Angel, John Lloyd headline Imortal

MANILA, Philippines - Angel Locsin, John Lloyd Cruz, Maricar Reyes and Rico Blanco are set to stir up your weeknights as they grace the biggest teleserye of 2010, Imortal, premiering tomorrow, Oct. 4 on ABS-CBN.

Angel has bloomed into a full blown actress when she transferred to ABS-CBN three years ago. Her first series was Lobo, where she earned acclaims from the critics for her outstanding performance as Lyka. As she comes home to being a lobo, Angel still feels nervous about her third entry to the primetime block of the Kapamilya network, “Nakakakaba pa rin po. It’s been a year na rin kasi since my last teleserye. Sana talaga magustuhan ng mga tao,” she added, “Lobo po ako ulit dito kaya excited rin naman ako. Lobo ako pero isa pong bagong karakter ang gagampanan ko. Ako po si Lia.”

On the other hand, John Lloyd revealed that he missed being part of a primetime series. His last primetime project was I Love Betty La Fea where he was paired with long-time onscreen partner Bea Alonzo. “Na-miss ko talaga magkaroon ng primetime series. Two years rin ako invisible sa Primetime Bida. Now that I’m back via Imortal, sobra akong ganado talaga especially now that I am working with Angel. Even before kasi, winish ko na na makatrabaho si Angel Locsin, kahit noong nasa kabilang istasyon pa siya.” John Lloyd will give life to Mateo, a vampire destined to fall in love with Lia.

Two promising stars are also geared up to pour out their passion on TV: Maricar, who has remained tough and thirsty for challenge and Rico, who is now getting his feet wet in a new form of art, mainstream acting. Maricar has done several challenging roles, both in television and movies, but for her, she considers Samantha as one of the toughest characters she has to portray. “My role is very challenging. I have to learn a bit of martial arts for my role as a vampire for the action scenes,” Maricar shared. Meanwhile, Rico feels so blessed to have given the opportunity to be part of a primetime series and to really act, “Bago ito for me. I’m used to singing in front of a crowd but acting is a different story. Masaya. Every taping day is a learning experience.” Rico breathes life to Lucas.