On Thursday, August 11, Ruru Madrid was not worried that the Kapamilya series Darna would be airing next week.
The Kapamilya show will replace FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano on August 15 and go toe-to-toe with Madrid’s Lolong.
During the virtual media conference for the series, the actor said in front of select press members, including LionhearTV, that their goal in producing Lolong was to entertain.
“To be honest, noong ginagawa po namin itong project na ito, gusto lang po naming makapagbigay ng bagong programa para po sa mga manunuod.
“I mean galing po tayo sa pandemya, na na-stuck po tayo sa ating mga bahay for how many months, na parang hindi natin alam what’s happening outside.”
Creating a series amid the pandemic was a challenge, he said. Apart from ensuring that the show is of quality, the production must ensure that everyone in the locked-in taping was safe from Covid-19.
“Dahil siyempre iniisip po namin ang safety ng bawat isa. Umabot sa point na darating kami sa set na naka-face mask kami, and then tsaka pa lang namin tatanggalin iyon. It was so hard.”
Furthermore, he believed that production companies share the same goal—to entertain. The actor was proud to say that Lolong is a show that could make Filipinos proud.
“Kung sino man po ang mga darating na kalaban, okay lang. Alam naman po natin na lahat tayo ay nagbibigay kasiyahan para po sa mga manunuod.
“Hindi naman po sa sinasabi namin na hindi kami nakakaramdam ng pressure sa mga papasok na makakalaban namin. Dahil po siguro na alam namin na ginawa namin ito para po sa mga tao, not just for us. Hindi lang po para sa amin ito, para po sa kanila ‘to.”
Lolong is currently the second-most viewed TV program in the Phillippines, next to GMA Network’s public affairs program 24 Oras.
