BY NESTOR CUARTERO
JUST A THOUGHT: Reach for the stars even if you have to stand on a cactus. – Susan Longacre
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STEPPING UP: Two GMA actresses are stepping up to their dream roles.
Little wonder Sanya Lopez and Shaira Diaz are beaming ear to ear yet anxious about what tomorrow brings.
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FIRST YAYA: Sanya, who took a shot at stardom in the remake of “Encantadia,” clutched the title role in “First Yaya.”
She took over the part when first choice Marian Rivera begged off from the project. Marian didn’t want to compromise her two children while filming the series during pandemic.
In the series, Sanya will play ‘nanny’ to the president’s children. She says she’s too excited to work with Gabby Concepcion in this upcoming primetime series, her first.
Joining the cast of “First Yaya” are Pancho Magno, Cassy Legaspi and Pilar Pilapil.
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LOLONG: Former TV-5 actress Shaira Diaz couldn’t hold back tears when informed she had clinched the leading lady role to Ruru Madrid in an upcoming action-adventure series called “Lolong.”
Shaira said she’s happy that one of her dreams, to act in an action-adventure series, is finally being realized.
“Lolong” is produced by GMA Public Affairs. Years back, Lolong was the name assigned to a big crocodile caught somewhere in Mindanao.
