After much speculations on her rumored transfer, actress Sunshine Dizon was formally introduced as a Kapamilya last April 30.
In her first media conference as a Kapamilya, Sunshine shared that when she was offered a part in the Kapamilya teleserye, she knew it was “meant to be.”
“I’ve always asked the Lord to plant me where I will bloom. In all the seasons of my life, I’ve trusted His will. I’m just grateful and excited that I am given this opportunity to be working with Kapamilya naman ngayon. When my manager said there’s an offer from Dreamscape, from sir Deo Endrinal, I just knew in my heart that it was meant to be. In this season in my life, in my career, I needed to do this,” said Sunshine.
The award-winning actress also said that with “Marry Me, Marry You,” the thing she is looking forward to the most is working with people she looks up to, including director Dwein Ruedas Baltazar, Vina Morales, and Cherry Pie Picache.
The series will also launch the fresh team-up of Paulo Avelino and Janine Gutierrez. “I’m excited because I’m a big fan of Direk Dwein. And the environment, these are actors that I look up to. For my career, it’s coming to a full circle na maka-experience naman ako ng mga pinapanood ko lang noon, makakasama ko na ngayon,” she added.
Sunshine, 37, was last seen in the popular Kapuso afternoon teleserye “Magkaagaw” which also stars Sheryl Cruz and Jeric Gonzales. The serye ended last March 31.
On GMA-7, Sunshine kicked off her career in the series “Anna Karenina” with Antoinette Taus and Kim delos Santos in 1996.
Sunshine was part of the Kapuso family for 25 years. But prior to her stint on GMA-7, she appeared on two episodes of the Kapamilya anthology program “Maala-ala Mo Kaya” in 1992 and 1994.
Cory Vidanes, COO for Broadcast of ABS-CBN, led officials in welcoming Sunshine to the network.
“With regard to my contract, siguro yung manager ko na lang ang magsasalita. As of now, I am very thankful for this opportunity. It’s a new season in my lie and my career,” she said.
Sunshine said that she’s looking forward to work with the stars of Kapamilya network. “Yung mga napapanood ko lang noon, sana makasama ko na ngayon.”
On May 5, ABS-CBN will mark its first year since it was forced to shut down by the government due to franchise issues. One of the celebrities who took a stand against the shutdown of the broadcast network was Sunshine, who, at that time, was still a contract star of rival network GMA-7. “I took a stand considering that thousands of people will become jobless … tapos may pandemya pa. If you don’t sympathize with that, there must be something wrong with you.''
In a separate media conference, Jake revealed he has been busy preparing for his first-ever teleserye role, which he said he has been waiting for since he started doing acting stints in teleseryes and movies.
“Until now I’m still overwhelmed to be part of the show and to be amongst these brilliant talented actors… Ever since noon, inaaral ko na ang script that we have. I just wanna get into taping. When I saw the list ng mga makakasama sa show, parang na-check na ang lahat ng nasa checklist ko. It’s a mix of very talented, brilliant actors and actresses, veterans, and newbies like me. Talagang ibang klase ang mix," he said.
Jake also teased viewers about his role in "Marry Me, Marry You" and what they can anticipate about the series. According to him, his character’s name is Cedric, a childhood friend and the right-hand man of Paulo’s character.
“The series is great, it’s what the viewers need now. It’s not your typical drama, it’s lighter than usual. This is a great time to be releasing and offering this series to our viewers now,” said Jake.
Produced by Dreamscape Entertainment,“ Marry Me, Marry You” will be directed by Dwein Ruedas Baltazar and Jojo Saguin. The series’ superstar cast also includes Cherry Pie, Vina, Teresa Loyzaga, Lito Pimentel, Joko Diaz, Jett Pangan, and Edu Manzano.