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AH, to
be young and free....
These
celebrities I talked to recently celebrated their
birthdays and they all agreed to not only celebrate the
day they were born but also to celebrate life in
general. The result? They are all very well-rounded and
intelligent individuals whom I had fun talking to.
Let’s
meet them one by one....
Victor
Basa
COVERBOY
Victor Basa is one of the most in-demand actors today.
Barely a year in showbiz, we have seen this model-actor
in several TV guestings. A certified hunk, Basa is the
apple of the eyes of many leading ladies on TV today.
After his teamup with Toni Gonzaga in Crazy for U,
he now plays Stick in Abt Ur Luv. A different
Basa is regularly seen in Primetime Bida’s soap opera
Walang Kapalit, where he plays Miguel, a probinsyano
in love with Eda Nolan. Basa is also doing hosting jobs
for MTV and Wazzup Wazzup. This Penshoppe
endorser recently won in Q Channel 11’s Stars on Ice
competition.
Valeen
Montenegro
FORMER
print and commercial model-turned-actress Valeen
Montenegro is one of the most visible Star Magic artists
today. Launched as part of Star Circle Batch 13, she has
appeared in shows like Your Song, Lovespell,
Wowowee, Homeboy and ASAP. Her
chemistry with Pinoy Big Brother teen housemate Aldred
Gatchalian was first noticed when they did the music
video of the latter’s “Mahiwagang Pag-ibig.” They
became part of Crazy for You. She is also part of
the recently launched soap Ysabella, where she
plays the daughter of Coney Reyes.
Katrina
“Hopia” Legaspi
Katrina
Legaspi, a.k.a. Hopia, is one of my favorite child stars
who is very good at impersonating personalities like
Kris Aquino. She caught the attention of Goin’
Bulilit director Bobot Mortiz and was chosen to be
part of the regular cast. Hopia considers acting her
passion, be it in comedy or drama. She was first seen in
Hiram as the young Kris Aquino, and as Sam
Milby’s niece in the movie Close to You. Hopia is
also known as a belter and she displays it in her
guestings in ASAP ’07 and Wowowee. At
present, she is doing an independent digifilm. I hope to
see this young girl blossom some more.
Aldred
Gatchalian
Aldred
Gatchalian has gone a long way since he became one of
the PBB teen housemates. He was very fortunate to be
launched as a recording artist via Lovespell’s theme
song. He also became part of the group Trio (with Aaron
Agassi and Sam Concepcion) in ASAP. He now plays
a law student activist in Ysabella. Aldred is the
endorser of Gatsby Hairwax and RRJ and RDL Facial
Cleanser. He admits that it’s hard to juggle time
between his career and his studies but he is positive
that he can succeed in both. He is a freshman student at
the University of the Philippines-Diliman taking up
Associate Arts.
Arno Morales
Arno
Morales was introduced in Star Magic 15. This quiet teen
was chosen to be the “third party” in the Lauren Young
and AJ Perez loveteam. He may look serious onscreen but
this “crush ng bayan”-in-the-making is actually a funny
guy who knows how to make people laugh through his
antics. He looks forward to be working in a comedy show
in the near future.
Good
luck everyone and happy birthday! |
