"Kapag nagdadasal ka, sabi nga nila, bukas ang isip mo at puso mo, lahat nagiging maganda at maayos—walang kaaway, walang kagalit. Kaya ang suwerte-suwerte ko!" said Maricel Soriano about how her transfer from ABS-CBN to TV5 was "smooth-sailing."
Maricel Soriano welcomes changes in her career
Monday, March 15, 2010
02:34 PM
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A very bubbly Maricel Soriano faced the entertainment media at the press conference of TV5's newest drama anthology called 5 Star Special last March 11, at Mario's Restaurant on Tomas Morato, Quezon City.
The Diamond Star, who is known to her showbiz friends as Maria, openly talked about her decision to make a project with the revitalized TV5. Although she's much identified with ABS-CBN, she said that it's sometimes good to welcome "change" in one's life.
As her fans know well enough, Maricel had been a Kapamilya since the early '80s. Her own drama anthology called The Maricel Drama Special aired in ABS-CBN for almost a decade.
She also did a number of TV shows in the same network. These included sitcoms like Kaya Ni Mister, Kaya Rin Ni Misis (1997), Bida Si Mister, Bida Si Misis (2000), Mary D Potter (2001), and John en Shirley (2006). She was also seen portraying the lead character in television series such as Vietnam Rose (2005) and Florinda (2009).
Now that she's doing the first five episodes of 5 Star Special in TV5, Maricel says she has learned to accept such changes in life.
She explained, "Kapag tumatagal ang panahon, it's nice na tanggapin natin ang change ng bukas ang kalooban natin at isip natin, di ba?Mahirap nga daw i-apply 'yan, parang foundation, kapag puyat ka mahirap kumapit. Pero siyempre, kapag bukas ang isip mo at bukas ang puso mo, especially mahal naman natin ang trabaho natin at mayroon tayong dedikasyon at pagmamahal, magiging maayos ang lahat."
Unlike some celebrities who jumped from one network to another, Maricel said that her case is different because she did not burn bridges when she accepted TV5's offer.
"I did not say goodbye," she smiled. "Wala naman 'tong goodbye, di ba? Ano lang 'to, in the meantime, di ba? Ito muna ang gagawin ko, kapag may ibang pagkakataon, e, di, puwede naman tayong gumawa ulit."
"I'M AN ARTISTA." Maricel agreed to appear on TV5 because it offered her a venue that would showcase her versatility in acting.
"This is a special special. 'Yong treatment na ginagawa namin, of course, nakaka-excite talaga dahil iba naman ito. Ginagawa natin ito [dati], pero ang treatment and approach na gagawin natin and execution, is going to be a lot different," she described.
The 45-year-old actress said TV5's offer was just timely because, "Kailangan, by this time, gusto kong gumawa ng isang trabaho na alam mong tratrabahuhin mo pero mukhang madali palagi dahil mayroon tayong dedikasyon, respeto, at pagmamahal sa ginagawa namin.
"At saka nabibigyan kami ng pagkakataon na gampanan ang iba't ibang klaseng roles. Nabibigyan kami ng pagkakataon para makagawa ng isang makabuluhan na [proyekto]—parang ganito, special special, puwedeng sitcom, puwedeng variety show. Ang importante doon, nabibigyan kami ng pagkakataon."
Maricel underscored the network's encouragement while taping for this project.
"Nagpapasalamat talaga ako sa kanila kasi ang feeling, 'I'm an artista!'" she gushed.
"Ang laki-laking bagay [noon]. Lagi ko ngang sinasabi sa kanila, 'Sana, huwag kayong magbabago, ha?' Kasi, ang sarap-sarap ng pakiramdam kapag ang isang artista, nararamdaman din ng mga kasamahan mo sa trabaho 'yong nararamdaman mo. Nakikiisa sila sa pakiramdam mo, nararamdaman nila ang nararamdaman mo—hindi ang trato ay para lang maka-quota tayo. Hindi ganun, definitely, hindi ganun, kaya ganun na lang ang pasasalamat ko talaga."
"PUWEDE AKO KAHIT SAAN." During the media conference, Maricel and TV5's Creative and Entertainment head Perci Intalan didn't answer directly if she would be doing other shows with the network.
Maricel just told the media, "Depende, gugulatin na lang namin kayo. Ito muna, isa-isa para may suspense naman!"
When asked what kind of show she prefers, she replied, "Alam mo naman ako, fight anywhere ako, puwede ako kahit saan."
She gave a similar answer about other roles she wants to do in the future.
"Kung meron man, siguro masasabi ko na lang 'yon kapag gagawin ko na or something na it's going to be a lot difficult, probably, pero challenging. Hindi ko na masabi 'yon sa dami ng nagawa ko. Pero baka naman, who knows, may pagkakataon na masasabi kong, 'Ay, hindi ko pa nagagawa ito.'"
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