to be working with the people I'm with right now. Anyone would love to be in my shoes. So I work doubly hard to prove that I deserve the attention I am getting." In fact, one would be surprised to know that Liza, who's half-American and was born and raised in the US, speaks fluent Tagalog. "I've learned to speak the language in the past three years I've studied and lived here," adds Liza. 

The two youngsters were first paired up in the 2013 film "She's The One" with Bea Alonzo and 

Dingdong Dantes. “I’m pretty excited to be working again at Forevermore really has a wonderful story that viewers would certainly love, and I really want to be paired up with Liza since ‘She’s The One,’” admits Enrique. “There had been a lot of comments and compliments after seeing us together in "She's The One". They saw that we had the potential chemistry on screen so when I was asked whom I want to work with for my next project, I told Tita Malou (Santos), I'd like to work with Liza again," reveals Enrique. 

Enrique shared that his role is different from the roles he had played in the past before. "I'm going to play Alexander Grande III. My family owns a chain of hotels here. But through the backstory, viewers will understand why he's behaving that way. Something has happened with his family that he felt so guilty about that has made him a jerk somehow until he met Liza's character Tessa." 

"I will be playing Tessa Calay, she makes strawberry jam for a living, and she makes the best strawberry jam. She is very hardworking, smart, the total opposite of Zander. She is a very loving daughter, very responsible, in the story we meet through an accident and then the story goes on," Liza described the character she will be playing on Forevermore.

Forevermore is going to be the first TV team up of Gil and Soberano. They will also be the lead cast of another movie adaptation of a Wattpad story, "The Bet" under Star Cinema. 

Forevermore is to be produced by Star Creatives with supporting casts led by veteran actors Joey Marquez, Zoren Legaspi, and Lilet who recently resurfaced in the singing show “The Singing Bee" and is currently making a showbiz comeback. The new breed of stars such Sofia Andres, Yves Flores, and Kit Thompson will also be part of the said teleserye.

Forevermore with all its element: great actors, box office proven directors, excellent story will surely be making waves on your TV sets. Watch out for it soon only from ABS-CBN Channel 2. 

Abs-Cbn's Upcoming Teleserye "Budoy": Something to Look Forward To

Gerald Anderson as Budoy, photo taken from www.pep.ph

I am not really into teleserye (read: soap operas on television)but I had recently been intrigued by one of Abs-Cbn's upcoming advocacy teleserye entitled Budoy. Young actor Gerald Anderson is elated to have been chosen as the lead star of "Budoy," the newest TV series to join the prime time line-up of ABS-CBN.

"I am at a loss for words. Overwhelmed ako sa kuwento, sa casting. Mayroon pa akong bagong leading lady. Kasama ko sina Ms. Zsa Zsa, Mylene. Sobrang excited kaming mag-start," said Anderson. He noted that the characters have a different kind of depth and the story is filled with a lot of twists. Aside from this, Anderson revealed that he is hoping the kids would pick up important values from the new soap, such as the importance of education given the declining rate of literacy among Filipinos at present. 

In the said soap opera, Gerald Anderson has Angel Syndrome also known as Angelman Syndrome. According to Wikipedia: Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements (especially hand-flapping), frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a happy demeanor.

AS is a classic example of genomic imprinting in that it is usually caused by deletion or inactivation of genes on the maternally inherited chromosome 15 while the paternal copy, which may be of normal sequence, is imprinted and therefore silenced. The sister syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, is caused by a similar loss of paternally inherited genes and maternal imprinting. AS is named after a British pediatrician, Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described the syndrome in 1965.^[1]An older, alternative term for AS, happy puppet syndrome, is generally considered pejorative and stigmatizing so it is no longer the accepted term, though it is sometimes still used as an informal term of diagnosis. People with AS are sometimes known as "angels", both because of the syndrome's name and because of their youthful, happy appearance.

The said television program was even dubbed as an "advocacy teleserye," maybe it's because of the message it will try to convey the public or on its audience when it airs on channel 2. But like I've said earlier, I am intrigued in the show for two reasons: the syndrome itself and how Gerald Anderson will be acting this time. He's probably improved his craft by now.

First introduced to the Philippine audience via hit reality TV show “Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition,” Gerald worked his way up to become one of this generation’s most popular after young actors and leading men with his hit teleseryes “Sana Maulit Muli,” “My Girl,” Tayong Dalawa,” and “Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo.”

As Gerald returns on primetime, he will be joined by other notable young stars, Jessy Mendiola (of Sabel fame) and Enrique Gil.

Jessy Mendiola will play the role of Jackie, Budoy’s childhood friend who dreams of becoming a teacher while rising teen star Enrique Gil will play the role of Benjamin, Budoy’s rival in love and the boy who has everything except his mother’s warmth and his father’s approval.

The advocacy serye marks the return of Janice de Belen to the Kapamilya network. She will play the role of Bebang, Budoy’s caretaker who adopted him after he was disowned by his real family.

Budoy, played by Gerald, is the son of Dr. Gregor Maniego (Tirso Cruz III), the top ob-gynecologist in the Philippines and Luisa Maniego (Zsa zsa Padilla), Dr. Maniego’s secretary who he chose to marry despite his mother mother’s disapproval.

Dr. Maniego came from a family of doctors—his mother Dr. Alberta Maniego (Barbara Perez) is a brilliant oncologist while his brother Dr. Isaac Maniego (Christian Vasquez) is a famous brain surgeon.

Budoy’s birth is a family blessing that later on turned into a family shame when they discovered that Budoy is suffering from Angel Syndrome, which delays the intellectual development of a child.

The family decided to hide their “dishonor”—their abnormal son Budoy—and replace him with a normal child.

“Budoy’s” power cast will be joined by veteran stars Gloria Sevilla, Dante Rivero, and Mylene Dizon.

With such a powerhouse cast and with a promising story, I bet this newest Kapamilya primetime show will definitely be a hit!