By GLEN P. SIBONGA
BALIK-Kapamilya si Ariel Rivera bilang bahagi ng cast ng bagong ABS-CBN afternoon teleseryeng “Hanggang Saan,” na pinagbibidahan ng mag-inang sina Sylvia Sanchez at Arjo Atayde.
Ang huling teleseryeng ginawa ni Ariel sa ABS-CBN ay ang “Born For You,” na umere noong isang taon mula June hanggang September. Tapos noong Oct. 2016 ay lumipat siya sa GMA-7 para gawin ang “Hahamakin Ang Lahat” at sinundan pa ng “Mulawin vs. Ravena.”
Bakit siya nagdesisyong bumalik sa ABS-CBN? “Well, this has always been my home. I started here and I’m always glad to be back. Everytime I visit the other channel, it’s just always for a while. Because this is really my home. One thing that always makes me want to go back is to play a challenging role given to me, like here in ‘Hanggang Saan,’” paliwanag ni Ariel.
Ine-enjoy din niya ang pakikipagtrabaho sa cast ng “Hanggang Saan” lalo na kina Sylvia at Arjo na pareho niyang puring-puri. “Working with Sylvia, she’s a joy to work with. It’s always a pleasure going to the set where there is no tension, no animosity, walang hula baloo. One thing I like also pagdating namin sa set siyempre nagsasama-sama lahat. Kaya pagdating namin sa set nasa isang buong malaking tent na kami dahil maganda nga ‘yung samahan namin.
Lahat naman ng show you need a captain of the ship. Aside from the director, I think parang nanay ko na rin si Sylvia,” biro ni Ariel.
“But she’s really a joy to work with. And si Arjo naman, I’m really very proud of Arjo, not only because of his body of work, but because of who he has turned out to be. I’ve worked with him years back, his first show ‘E-Boy.’ He was there and maganda ‘yung demeanor niya, magalang na tao. And I think he is an intelligent actor because he knows how to separate his personal life from being in showbiz. That’s why I really admire him.”
Mula sa produksyon ng GMO unit ni Ginny Monteagudo Ocampo at sa direksyon nina Mervyn Brondial at Jeffrey Jeturian, ang “Hanggang Saan” ay mapapanood mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes pagkatapos ng “Pusong Ligaw” sa Kapamilya Gold ng ABS-CBN simula sa Nov. 27.