Si Ezekiel "Zeke" Polina, 20, ang napiling kapalit ni Dylan Menor sa Dating Alys Perez, ang Season 2 ng popular Viva One series na Seducing Drake Palma.
Pinalitan ni Zeke si Dylan na hindi na tinanggap ang alok na muling gampanan ang karakter ni Tripp Palma dahil sa mga programa niya sa TV5.
Pahayag ni Zeke sa Cabinet Files tungkol sa pambihirang oportunidad na natanggap niya: “I was completely shocked because it was so unexpected.
"I would’ve never thought one of the leads of such a popular show would get replaced, let alone with a role like Tripp and with an amazing actor like Dylan.”
Bilang paghahanda para sa karakter ni Tripp, pinanonood daw ni Zeke ang Seducing Drake Palma.
Saad niya: “As of the moment, I’m still watching it po, to know the background of the characters, especially Tripp and the plot in general.
“The challenge po is definitely the difference of the two characters. From Supremo na serious type to Tripp na charming.
"But I'll do my best po to make sure I'll be able to give justice sa pag-portray kay Tripp just like what I did to Supremo."
Ang tinutukoy ni Zeke na "Supremo" ay ang role niya bilang Ace Craige sa Viva One series ding Hell University.
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ZEKE POLINA ON ENTERING SHOWBIZ
Magdiriwang si Zeke sa Mayo 12, 2026 ng kanyang ika-21 kaarawan, at maituturing na maagang regalo ang pagganap na Tripp sa Dating Alys Perez.
Third year college student si Zeke, at Tourism ang kurso niya.
Pumasok siya sa showbiz noong 2024.
Masasabing mabilis ang mga pangyayari sa kanyang showbiz career kaya isa siya sa mga mapapalad na baguhang artista.
Lahad niya: “I signed with Viva on January 2024.
"The first ever thing I did po was I hosted an event ng Safe Skies, Archer, ang second book po ng University series ng Viva One.
“Then same year, naging part po ako ng Ang Mutya ng Section E.
"And I'm so grateful for the opportunity and the trust that was given to me kahit bago lang po ako sa industry.”
Napagtanto raw ni Zeke na gusto niyang maging aktor sa unang araw ng kanyang taping para sa Ang Mutya ng Section E. dahil nagustuhan niya ang pag-arte at ang magandang samahan nila sa set.
“I realized it after my first taping day for Ang Mutya ng Section E.
"At first, even before taping and during the first few hours of the few shoot, I got overwhelmed by my nervousness.
“But because of my co-artists' and our director’s positive energy, I quickly realized why a lot of actors enjoy what they do.
"Like, acting may be hard but it’s still a fun thing to do at the end of the day, especially kung ganun po ang environment sa set—from production staff to directors and siyempre, mga co-artist.
"Para po talaga kaming family," pagbabahagi ni Zeke.
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