Comedian Vice Ganda confirmed on Wednesday that he will play the character of Santana, the queen of tikbalangs, which are creatures that are supposed to be half-man, half-horse in the hit fantasy series “Juan dela Cruz.”
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Vice Ganda began taping for the primetime series on Wednesday night and will finally be working again with his friend Coco Martin after the independent film “Noy.”
It was reported earlier that they had a rift when Martin declined Vice Ganda’s request to appear on his weekly show “Gandang Gabi Vice” because of his busy schedule only to see Martin being interviewed on “Bandila.” They already patched things up when the latter had a surprised appearance at the “I-Vice Ganda Mo ‘Ko sa Araneta” concert last May 17.
However, Vice stressed that he will not be a regular in the series because of his busy schedule. Apart from the noontime show “It’s Showtime” and the weekly show “Gandang Gabi Vice,” Vice Ganda is also working on the movie “Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy” for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival.
“Gusto ko din (maging regular) pero hindi ko kaya ang teleserye, hindi kaya ang pa-morningan siyempre wala na akong rampa noon,” he said.
Despite busy schedules and appointments, the comedian/host insisted that he should always have a time to unwind and enjoy the blessings he receives.
“Ayaw ko ‘yung natatapos ang isang buong araw na sinabi ko sa sarili ko na nag-trabaho lang ako at wala akong good time. Nagi-guilty na ako. Ano perahan na lang ng perahan? Dapat balanse. Kailangan bago ako bumalik sa bahay eh nakagawa ako ng isang bagay na di ko ginawa dahil sa pera at sa trabaho. kailangan naka-chika kami ng kaibigan ko, naka-rampa kami kasi kinabukasan ay magta-trabaho ka ulit. Balance of everything,” he explained.
Meanwhile, viewers are yet to discover if Santana will be Juan’s enemy or ally.
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