Every major TV network has at
least one actress under contract who could arguably be considered the “queen”
of their scripted programming. For GMA7 that would be Marian Rivera, the
formidable mestiza Spanish-Filipina
who shot to stardom in the Kapuso remake of Mexican telenovela “MariMar” in
2007, and is now part of a showbiz/real-life power couple with fellow Kapuso
heavy-hitter Dingdong Dantes. Interestingly however, she has been out of action
TV-wise for about three years now, especially since she was supposed to come
back in a recent production but could not. But the Kapuso Primetime Queen
assures social media that she is coming back soon.
This much was promised by Marian
Rivera on her official Instagram page in response to a fan question in the
comments of a recently-uploaded photo according to The Manila Bulletin. On that photo, dated this past Sunday, August
1, a fan with the IG username of leng14344 asked straight out when the actress
might get a new primetime project on the GMA Telebabad block, also mentioning
that they watched Marian and Dingdong Dantes on the Kapuso remake of K-drama “Endless
Love” from 2010, currently streaming on YouTube. Wonder of wonders, Rivera
hinted that there is a comeback at the works, especially as the script for it
is currently being finalized.
It is not hard to blame the likes
of leng14344 for wondering if Marian is coming back to TV. Her last Kapuso
production was the urban fantasy drama “Super Ma’am” (2017-18). After a rest in
2019, Rivera would have been part of the cast for the recently-concluded “First
Yaya,” but decided not to, especially as the COVID pandemic kicked up.
That did not mean the Kapuso
Queen was idle. In early January she broke into theatre with the Tanghalang
Ateneo in the virtual stage play “Password: 03d1pu5_R3x (Oedipus Rex),” a
modernized take on the classic Greek play by Sophocles. Plus, earlier in July,
Marian hinted at a possible cross-network collaboration of sorts with one of her
Kapamilya counterparts (and former Kapuso herself), Angel Locsin. What that
team-up is has not been specified. But fans can rest assured that Marian does
seem to have a project to come back in soon.
Image courtesy of GMA News
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