Why did Jake Cuenca lose the chance to become Sam Pinto’s boyfriend in the recent past? Because he knew he couldn’t handle it.
“I had a lot on my plate at that time. I was involved in a big issue with (ex-girlfriend) Roxanne Guinoo. I was being romantically linked to Bea Alonzo. I was also just starting to work on a major project, ‘Tayong Dalawa.’ I had to attend to my responsibilities first,” said the 22-year-old actor, who added that he’d known Pinto, a 2009 “Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up” housemate, for the past six years.
The two have appeared in past TV commercials.
“I was touched when she publicly admitted that we were dating. It meant that she took our relationship seriously,” Cuenca told Inquirer Entertainment. “I never denied that we had something going on, I just chose to keep quiet about it.”
However, he clarified that they parted as friends. “Now that she’s also an actress, she is starting to understand why I did what I did. She’s cool about it. Sam told me that she had no idea being an artista was this hard,” Cuenca said.
Leading lady
But now she gets to play his leading lady in “Elias Paniki,” part four of the series “Agimat: Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla” on the Kapamilya network.
Apparently Cuenca is glad to be working with Pinto. “We are now able to spend more time together because of the long taping hours for this show,” he said.
At a press launch last week, ABS-CBN announced who will portray Revilla Sr.’s other popular characters—with EJ Falcon as “Pepeng Kuryente,” Joem Bascon as “Bianong Bulag,” Enchong Dee as “Boy Putik” and Revilla’s grandson Jolo Revilla as “Kapitan Inggo.”
The first three in the series were “Tiagong Akyat,” which featured Gerald Anderson; “Tonyong Bayawak,” with Coco Martin; and “Pepeng Agimat” with Jolo Revilla.
Extraordinary powers
Directed by Dondon Santos, “Elias Paniki” is about Elias and the extraordinary powers he got from a bat. He uses these powers to fight evil.
Cuenca has finished working on the show’s first three weeks. He’s very pleased with the footage he has viewed. “There are quite a number of action scenes here. Different ‘Agimat’ stories feature different disciplines. Here it’s mostly Muay Thai. I had to train for over a month before taping,” he said.
“I’m feeling the pressure since the other shows have all been successful, he added. “That’s why I’m giving my very best to this project. The fight scenes are all very truthful. I’ve got bruises and scratches to show.”
“Elias Paniki” premieres May 29 on ABS-CBN and also features Cherry Pie Picache, Kelly Misa, Xian Lim, Jojit Lorenzo and Hermes Bautista.
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