A true local entertainment icon, Soriano has mesmerized the industry with her versatility and mettle.
Name an actress whom you know, has been an important figure in showbusiness, since you’re young, to now. The first name that comes to my mind, is the one and only, Diamond Star, Maricel Soriano. From being a child wonder in the ’70s, she blossomed into one of the local entertainment scene’s most prolific and most celebrated actresses, her name forever enshrined in Philippine showbiz.
From capturing moviegoers through her streak of record-smashing box office hits, she also found her empire on television, allowing her shine transcend from the big screen to the small screen. A sitcom queen, she proceeded to becoming an iconic teleserye queen. Among her most memorable portrayals include, as Carina Mojica de la Cerna, in Vietnam Rose (2005); as the titular Florinda in Sineserye Presents: Florinda (2009); as Millet Gonzales-Real in Ang DalWang Mrs. Real (2014); as Nanang Isabel in The General’s Daughter; as Amelia in Linlang; and now, as Aster Fields, in Lavender Fields.
Why we are so thrilled for this much-anticipated comeback, largely rests on the fact that if there’s role given to the Diamond Star, she never misses the chance of delivering it with stellar ease. That’s true for Aster Fields, which she undoubtedly played with incredible power and energy. There is something in the character that truly brings out the royalty in Soriano; she’s a good samaritan and savior, with teeming resources at her disposal. In the series, she is a potent force, that will ensure the success of Lavender Fields’ (Jodi Sta. Maria), grand revenge plan, something we all know and believe will be completely pulled off by Soriano.
The one liners she delivered, exuded confidence and assurance; a quality royalties normally posses. And she is a royalty. But here in Lavender Fields, she dazzles with a more brilliant shine.
