Young actors Joshua Garcia, Jerome Ponce, Nash Aguas and McCoy de Leon are moving up with a bullet these days

Joshua Garcia, Jerome Ponce, Nash Aguas, and McCoy de Leon lead the cast of ABS-CBN’s newest teleserye “The Good Son.” The four are the Buenavidez siblings in the story.

“Magandang experience iyon kasi iba-iba sila ng atake so may matututunan ako sa kanila. Masarap sila katrabaho, masaya. Para kaming magkakapatid na apat. Walang lamangan, pantay-pantay lang,” Joshua, who plays the role of Jopet, said of his young co-stars.

On “The Good Son,” the brothers have two different mothers. They have to prove their innocence in the mysterious death of their father played by Albert Martinez. Acting along seasoned actors, including John Estrada, Eula Valdez, Mylene Dizon, and Ronnie Lazaro, Joshua feels honored to learn from them.

“Ang ganda ng natapatan namin, hindi kami ’yung magre-relax lang. Mas lumalawak ’yung pagiisip namin sa acting. Matututo ka talaga kapag may nakikilala kang bagong artista, bagong director, ’pag may na-e-experience ka na bago sa mga eksena,” he said.

There’s no stopping Joshua’s career from rising. He got his breakthrough in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Vince & Kath & James” and had another blockbuster hit in “Love You To The Stars And Back.”

“The Good Son” directors Manny Palo and Andoy Ranay see big potential in Joshua.

“Nakita ko na gustong-gusto niya where he is right now. Malayo pa ang mararating niya, sobrang layo pa. I’ve seen a lot of actors na nagsimula na nakatrabaho ko na ngayon superstars na sila. Si Joshua, he really has the makings of a great actor. Basta maging gutom lang siya and humble. Seryoso siya sa trabaho niya,” Andoy said.

Another “Pinoy Big Brother” alumnus is McCoy. Following his stint on “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” McCoy finally landed a big role playing the happy-go-lucky Obet. McCoy and his love team partner Elisse Joson are reunited here.

“Nagpapasalamat po kami sa tiwalang binigay sa amin. Alam namin na hindi namin sasayangin at gagawin namin ang best namin. Mapasaya lang ang mga tao, makita lang namin ’yon, masarap na sa pakiramdam. At the same time, ginagawa namin ’yung passion namin,” McCoy said.

McCoy’s character is different from Jopet, who is responsible and will do anything for their family. Being one of the leadings casts in primetime television for the first time, McCoy finds his new role challenging.

“Andoon ako sa point na ako talaga ’yung nagcontrast kay Joshua. Sa mga huling taping ko po, doon na po ako nagkakaroon ng background, kung bakit ganoon ka-open si Obet. Sobra akong nag-alala kung paano ko maiiba iyon. Ginawa ko, pinaghandaan ko siya at sinamahan ko ’yung mga kaibigan ko dati na makukulit. Nagtanong din ako kay Tito Ronnie, sabi lang niya, ‘Huwag mo isipin ’yung ibang tao. Isipin mo kung paano mo ipi-please ’yung character mo. Hanggang sa nabubuo mo na ’yung character mo.’ Hindi din madali talaga, kaya nu’ng nakita ko na ’yung resulta, masarap sa pakiramdam. Wala naman po kasi binigay sa akin na trabaho na hindi ko tinanggap ng buo. Kaya nu’ng nabasa ko ’yung script, tinawanan ko lang. Tsaka excited na din ako. Gusto ko na masiyahan sila,” McCoy said.

Compared to his boy-next-door type of character on “Be Careful With My Heart,” Jerome unleashes his edgier side as Lorenzo. He and Nash play the the legitimate sons of Albert and Eula (Olivia). Jerome shared that the show allows him to flex his acting muscles.

“Dito na-enjoy ko kasi trabaho ito at na-i-improve ko ’yung trabaho ko at kakayahan ko kung hanggang saan ko, kung pa-cute lang ba ako, or magsabi lang ako ng ‘Hi’ sa eksena. Pero ngayon, ito na ’yung mga eksena na mailalabas mo talaga (’yung kakayahan mo). Kahit after ng mga eksena, parang galit pa din ako, hindi na makausap. Okay na okay sa akin ito kasi ang sarap nilang makatrabaho,” Jerome said.

People have seen Nash ever since he

“Bilang panganay, ay kapag magulang ka, maaasahan mo ’yung anak mo. Alam mo ’yung tama at mali. Pati sa kapatid din, mabait ka, kung ano ’yung pagmamahal na kailangan ng kapatid mo, ibibigay mo.”

As the eldest child, Nash also takes a big responsibility in their family. He helps his mother in raising his younger sibling. At such a young age, Nash is now an entrepreneur as he has just opened a Japanese restaurant with his former “Goin Bulilit” co-star.

“Para maging good son, kailangan mong maintindihan ’yung kailangan ng pamilya mo. Katulad sa akin, kapag kailangan ni mommy ng kaagapay sa pagpapalaki ng aking kapatid, kailangan andoon ako para mapunan ang pagkukulang na iyon,” Nash said.

The directors have nothing but good words for these young stars as they advise them to keep striving and loving their job as actors.

“Magkakaiba ’yung personality nila. Magkakaiba ’yung strengths and weaknesses nila. Pero ang maganda sa kanila, they’re all willing to learn. And they’re also passionate and dedicated. It’s our job to guide them para ma-achieve ’yung mga eksena. Read the script, come prepared, para pagdating nila sa set, alam nila kung anong gagawin nila. Pagaralan nila ’yung mga characters. I always tell them to study the characters but not rehearse,” Manny said.

“The Good Son” starts airing tomorrow after “La Luna Sangre.”