Barbie Forteza returns to primetime
Award-winning Kapuso actress Barbie Forteza returns to primetime as she spreads good vibes and kilig via GMA Network’s latest offering “Inday Will Always Love You” beginning tonight.
Produced by GMA News and Public Affairs, the newest rom-com series puts the Queen City of the South in the spotlight as it showcases the unique beauty and rich culture of Cebu making it one of the top destinations for international and local tourism.
“Inday Will Always Love You” will also paint the stories of Cebuanos and of the Filipino family as seen through the eyes of the Manileña girl Happylou Magtibay, played by Barbie.
A bubbly and optimistic girl, Inday Happylou is a lechon store assistant whose life makes a topsy-turvy turn when she makes a career move away from Manila in search for her father in Cebu.
Sharing her excitement over her upcoming primetime series, Barbie says that “Inday Will Always Love You” is the perfect project for her after the success of her last series “Meant to Be.”
“Wala akong maisip na iba pang comeback na show kasi talagang binigyan ito ng effort. Teasers pa lang, kita n’yo na agad yung visuals, yung story relatable talaga. And natutuwa ako kasi kapag nagpo-post ako ng teasers, yung mga Cebuano ang nagko-comment kasi andun sila mismo. Sobrang excited sila. Nakakatuwa kasi parang nilibot namin sila sa Cebu,” she shares.
Joining Barbie in spreading kilig is Kapuso heartthrob Derrick Monasterio who in the series plays Patrick, a rich Cebuano bachelor.
“Inday Will Always LoveYou” also marks the return to the small screen of the much-loved DerBie love team after their successful team-up in “The Half Sisters.”
Meanwhile, playing her good friend Ernest is another Kapuso heartthrob Juancho Trivino.
Adding color to Happylou’s journey of love and family drama are some of the country’s veteran actors led by Ricky Davao, Manilyn Reynes, Nova Villa, Gladys Reyes and Tina Paner.
Viewers should also look forward to the characters of Kim Rodriguez and Super Tekla as well as the all-grown up “Lumen Twins” Charisse and Charlotte Hermoso.
“Inday Will Always Love You” also features New Zealand-based Pinoy vlogger and Internet Star Kimpoy Feliciano, as well as character actor Buboy Villar and Fliptop Artists Mzhayt and Price Tagg.
At the helm of this upcoming series are directors Monti Parungao and Rember Gelera with head writers Zig Dulay and Nathan Arciaga.
Catch “Inday Will Always Love You” weekdays beginning May 21 on GMA Telebabad.
Cebuana student Janine Berdin oand freelance singer Reggie Tortugo of Ormoc, Leyte are moving one step closer to their dream of becoming the newest “Tawag ng Tanghalan” grand champion.
The two singers were officially named grand finalists, each of them winning P100,000, when they prevailed over other contenders in the week-long semifinals that ended last Friday (May 18). Janine recorded a combined score of 97.98 percent from the judges and the madlang people’s text and online votes, while Reggie got 60.84 percent.
They are joining the highly anticipated grand finals, along with Jovany Satera and Alfred Relatado of Quarter 1, Anton Antenorcruz and Remy Luntayao of Quarter 2, Tuko Delos Reyes and SofronioVasquez of Quarter 3, and global grand finalists Steven Paysu and Makoto Inoue.
While they failed to win the week-long battle, Quarter 4 semifinalists Arabelle dela Cruz, Adelene Rabulan, Aljun Alborme, JM Bales, Christian Neil Bahaya, Douglas Dagal, and Arbie Baula are moving on to the “ultimate resbak” round. They are battling with Aila Santos of Quarter 1, Mark Michael Garcia, Rico Garcia, and John Raymundo of Quarter 2, Ato Arman, Lalainne Arana, and Boyet Onte of Quarter 3, as well as global semifinalists Penny Salcedo and Jing Wenghofer.
Based on their performances on the “Tawag ng Tanghalan’s” online show, the judges picked Douglas to occupy the “ultimate resbak” seat of power. JM was selected by the madlang people through text and online votes.
Each of them is given the chance to choose an “ultimate resbaker” who will be pitted against each other. The singer who wins the round will then get to challenge one of those in the seat of power.
JM and Douglas are still the reigning contenders as the “resbak” round continues today. JM won against his challenger John, while Rico officially bid goodbye to the competition after being defeated by John in their face-off.
The two “ultimate resbakers” who will remain the strongest based on the combined scores from the judges and madlang people votes will move on to the grand finals.