IT TOOK five years for Angel Locsin before she could do a teleserye.
She volunteered to become the villain in the said Pinoy Superhero on ABS-CBN, however the network disapproves of the idea.
“Noong gagawin ko po dapat yung Darna, meron kaming agreement ng ABS na hindi ako tatanggap ng ibang project hangga’t ginagawa pa yung Darna.
“Dahil umabot nga po tayo ng lampas limang taon yata, yung preparation ng Darna, nadelay nang nadelay.
“Though nakakagawa ako ng guestings, ng pelikula, pero yung teleserye, not allowed.
“At may agreement naman po kami sa ganun kasi mahirap. Very physical at saka yung schedule na kailangan, medyo challenge kaya natagalan nga siya.”
Angel wasn’t able to push through with the project after she developed a disc bulge in her spine.
Liza Soberano was chosen as her replacement.
Even before ABS-CBN announced that Angel will play the role of Darna, she already thought about turning down the lead role.
In fact, she actually considered playing the character of Valentina, Darna’s arch-nemesis.
Angel explained, “Sinabi ko naman talaga sa kanila noon pa na baka it’s time na ibigay sa iba.
“Nagsabi pa nga ako na gusto ko maging Valentina noon, ayaw nila. Hindi nila tinanggap. Bago pa ito, bago pa namin i-announce na gagawin ang Darna sa ABS-CBN.”
Her new Kapamilya series, The General’s Daughter, now requires her to do action stunts.
Angel disclosed that her physical therapists allowed her to do these stunts as long as she is very careful.
Why did she decide to do an action-drama series even though she might develop problems again with her back?
“Alam mo yung meron kang unfi nished, o meron kang kinukwestiyon sa sarili mo na gusto mong i-prove.
“Gusto ko ring i-prove sa sarili ko na kaya ko and ang dami kasing nagme-message sa akin sa Instagram, sa Twitter na same condition, nahihirapan sila.
“Maybe, kapag nakita nila na pagka kaya, medyo matagal na naman, baka mabuhayan din sila ng loob na hindi pala, hindi pala end ito ng activities ko, kailangan ko lang maging extra careful.”
Speaking about her lovelife, Angel feels that her current boyfriend Neil Arce is a good influence to her.
It was in 2017 when the news came out that Angel is dating Neil. However,the relationship became official only in February of 2018.
She admits that her 2018 became even better because of Neil.
“Isa siya sa mga instrument kung bakit naging better yung 2018 ko, expectedly.
“Iba kasi pag yung tao, he’s very secured. ‘Sige, gawin mo lang kung ano yung gusto mong gawin. Nandito lang ako kahit anong mangyari, mag-brat ka diyan.’ Pero gets niya.
“Wala kang itatago. Yung mga bagay na, before, natatakot akong gawin kasi alam mong magiging malaking issue; sa kanya, hindi.
“And ako rin sa kanya, so far, wala pa naman kami yung, ‘Bawal mong gawin ‘yan.’ Wala.
“’Gusto mong gawin? Go, nandito lang ako, nakasuporta sa ‘yo kahit na anong mangyari.’
“Iba yung pag secure sa pagkatao niya yung partner mo. Malaking bagay yun.”
Also, angel mentioned that their relationship is smooth because they were good friends before becoming officially on.
“Si Neil, seven, eight years kaming magbarkada bago napunta sa ibang chapter.
“So siguro, wala na kaming, alam mo yun, ‘Uy, ito yung first time kong di nagme-make up sa kanya.’
“Wala na kaming ganung moment. So, kumportable kami.”
Are there anymore “best foot forward” in their relationship?
“Wala! Walang ganun sa amin!
“Kaya minsan, awkward na, ‘Oh, bakit ginagawa mo ‘yan? Hindi ka ganyan, kilala kita!’
“Yung mga ganun, binabasag namin, kasi nakita ko siya sa mga past relationships niya, nakita rin niya ako sa ganun.
“’Bakit ka um-effort, di ka ganyan, panindigan mo ‘yan!’ So, nakakatawa na lang.”
Any wedding plans in the near future?
“Liligawan ko pa, try ko! Kung sagutin niya ako…”
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JASMINE CURTIS-SMITH gets her second teleserye with GMA-7 after sigining up as a Kapuso in April 2018.
She will be a part of the upcoming Kapuso drama series, Sahaya, starring Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix.
Also part of Sahaya are: StarStruck 6 winner Migo Adecer, GMA-7 actress Ash Ortega, as well as veteran actors Pen Medina, Ana Roces, and Zoren Legaspi.
Sahaya is under the direction of indie filmmaker Zig Dulay, who will be helming his first series for the GMA Entertainment Content Group.
Zig has already directed several Kapuso shows that were under the production of GMA Public Affairs, such as Sa Puso Ni Dok (2014), Dangwa (2015), and Sirkus (2018).
Sahaya serves as Jasmine’s second show with the Kapuso network.
Her first teleserye with GMA-7 was the prime-time comedy series, Pamilya Roces, which ran from October to December 2018.
Migo’s inclusion in this upcoming primetime series also means that he won’t be part anymore of the upcoming afternoon series, Inagaw na Bituin.
He was supposed to play the leading man of Kyline Alcantara and Therese Malvar.
Sahaya, which tackles the story of a Badjao girl, is Bianca and Miguel’s follow-up series after the success of Kambal, Karibal.
An airing date has yet to be announced for Sahaya.
