MAHIRAP obviously talaga na piliting magkaroon ng relasyon ang dalawang in the first place ay honest naman sa pagsasabing wala talaga silang nararam-daman sa isa’t isa. This, despite sa kakaibang chemistry na mayroon sila as a love tandem.
We are referring, of course, to the Erich Gonzales- Enchong Dee team-up ng successful series na Maria la del Barrio. Dahil sa high ratings na tinatamo nito, ang dapat sanang maging last airing ng series ay ngayong December.
Pero dahil nga sa clamor ng mga tagasubaybay na i-extend ito till next year, its followers will get the chance na mapanood ito until February 2012.
Na labis na ina-appreciate nina Erich at Enchong, since it would mean that everyone of them involved in the series ay nakakasiguro ng isang masagana at masayang Pasko. Nangangahulugan kasi itong ang weekly payment they get for their services sa series will continue.
Kunsabagay, ayon kina Erich at Enchong, hindi sila nagtataka sa desisyon ng management. Consistent ito sa pagiging top-rater among the programs na ini-ere sa timeslot assigned to it.
In October, halimbawa, humataw ito ng rating na 21.2% as compared sa katapat nitong Daldalita starring Ogie Alcasid at child actress Jillian Ward.
In Maria la del Barrio, lalong inaasahang hahataw pa sa rating ito, since malalaman na ni Maria ang tunay na dahilan ng pagkawala ni Assunta de Rossi, pumapapel na ina ni Erich.
Sa mga episodes na ito, magpapakita ng kaibang gilas pareho sina Erich at Enchong as actors. Both have, no doubt, improved as performers.
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While Erich admits that she’s ready na to fall in love for the first time. Gusto raw niyang magkaroon ng kasama sa pagdiriwang ng Pasko.
May napupusuan na ba siya, tanong kay Erich.
“Naku, wala pa,” sagot ni Erich. “May suspetsa nga akong mapupurnada na naman ang wish kong ito, since how many days na lang ba before Christmas?
“Pero, heto at wala pa ring nagpaparamdam sa akin” susog pa ni Erich, sabay buntonghininga.
In the case of En-chong, true ba na hinihin-tay lamang niyang mag-turn 18 si Julia Montes bago niya ito pormal na ligawan? Tanong kay En-chong ng members of the entertainment press invited sa presscon ng Ma-ria la del Barrio.
“Sino na naman ang may tsismis niyan,” ang reaksiyon ni Enchong. “Although, who knows if two years from now (the year Julia will turn 18), maram-daman ko ngang siya (Ju-lia) ang babaing para sa akin.
“Sa ngayon kasi, ang focus ng attention namin is our respective showbiz careers muna,” susog pa ni Enchong.
Julia is currently plating a mature role in her new series Walang Hanggan where she plays a woman torn between two men na parehong in love sa kanya at kapuwa rin itinuring niyang mahalaga sa kanya. These are Coco Martin at Paulo Avelino.
Makakasama nina Julia, Coco at Paulo sa series ang award-winning actors na sina Susan Roces, Richard Gomez at Dawn Zulueta. Also featured ay ang fellow Star Magic talent ni Julia na si Melissa Ricks.
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