EVERY decade or so, there emerge a child phenomenon in the entertainment world.Actor Jomari Yllana who is in the cast of E-Boy considers MMFF best child performer Bugoy Carino today's wonder boy.

“I worked with him in Imortal and he is born to entertain. He is smart, sharp and very comfortable in front of the camera. He is an old soul.Bata pa lamang ay marami ng naiintindihan,” he shares.

Is he a scene stealer?

Director FM Reyes confirms: “They all are.Whatever they do eh wala kang magagawa. We always encourage them to do well. Masisira ang istorya kung hindi nila gagalingan. Sa kaso ni Bugoy,he is a natural performer. Ina-analyze pa nga niya ang eksena. He always reacts through his eyes.”

Aside from Jomari, a bunch of veteran stars are featured in the primetime teleserye which scored a satisfactory rating when it preemed last January 30. These include  Agot Isidro, Jaime Fabregas, Chinggoy Alonzo, Pen Medina and Ariel Rivera.

E-Boy is about a child robot who was given a human characteristic that led him to discover the beauty of friendship and famil bonding.

WHAT MAKES BASIL UNFORGIVEABLE TO FANS

A LANDMARK production from Viva Concerts and Events is Seasons of Love.

Performing for the first time are Basil Valdez, Rachelle Ann Go and The Company. It will be held on February 13 at  the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World, Manila.

Basil first made his mark as vocalist with the Circus Band in the 70s. To his credit is a long list of hits (Ngayon at Kailanman, Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan, Kastilyong Buhangin, Lift Up Your Hands, etc.) that have become popular standards.

Considered a living legend in the music field, Basil is forever grateful for the songs the late George Canseco exclusively wrote for him which he describes classics or “pinagtibay ng panahon”.

“Whenever I perform, on local shores or abroad, the audience will never forgive me kung hindi ko aawitin ang Ngayon at Kailanman which has become my signature song. It gives me so much joy whenever new singers give their versions of my hits. At lalo akong natutuwa whenever they say my songs inspires them.,” he reveals.

With Rachelle around, love songs will soar to new heights as she renders cuts from her latest CD Unbreakable.

The Company are advocates of OPM and among their hits are Muntik Na Kitang Minahal and Pakisabi Na Lang. They also scored big with their Lighthearted album series featuring foreign hits done Company style.

Pagdating ng Panahon in a capella version with Basil will be one of the highlights of Seasons of Love.

Call Viva Concerts 687-7236 or Ticketnet 911-5555 for inquiries and reservations.

NOTHING BEATS 'EAT BULAGA'

IT is always a sad sight whenever a show makes an exit specially when gloom registers on the faces of the hosts, as in the case of Happy Yipee Yehey.

A show has to go primarily because it has poor rating or not rating at all. There is also a claim that it is better to axe a show while the rating is high.

At any rate ABS-CBN can't seem to conceive a show fitted for a noontime slot that will have a staying power. What seems to be the problem, one asks. Maybe there is a need to scruntinize every detail from format to cast combination and kind of games they will feature.

And stop competing or even attempt to dislodge an institution like Eat Bulaga.