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CONCERT King Martin Nievera kasi puwede ang patagalan. Everything passing the baton, Martin said that’s
still remembers the time when he was is in a time frame now.” exactly what he was told to do. Martin Nievera with Erik Santos, Regine Velasquez, and Angeline Quinto, his co-performers in the Valentine
one of ABS-CBN’s prized talents. concert ‘Royals’. Photo by Edwin P. Sallan/InterAksyon
The network did give him a new “They’re telling me two things. That
“Back in the day, I was The Piolo, assignment as one of the judges of the it’s time to pass the baton but we don’t have all these stars enjoying first class right now. For me to be able to get the
I was The Guy, I was The Everybody, upcoming talent search series “I Love want you to go. We want you here treatments on a plane and staying call and just be one of the four, it’s a
I was The Everything. I was even OPM”, but as much as he feels honored when the baton is being passed. So in their beautiful hotel suites doing blessing for me,” he enthused.
The Voice,” the 54-year-old singer, and excited to revisit the judge and is that good or bad? I don’t know,” he TFC shows. I didn’t have that kind of
songwriter and actor recently told mentorship hat that he first tried in further confessed. treatment. They don’t know how hard After “Royals,” he is hoping to do
InterAksyon and other media at the “The X Factor Philippines” in 2012, it was back then to introduce this new a big and small U.S. tour. By small, he
grand press conference of “Royals,” his Martin admitted that it’s not exactly “Give me something older to do. concept called TFC. I did all of that.” means just himself and his piano. But
coming Valentine concert with Regine what he wants to do at this stage of his Why did Channel 7 give Kuya Germs even with “I Love OPM” and “ASAP”
Velasquez, Erik Santos and Angeline career. all that time in that show? I’m willing But as much as he doesn’t feel good keeping him in the limelight, Martin
Quinto. to work with what you’re willing to give about how he is being used by his home Nievera is still hoping to be a key figure
“That’s not the show that I see myself me. But don’t make me feel useless, network, Martin still feels blessed to be in his home network’s future.
“Now it feels humbling to see that doing. I wanted to do a talk show but that’s all I’m saying,” he pointed out. part of a major concert like “Royals”
I’m not that person anymore,” Martin the station doesn’t want it. If you don’t which will take place on the Mall of “ABS-CBN don’t offer contracts to
added in referring to his seemingly want a talk show in your station, why Martin then recalled how proud he Asia Arena on February 13 and again everybody now. It’s usually per show
reduced role in the Kapamilya network can’t I do it in another network? It’s just was to be a part of ABS-CBN’s return on Valentine’s Day, February 14 at the but I’m one of the few who can say that
where he ironically just signed a two- a talk show, it’s not going to compete to prominence a few years after the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City. I have a contract with the station, not
year contract. with their other shows but they [also] network was returned to the Lopezes with just a show,” he proudly declared.
don’t want me to do it.” following the EDSA revolution. “I find myself accepting whatever
“I’m feeling unneeded. I’m feeling comes my way and it’s really sad. But “But it’s like I’m living in my
unwanted. I don’t know if that’s It can be recalled that when Martin “I’m always proud to be a someone up there must really like me. house but I don’t know if I can take
because I’ve aged in the industry or was lured by ABS-CBN from GMA Kapamilya. Remember, they took me I still feel I’m extremely lucky because off my shoes. I don’t know my place
aged in my real life. I don’t know what Network, he had already found success from GMA. They took Pops, Edu, even there are so many other deserving anymore. What do you need Martin
it is. But I just feel like I’m not being as a late night talk show host with Freddie Garcia, they took all of us from singers who are better, younger, for? Obviously [with a concert like
used to the best of my abilities. Is this “Martin After Dark,” which he hosted GMA to go to ABS. And we stayed with stronger, more good-looking, all of ‘Royals’], somebody does so I’m still
the industry’s way of telling me, laos ka on GMA from 1988 to 1993 and then them, let’s not forget what we did years the above that you could be watching okay.” n Edwin P. Sallan / InterAksyon.com / February
na, hindi ka na puwede or kailangan na continued on ABS-CBN from 1993 to before,” he noted.
ng mas bata sa iyo?,” Martin lamented. 1998. 10, 2016 / 11:13 pm
“I never had a contract with ABS-
He cites the Sunday noontime show, This was subsequently followed CBN until we started ‘X Factor.’ That’s
“ASAP” where he has been a mainstay by another five-year run on the same when they insist I have a contract.
since 1995 as an example. show that was then renamed “Martin Even for ‘ASAP’ for 18 years, there was
Late @ Night” from 1998 to 2002 but no contract, just a handshake and a
“When you watch ‘ASAP’ now, I’m when the show was revived in 2013, it hug. That’s how much I love the Lopez
not as wild as I usually am. I’m not only stayed on the air very briefly. family.”
trying to make a funny moment or
a scene anymore because of all the Asked if his present role in ABS-CBS “I started TFC (The Filipino
rushing. I’m the one teaching the hosts is that of a mentor to the network’s Channel) with no pay. I introduced
how to host, what’s the proper way to popular young talents, to facilitate TFC to America and to the world to
conduct a quick interview. Hindi na some sort of changing of the guard or shopping malls, passing out flyers.
And now fast forward to today, you

Richard Gutierrez promises different, modernized take on ‘Ang Panday’
AS the latest actor to portray the able to play ‘Panday’ and have my place my character. You’ll see those changes know and how he continues his fight a lot of things about myself. But now

role of the iconic komiks hero in “Ang beside FPJ, Sen. Bong Revilla and all the in Panday as the series progresses,” into today’s modern times,” Caparas, I’m back and I’m ready,” he declared.

Panday,” Richard Gutierrez promises a other actors who played this role. But as the 32-year-old actor told InterAksyon speaking in Filipino, narrated during the Direk Mac, who has worked with

different take on the character. Panday, I created my own character. To and other media during the grand press press conference. Richard on several projects in the past,

“It’s a great honor to be able to be make this project my own, I have to own conference of TV5’s new fantaserye at No stranger to playing fantasy said that he has displayed “maturity

Plaza Ibarra in Quezon City. characters (i.e. “Mulawin,” “Zorro,” both as an actor and as a person” and

Viewers, especially fans of the “Captain Barbell”), Richard said he’s is very focused on doing “Panday”.

“Panday” komiks series and film and TV well aware of the physical preparations Although Richard is indeed

franchise, will indeed see a different kind required in such elaborate productions fully committed to the TV5 project

of Panday than the ones most are familiar that entail plenty of action scenes. produced for the network by Viva

with. Series director Mac Alejandre and Having not acted on TV since GMA Entertainment, he also announced

“Panday” creator Carlo J. Caparas Network’s “Love & Lies” in 2013, he that he will be back on the big screen

revealed that the latest incarnation has immediately got back in shape after soon with a new film that will start

been somewhat modernized as it tackles accepting the “Panday” project and now filming this March.

the back story of the blacksmith Flavio, physically looks both slimmed down and As for being part of TV5, Richard

who is revealed to be a foundling that bulked up for the role. describes his experience so far as

was adopted and raised by a priest. “Just consistent training. I didn’t “good and refreshing.”

“You will see how Flavio’s life started monitor how many pounds I lost or how “I’m in a new network but I still

until he became the Panday that we much muscle I’ve gained. Everyday I just see the same faces, especially some of

worked hard,” Richard said in response the staff and the crew that I’ve worked

to a question about his current regimen. with in the past. But it is something

Without going into specifics, Richard new, it’s a different culture and we’re

admitted that his lengthy absence from trying to build something with TV5.

acting allowed him a welcome respite. I’m excited,” Richard quipped.

He said he needed the time away from Also starring Jasmine Curtis-

the cameras “to step back and reassess” Smith, Bangs Garcia, Sam Pinto and

himself. Christopher de Leon as Lizardo, “Ang

“It did allow me to spend more time Panday” premieres on TV5 on February

After a three-year hiatus, Richard Gutierrez will star in TV5’s ‘Ang Panday’. Richard Gutierrez speaks to reporters during a press for my family and myself. I traveled. I re- 29 at 9PM and will air weeknights
conference on Tuesday. Photo by Edwin P. Sallan, evaluated my life and I needed that. I saw thereafter at 8:30PM. n Edwin P. Sallan /
©InterAksyon who my real friends are and I’ve realized
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