Jon Avila joins Impostor

Sa walong linggong pagtutok linggong pagtutok ng sambayanan sa romantic-drama series na Precious Hearts Romances (PHR) presents Impostor, mabilis na napamahal sa mga manonood ang nakakakilig na bagong tambalan nina Prince of Romance Sam Milby at Drama Sweetheart Maja Salvador.

Ngunit sa gitna ng mas tumatatag na ang “SaMaja”loveteam ay ang pagpasok sa eksena ng isa pang nakaiintrigang karakter sa PHR presents Impostor na si Julio na ginagampanan ng Filipino-British hunk na si Jon Avila.

Matatandaang unang nagtambal sina Maja at Jon sa 2008 TV fantasy series na “Kapitan Boom” na isang masayang experience ayon kay Maja. “Okay ang working relationship namin ni Jon sa Kapitan Boom. Masaya kami doon. Medyo nagkakahiyaan pa nga kami sa set noon, kasi bagong pagsasama lang namin. Pero ngayong nagkasama kami ulit sa Impostor, mas komportable na kami sa isa't isa."

Nang tanungin si Maja tungkol sa pagsali ni Jon sa PHR presents Impostor, isang nakaaliw na sagot ang ibinigay ng Drama Sweetheart. "Noong malaman kong makakasama ko ulit si Jon bilang Julio sa Impostor, ang first reaction ko--"Ang ganda ko naman dahil ang mga kapares ko parehong inglesero, parehong macho, at parehong guwapo!" Pabiro pang pahabol ng dalaga, "Parehas silang bulol ni Sam! Pero pareho rin silang gusto matuto mag-Tagalog at nakakabilib ‘yung effort nila para matuto."

Samantala, sa isang exclusive interview kay Jon, halatang may mataas itong paghanga sa Drama Sweetheart. “Maja is very worthy of being a leading lady. She is a very professional actress and very versatile in her craft.”

At dahil mas matagal na sa showbiz si Maja, ikinuwento ni Jon ang pagtulong sa kanya ng dalaga pagdating sa pag-arte. “Maja is really nice kasi she's showing us a way maximize our craft. She has taught me how to portray a good emotion. I remember one time, pagod na pagod kami dahil sa dami ng eksena but Maja was still on high energy. She taught me how to relax more at the set.”

Sa kwento ng PHR presents Impostor, isang bagong Jon Avila ang makikita. Gagampanan niya ang lalaki sa nakaraan ng tunay na Mariz (Maja)–si Julio. Matapos ang aksidenteng sumira sa kanyang mukha at kalauna'y kanyang buhay, nagbabalik si Julio para bawiin ang natatanging mahalaga na lang para sa kanya---si Mariz at ang kanyang anak rito.

Sa ganda ng karakter ni Jon, maging si Maja ay excited para rito, “Excited ako sa character niya as Julio kasi hindi lang puro pa-pogi. Kontrabida naman siya dito, na good opportunity para kay Jon na maipakita niya yung kakayahan niya sa pag-arte."

Kung excited si Maja, naawa naman si Jon sa karakter ni Maja sa pagpasok niya sa kwento. “Honestly, gusto ko talaga para makatrabaho ko pa lalo si Maja. Pero sa kasi sa istorya ng Impostor, tarantado talaga role ko. Kawawa talaga si Mariz kung babalik si Julio."

Abangan sa mas kapanapanabik na mga eksena ng PHR presents Impostor kung paano babaguhin ni Julio (Jon) ang buhay ng impostor at ng mga taong nakapaligid dito. Matuklasan kaya ni Julio na ang Mariz na kinabaliwan niya noon ay hindi na ang Mariz na kaharap niya ngayon? Anong panganib ang dadalhin ni Julio sa buhay nina Devin, Anthony at Joshua? Maitaboy kaya ng ni Devin ang lalaking sumira sa pagsasama nina Mariz at Anthony?

Kasama rin sa PHR presents Impostor sina Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Precious Lara Quigaman, Bobby Andrews, Raquel Villavicencio at Izzy Canillo.

Huwag palampasin ang bagong mukha ng pag-ibig sa PHR presents Impostor, weekdays sa Hapontastic, 3:50pm, pagkatapos ng Rosalka sa ABS-CBN.

On Spotlight: Fretzie Bercede of PBB Teen Clash of 2010

The 4th Teen Big Placer of the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010 is known as the "Charming Angel ng Cebu." Fretzie Bercede is both charming and an angel, inside and outside the Pinoy Big Brother House. At that time that there was a 10k check that could be given to any recipient known by the housemates, Fretzie opted to share this amount to neighbors whom she felt needed the money more than her family did. Unfortunately, the apartment housemates did not win the specific task.

Fretzie’s charm is undeniable. She won the hearts and friendships of Ivan, Patrick, Carson and Bret. The growing mutal fondness of Bret and Fretzie, could be seen daily sunrise to sundown from the simplest acts of sweetness, in conversations to the more physical display of fondness like piggy-back rides.

Big Brother tested the housemates’ adherence to the rulebook as he placed a cellphone inside the Big Brother house that Fretzie answered. Eventually, the teen housemates faced the consequence of their violation as they were lead to make a decision: In 30 minutes, Jenny would face forced eviction unless the teens make a decision. Either the Pinoy housemates choose a teen-ternational housemate to evict in place of Jenny or the teen-ternationals choose a Pinoy housemates evict in place of Jenny.

In the last few seconds of the longest-30 minutes of their lives, Devon and Ivan both decided to evict Bret instead Jenny. Fretzie stood by her decision not to have Bret forced evicted, even if Ivan and Devon fought for it, and even if Bret himself wanted her to make that decision.

Like Devon, Fretzie was one of the two housemates who were honest enough to admit that she deserves to be the Big Winner by wearing the Big Winner medal to herself.

On Spotlight: Devon Seron of PBB Teen Clash of 2010

The "Bubbly Promdi ng Cebu" Devon Seron became the 3rd Teen Big Placer in the recently concluded Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010.

Devon grew up in a poor family in Cebu, but despite constant financial struggles, Devon managed to finish high school through hard work and a little help from friends.

Inside the PBB house, Devon was most especially close to the original villa girls Shey and Kyra. Devon is the last remaining original villa housemate in the house. She’s not as confrontational as her two other friends but she wouldn’t hold her tongue either, if she needs to speak up.

One of Devon’s memorable moment as a housemate includes her mom’s unexpected visit for the DH or Dakilang Hamon challenge, for her college education. The mother-daughter meet-up became one of the most emotional parent-child encounters as they came too close to being with each other, but had to stay away and supress their emotions for the sacrifice.

Another memorable highlight was her birthday party, after Big Brother decided that the housemates can only attend one party- a choice between attending Devon’s cosplay birthday bash or Tricia’s masquerade party. Devon’s birthday celebration scored a perfect attendance from the Pinoy housemates who loved her so much.

After a little getting used to her new set of friends, Devon is now unafraid to tell people what she think is fair even if she knew her words could sting. One memorable line she said was “I don’t need a cake!” when she thought Tricia intentionally barged in the room, while she was dressing up for the event.

In PBB’s final week, Big Brother gave each housemate three medals to give to co-housemates who they think deserves to be in the Top 3, including the Big Winner. With all honesty, Devon, wore the Big Winner medal to herself. And in the next few days, Big Brother asked her, along with Fretzie to camp out at the garden and prove to the audience that they do deserve the title.

On Spotlight: Ryan Bang of PBB Teen Clash of 2010

As soon as Korean housemate Ryan Bang stepped onstage, laughter spread like wild fire. Ryan is this season’s resident comedian with his antics and accent. No matter how stressful the day is, no argument can make him burst into flames nor a task that can make him frown.

Only two things can make Ryan’s tears roll- family and friends. On one event that the housemates spoke of their mothers, Ryan wasn’t able to hold his tears as he told his friends how much sacrifice his mom made for him.

The housemates, along with the audience, rolled in laughter after Ryan declared that feminine wash works well for his skin. His friendship, that can be miscontrued as a romantic relationship, with fellow teen-ternational Jenny brought laughter as they find pleasure in exchanging bashing remarks. And though they are fond of calling each other names in-the-name-of-fun, Ryan always looked after her.

On Father’s day, Ryan wanted to give his father a new pair of rubber shoes as he knew that his father wore the same old pair since he left Korea, 5 years ago. In order to do this, Ryan had to wash 10 white cabs in honor of his fatehr who is a taxi driver. Along with his gift, Ryan was also able to talk to his father via internet videocall where he expressed his longing for his family. Their emotional encounter broke into laughter as Ryan taught his father the teen clash housemates’ signature ‘chuva-choochoo’ chant.

Ryan, the "Simpatikong Lider ng South Korea" bagged the 2nd Teen Big Place in the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash of 2010.