Is all about the life of Filipino OFWS
Stars of the Filipino rom-com – Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo – to meet and greet fans during movie’s premiere in UAE this weekend
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FANS OF FILIPINO heartthrobs Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo in the UAE can rejoice as two of the country’s beloved stars will be heading over to the UAE to meet and greet their fans! The duo are scheduled to make an appearance at The Dubai Mall and Al Ghurair Centre, on August 9 and at Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi on August 10 to promote their latest movie titled Hello, Love, Goodbye that’s releasing in cinemas here this weekend.
The romantic drama, based on the life and travails of OFWS (overseas Filipino workers) also marks the coming together of rival network stars GMA-7’S Alden and ABS-CBN’S Kathryn. It’s also the first time that stars from established love teams are crossing over to be paired together. The movie is directed by Cathy Garciamolina
who is known for her romantic blockbusters like A Second Chance, Crazy Beautiful You and It Takes a Man and a Woman. However, this may perhaps be the last time fans will be watching a movie directed by the award-winning filmmaker. According to a ABS-CBN News report, Cathy plans to quit directing altogether to devote more time to her children.
Ahead of the movie’s release in the UAE, Kathryn and Alden shared with us their experiences while making Hello, Love, Goodbye. Excerpts from the interviews:
You and Daniel Padilla are a successful and popular love team, how was it breaking away from that pairing for the first time and working with rival star Alden?
I actually enjoyed the experience. I did not expect that we would get along so well and be so comfortable with each other since we have been part of two different love teams for years – the Kathniel (Kathryn/daniel) and Aldub (Alden/maine Mendoza) team.
There were no indifferences between us on the sets, even though we belong to rival networks (Kapamilya and Kapuso). I feel honoured that Alden accepted this project. He has so much to offer (to fans), and I’m happy that through this project he is able to showcase that.