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Philippine Showbiz Today
April 8 - 21, 2019
Exciting things ahead for Aicelle Santos
After starring in Miss Saigon’s UK
Tour for a year, GMA Network’s home-
grown singer and actress Aicelle
Santos is back in the Philippines with
high spirits.
With her stunning performance
amidst excellent reviews, she has
truly brought pride to the country
by successfully portraying the iconic
role of ‘Gigi Van Tranh’ in Cameron
Mackintosh’s
critically-acclaimed
musical.
“Playing Gigi was a personal,
spiritual, and professional journey for
me,” Aicelle shared. “It taught me a
lot about myself as a person and as
an actor. I became more disciplined
because of our daily shows that
required physical and mental focus.”
The Kapuso star also talked
about the struggles of being away
from home and what she learned
from them. “Being so far from home
and living outside of my comfort zone
made me realize the more important
things in life. I valued my personal
relationships more with my family
and friends. I learned to appreciate
the warmth of the sun after days of
cloudy and gloomy skies. I enjoyed
the quietness of a simple and
independent life,” she said.
Now that she’s home, Aicelle
is back to performing for her
kababayans. She is part of Ballet
Philippines’ 2019 restaging of the
1977 pop rock opera ballet, “Tales
of the Manuvu,” which showcases
the folk tales of the Manobo tribe in
Mindanao. It runs until March 31 at
the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP), Pasay City.
She is also set to make her TV
comeback this April as a regular
host of GMA’s musical-variety show,
Studio 7. Apart from these, fans can
once again catch her reprise her role
as Elsa in the rerun of “Himala: Isang
Musikal”.
Asked what else she’s looking
forward to, Aicelle said, “To creating
new music and marrying the man I
love.”
With overflowing love and
blessings, Aicelle remains grounded
and full of gratitude, “My new mantra
is to live in the moment and to
embrace the life that is unfolding right
in front of you. I am more grateful
than ever to everyone who continues
to support me and to the Lord who
guided me through this path.”
Love and bittersweet revenge on GMA Afternoon Prime’s newest series, BIHAG
Sa isang iglap, maglalaho ang
lahat.
Experience drama at its finest
as GMA Network proudly brings
action, mystery, and suspense with
its newest Afternoon Prime series,
BIHAG.
Kapuso viewers are in for a
thought-provoking tale of how
one mistake can lead to another
as the program features the stellar
performances of the network’s
prime stars: Max Collins as Jessie, a
simple and loving wife and mother;
Mark Herras as SPO1 Larry Pineda,
an honest police officer and Jessie’s
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high school classmate; Jason
Abalos as Brylle, Jessie’s perfect
husband who is a pediatric surgeon;
Neil Ryan Sese as Amado, a short-
tempered man who mourns the
loss of his daughter; Sophie Albert
as Reign, the woman who will come
between Jessie and Brylle.
Jessie, Brylle and their son Ethan
is the image of a happy family. Jessie
is a loyal wife who chose to be a stay-
at-home mommy blogger. Brylle,
on the other hand, is a pediatric
surgeon and her faithful husband.
But when an unfortunate hostage-
taking involving their son happens,
lives are lost, betrayal arises, and
soon they find themselves and their
perfect family falling apart.
The show’s creative team is
composed of creative director Aloy
Adlawan; creative consultant Kit
Villanueva-Langit; Concept Creator
and Headwriter Suzette Doctolero;
writers Zita Garganera, Jason
John Lim and John Roque; and
brainstormers Honey Hidalgo and
Brylle Tabora.
This original series, created by
the GMA Drama group, is headed
by the SVP for Entertainment
Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable, VP
for Drama Redgie A. Magno, AVP
for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy, Senior
Program Manager Redgynn S.
Alba and Executive Producer KJ
Corpus.
BIHAG is the under helm
of esteemed director Neal del
Rosario.
The world premiere of BIHAG
started April 1, Mondays to Fridays,
on GMA Afternoon Prime.
Kapuso viewers from across the
globe can catch BIHAG via GMA’s
flagship international channel GMA
Pinoy TV. For the program guide,
visit www.gmapinoytv.com.