Kapuso actress Carmina Villaroel admitted feeling surprised when she found out that the award-winning Director Jerry Lopez-Sineneng would be directing her new GMA Network show, Widows’ Web.
During the media conference for Widows’ Web on February 17, Villaroel said she felt surprised, happy, and excited when she found out she would be working with Lopez-Sineneng.
“Yes, nagulat ako and super thankful and blessed kasi ang first show ni Direk Jerry dito sa GMA, siyempre ako pa iyong nakasama. So parang, sobrang privileged naman ako doon kasi, katulad ng sinabi ni Direk Jerry, nakatrabaho ko na siya in the past and that was a long time ago. So I’m so happy and thrilled and still excited to work with him again.”
She then revealed that she welcomed Lopez-Sineneng personally through a facebook message.
“Kaya nga bago mag-taping, nag-message pa kami–di ba, Direk, nag-message tayo sa Facebook, na wine-welcome ko siya sa GMA, and we’re both excited.”
Villaroel also teased some exciting scenes she already saw during the production of their teleserye.
“Actually, ngayong nagte-taping pa rin kami, noong nakita namin iyong some of the scenes that we did, ay grabe, mas lalo akong na-excite! Direk, oh my gosh, sobrang ang ganda. Ang galing.”
As for her role, Villaroel clarified that her role in Widows’ Web is different from her kontrabida role in Babawiin ko ang Lahat.
“Actually, with my role here as Barbara, hindi naman siya iyong major kontrabida. It’s just that iba lang siya, iba lang ang kanyang pag-uugali. But hindi naman talaga siya iyong talagang kontrabida, medyo may iba lang siyang ugali.”
She then recounted how she accepted the role, noting her excitement to work in GMA Network’s first suspense-serye.
“How can I say no to this project? First of all, una siyang suspenserye ng GMA. How can I say no to this project? When this was offered to me, wala pa akong alam kung sino iyong cast, pinabasa lang sa akin iyong synopsis.
“I said yes to it right away without knowing lahat. The story itself captured my attention kasi gusto ko iyong ganun. Every time I do something new or every time I do a new project, gusto ko iyong na-e-excite pa rin ako. With this project, sobrang na-excite ako kasi exciting siya, ‘tapos ang dami ko ring mga first time nakatrabaho sa show na ito. So how can I say no?”
Villaroel stars in with a stellar cast: Vaness del Moral, Ashley Ortega, and Pauline Mendoza. Joining them are other Kapuso stars Ryan Eigenmann, Adrian Alandy, Edgar Allan Poe, Bernard Palanca, Arthur Solinap, Christian Vasquez, Allan Paule, Mosang, Tanya Gomez, Neil Coleta, Mike Agassi, Karenina Haniel, Dave Bornea, Anjay Anson, and Vanessa Pena.
Phillip Lazaro is co-directing with Lopez-Sineneng. Widows’ Web premieres on February 28, 2022, on GMA Telebabad.
