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Isa sa mga premyadong aktres natin sa industriya si Rita Avila. At sa 'Luna Mystika,' ating masasabi na kanyang nagampanan nang mahusay ang kanyang role.
Isa sa mga premyadong aktres natin sa industriya si Rita Avila. At sa original telefantasya na 'Luna Mystika,' ating masasabi na kanyang nagampanan nang mahusay ang kanyang role. Text by Erick Mataverde. Photo by Mitch S. Mauricio. Luna Mystika, with its consistently high ratings, has proven to be a pleasant surprise to everyone. And the good thing is, this telefantasya is a joy to make, for both cast and crew. Just ask Rita Avila when iGMA.tv caught up with her to ask about her character, Diana Sagrado.
"The story starts sa buhay namin, ng family," umpisa ni Rita. "Magkapatid kami ni Sheryl Cruz. [Tapos] parang ako 'yung mas mabait, ako 'yung mas maganda, 'yung ganon. At ang magulang namin si Eddie Gutierez and Ms. Chanda Romero. Tapos si Sheryl galit sa 'kin kasi nga ako 'yung favorite, tapos 'yung boyfriend niya na si Romnick (Sarmenta), parang sa 'kin din talaga may gusto. But I fell in love with Ariel Rivera. Kaya lang, ayaw sa kanya ng family kasi parang, isa ka lang—'yung isang mahirap lang siya I mean. Pero kami 'yung family [na] parang lihim na [mga] engkanto. So they, they didn't want someone ordinary, parang ganon. Eh parang ano ako, tumakas ako, tapos, ahh, nakuha nila ako ulit from Ariel, but I was pregnant na, tapos parang pinapalaglag nila, pero, ayoko. So, pinanganak sila (Luna and Celestina)," kuwento ni Rita. Bago nga lang maging in full swing ang production ng Luna Mystika, aming tinanong si Rita what she was looking forward to during taping at kanyang ini-reveal, "Ahh, well, actually I [was] bit disappointed kasi akala ko magco-costume ako na parang, elf, fairy, ganyan. Eh tao pala, so I was asking the writer na sa ending ba magco-costume ako. Sabi n'ya, 'Bakit, gusto mo?' Sabi ko, 'Actually, secret dream ko 'yung, costume-costume!' Sabi niya, 'Sige, sige—I'll see what I can do.' "Well, I'm just too thankful na I'll be doing a telefantasya, kasi first telefantasya ko 'to. [And of] course it's nice working with a new group again, 'di ba?" At excited din si Rita na makatrabaho ang kanyang mga co-actors at sa overall theme ng Luna Mystika. Dagdag pa niya, "[Si Chanda Romero] ka-chika [ko], 'yung mga ganyan, so I'm happy kasi magkaka-eksena kami, lagi. There's so much excitement kasi, ano eh, parang something new lahat even, actually the staff, I haven't worked with them yet. So practically talagang new world, nice change also kasi for the past soaps na mga ginawa ko laging 'yung losyang, na nanay, na mabait na iyak ng iyak, 'di ba 'yung ganon. So ngayon parang, well, mabait ulit but at least escape from 'yung sobrang dramatic na role." Discuss what's up with the latest in showbiz today by logging on to the iGMAForums! Not yet a member? Register here!