NO ME OLVIDES/SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME next on Panamericana TV Peru

The first GMA teleserye to be shown in Peru, Cautiva/Hanggang Makita Kang Muli, became the most successful Asian telenovela to be shown in that part of the world.  It's now reportedly being negotiated to be shown soon in Ecuador, Bolivia & Uruguay. It's not a surprise that another GMA teleserye is being lined up to be shown by the same Peruvian channel which first showed Cautiva in the afternoon two months ago (surprisingly, they are currently reshowing it at a more primetime slot, at 7:00 PM, just a couple of months after the end of its first showing).

No me olvides/Someone to Watch Over Me stars Lovi Poe, Tom Rodriguez & Max Collins. The teleserye has just been a finalist in the New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films.

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Dear Other Self Movie Review: Jodi Santamaria Is Wasted In This Boring Film With Two Stories That Do Not Really Go Anywhere

AS A DIRECTOR, we like Veronica Velasco's hilarious absurdist comedy, "Last Supper No. 3", and the fairly touching drama, "Inang Yaya". She was not as successful in "I Do" and "Tuhog" and the same can be said about her latest effort, "Dear Other Self", which is reminiscent of "Sliding Doors" starring Gwyneth Paltrow where the story flits back and forth between two alternate realities.

In "Dear Other Self", Jodi Santamaria is Becky Macadaeg, a young woman who acts as their family's breadwinner shouldering all their bills. She is tired of her work in an ad agency and wants to just resign. She dreams of being a blogger who'll travel the world so she can experience winter and wear boots.

The film then cuts back and forth from two different scenarios. In one story, she doesn't resign but stays home, finding romance in the straight-laced Cris (Joseph Marco) who's so hostile and "sungit" in one moment then suddenly becomes all sweetness and light in the next.


In the alternate "what if" story, she goes to Thailand and finds romance in the vagabond Henry (Xian Lim), with whom she has supposedly cute scenes like a pillow fight and a water gun fight with street kids. But how can she call herself a travel blogger when all the place she visited is Thailand (which looks so dull without a visit to the sinful Phat Phong)?

Jodi gets to sport different haircuts in the film, which helps us to distinguish between the two stories which are about the choices we make in life. But the fact that it later becomes difficult to differentiate which one is real and which one is imagined makes it difficult for the viewer to relate with any of them.

The film poses the question: which is better, to stay home and fulfill your duties to your family, or follow your dreams and responsibilities as an obedient daughter be damned. In the end, it doesn't offer any answers because Jodi as the main protagonist has the obligatory happy ending and gets the two different guys in both stories.

Honestly, we don't get to sympathize with Jodi's character at all and the gimmicky plot device using two stories, that is the film's main comeon, becomes a mere cinematic contrivance that proves to offer no concrete satisfaction at all. It's just like Jodi wants to have her cake and she is able to eat it, too.

The movie offers two narratives in one, so it must be interesting viewing, but the truth is it feels like you're in Dullsville as the boringga factor is so strong in both stories that don't really go anywhere life-changing or offer anything new at all. You don't even get to know in the end whether Jodi did make a right decision and is it the right decision? And the even sadder part is that we really don't care, we just don't give a damn.

Jodi is her usual perky self as Becky but she's actually wasted in this project as even her inherently winsome charisma is not enough to save the save the shortcomings of the clumsy script. Her leading men lend some good presence but sorry to say that they just do not have much gracious chemistry with Jodi, who seems to fare better with leading men who are older and not younger than her. All in all, you'd wish you also had a dear other self and you're watching another movie instead.
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Sanya Lopez Gets Biggest Break As The Solo Lead Star Of GMA-7's 'Haplos' Opposite Rocco Nacino

SANYA LOPEZ feels so lucky and blessed that after being just one of the leads in "Encantadia", she is now given a solo-starrer in "Haplos", which will be replacing "D'Originals" in GMA-7's Afternoon Prime. "I was really surprised when I was informed na may follow up project agad ako at kaming dalawa ng Rocco Nacino ang lead stars," she says. "I owe it all to Direk Mark Reyes who got me to be one of the Sanggres in 'Encantadia'. Doon talaga ako napansin ng viewers at nakilala. Before, hardly anyone notices me. Pero ngayon, kahit saan ako magpunta, kilala ako as Danaya dahil sa 'Encantadia'. Hanggang sa Canada where I had a recent trip with Rocco, Danaya ang tawag nila sa akin."

She was born Shaira Lenn Roberto on August 5, 1996. It's her Kuya Jak Roberto who inspired him to try joining showbiz. "Siya ang naunang lumabas sa show ng late Kuya Germs' na 'Walang Tulugan'. One time, sinamahan ko siya and I was asked if I want to join the show kaya napasama na rin ako roon."

How close are they as brother and sister? "Very close. Bata pa kami when our dad passed. He was 5 and I was 2 years old lang. Talagang mahirap ang pinagdaanan namin. Early on, tumulong kami sa mother namin to earn a living. Kaya ngayong pareho na kaming kumikita on our own, gusto naming ibili ng sarili naming bahay ang mama namin kasi nagre-rent lang kami ngayon. Noon, pag lumalabas kami ni Kuya, akala ng mga tao, mag-boyfriend-girlfriend kami. But dahil sa exposure namin sa showbiz, alam na nilang magkapatid kami."

So what's the real score between her and Rocco Nacino? "I owe Rocco a lot kasi tinulungan niya talaga ako while we were doing 'Encantadia'. He knows I'm a newcomer so inalalayan niya ako sa mga eksena namin. Right now, we're really good friends and I'm so happy na siya uli ang makakasama ko sa first solo soap namin, ito ngang 'Haplos'. Sana naman, suportahan kami ng mga tao."
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How Did My Love From the Star's pilot episode fare in the ratings game?

GMA7's latest romantic-comedy series "My Love From the Star" made its pilot episode last. night.

The series stars Kapuso rom-com queen Jennylyn Mercado as Steffi, a superstar actress and newcomer Gil Cuerva as Mateo - an alien who landed on earth 300 years ago and now working as a university professor.

Based on the overnight TV ratings released by Kantar Media, My Love From the Star registered 19% in the national ratings - almost 9% lower than its ABS-CBN rival drama series My Dear Heart.

AGB Nielsen's NUTAM figures show MLFTS dominated the timeslot with 11.0% against MDH with 9.4%.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Ratings Provider	My Dear Heart (ABS-CBN)	My Love From the Star (GMA-7)
Kantar Media	28.0	19.2
AGB Nielsen	9.4	11.0

My Love From the Star is a remake of Korean hit series which starred Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. Meanwhile, My Dear Heart is down to its last three weeks on tv.


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