Zanjoe pangangatawanan ang pagiging daddy kay Jana

After her movie with Bimby Aquino Yap na actually ay sisimulan pa lamang niyang i-shoot, next na type ni Jana Agoncillo, ang five-year-old na ‘leading lady’ ni Zanjoe Marudo in the ultra-high rating series, Dream Dad, na makatrabaho ay si Raikko Matteo, who made his mark as a child actor in the series, Honesto.

‘‘Bakit siya?’’ tanong ng members of the entertainment press na nag-attend ng sort of thank you gathering ng cast ng Dream Dad.

‘‘Basta,’’ sagot niya.

Obvious na ‘di pa kilala ni Jana ang bagong ‘‘pasok’’ sa showbiz na si Alonzo Muhlach. Si Bimby daw, matagal na niyang na-meet. At mabait daw ito sa kanya.

In the case of Zanjoe, he will always be Dad to her. Although sa Dream Dad, tumataginting na Mr. President ang tawag niya rito, since President nga ito ng isang napakalawak na negosyo.

‘‘Ang bait ni Dad Zanjoe. ‘Di ko siya makakalimutan,’’ sabay sulyap kay Zanjoe ni Jana, na katabi niya sa upuan.

Beauty hindi pa rin makapaniwala na leading lady na ang level

Si Beauty Gonzales na produkto rin ng Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) tulad ni Zanjoe said, never na pumasok sa isip niya, when she was offered the role of Alex in Dream Dad na magiging leading lady siya ni Zanjoe sa series.

Feeling daw niya, she will be just another ‘‘pambansang’’ something in the series. In her past appearances, both on TV at pelikula, tinagurian si Beauty na pambansang best friend, kapitbahay, ka-klase, co-teacher, etc., simply because ganito lang ang mga role na naa-assign sa kanya.

‘‘Kaya, labis-labis po ang pasasalamat ko kay Ma’am Ginny (Ocampo, Business Unit head ng production) at Ma’am Mel del Rosario (scriptwriter) for entrusting me with the role.

‘‘And of course, kay Zanjoe, dahil sa pumayag siyang maging leading lady niya ako sa Dream Dad,’’ ang maluha-luhang saad ni Beauty.

Kahit may asawa’t anak na Katya bumongga pa rin ang career sa Dream Dad

Isa pang nabigyan ng pagkakataong mag-‘shine’ ay si Katya Santos, who was out of the showbiz scene for a time dahil nag-asawa at nagka-anak siya.

And guess what? Complete with a leading man pa siya sa Dream Dad. Si Ketchup Eusebio na nagiging mahusay nang komedyante ang kapareha niya.

Since tulad ni Jana, nagsimula rin siyang bata pa sa showbiz bilang artista, tinanong siya ng entertainment press kumusta si Jana bilang child star.

‘‘Well, I was almost her age when I started, bilang child star,’’ ani Katya. ‘‘But compared with me, sobrang bibo ni Jana. Kaya, ‘di ako nagtataka, if sumikat pa siyang lalo after Dream Dad.’’

Also in the cast of Dream Dad are Gloria Diaz, Ariel Ureta, Yen Santos, Maxene Magalona, Ces Quesada, Atoy Co, and Dante Ponce sa direksiyon nina Jeffrey Jeturian at Alan Chanliongco.

Personal...

Our sincere Condolences, Salve A., to the bereaved family of the late Liezl Martinez, lalo’t sa kanyang asawang si Albert (Martinez) and children, Alyanna, Alfonso, and Alyssa.

She was only 47.

Dumating ang ama ni Liezl na si Romeo Vasquez, dating Sampaguita actor, na matagal nang based in the U.S.

Liezl’s remains, we heard, currently lies in state at the Heritage Memorial Homes in Taguig City.

Wala pang official announcement kung kailan siya ililibing.