Actor-politician Bong Revilla is all smiles these days. The second season of the widely followed GMA weekly series Agimat ng Agila is off to a good start when it had its premiere over the weekend.
The senator admitted that even before the series reached the final episode of its first season in 2021, the creative team was already starting to lay the foundation for its new season. “I’m blessed with a very good team headed by our director Rico Gutierrez, who always makes sure that all the details are in order before we start taping. The entire cast and I are all excited to showcase what we all worked so hard for the past months in order to give our televiewers a topnotch action series that will also make them feel good and entertained.”
The 55-year-old Revilla juggles his time between his work in the Senate, his duties as a family man and, if he has free time, his passion as an actor. “I still have three more years as a senator, and like what I always promised in the past, my work as a public servant comes first before my being an actor.”
He continued: “I am also very lucky to have family members that support me and love me unconditionally. Some of my children have also ventured into the political arena, and they are getting a good grasp of what local politics is all about and a better understanding of the life of their father.”
Our friend Bryan Revilla, who is also an actor-producer, is seeking a congressional post as the first candidate of the Agimat Partylist. His brother Jolo is also running for congressman for the first district of Cavite while their mom, Lani Revilla will seek for a congress seat also, for the second district of Cavite.
Revilla believes that his calling to serve has always been there, with a great deal of influence from his father, the late Ramon Revilla Sr., a movie icon and a longtime politician. “My father told me that it is okay to pursue whatever political or showbiz ambitions we have, but we have to make sure that we will always make time for our family, because the family is our anchor, and that we should always take care of the people who work for us and with us.”
This is the same mindset that Revilla brings with him when he works as an actor and a producer. “Specially during the new normal in making movies or working for television, everyone in the set and locked in with you in a work bubble becomes your extended family, and you have to look after each other.”
He is happy that he is surrounded by beautiful coactors for this new season of Agimat ng Agila. There is Sanya Lopez, one of the gems of GMA who takes on a very important role in the series. “Sanya has all the makings of a big star. She is not only beautiful but also a very natural actress. She is also very pleasant and grounded. I won’t be surprised if she becomes the GMA Teleserye Queen someday,” Revilla excitedly shared. Aside from Lopez, Revilla gets to be paired with Ilongga beauty queen Rabiya Mateo.
Revilla made sure that he was in tip-top shape before starting on this new series. “I worked out every other day and made sure that I look fit. I am happy with the results, which I think gave me a better version of my dad bod, and I feel lighter and I think I have more energy too!” His body transformation also inspired many, like his good friend Jinggoy Estrada, to start working out too!
While some of his friends in politics are gearing up for the coming May elections and busy starting their campaigns with neverending strategic meetings and nonstop travel, Revilla is more relaxed and in control at this time. “I look forward to a peaceful elections, and I pray that the pandemic will end soon to allow our lives some normalcy again, so our country can move forward, our people can all go back to work safely, and we can live happier, healthier lives.
“I am blessed that I am able to continue to serve our country and our people, and at the same time give them entertainment also as an actor and producer with the projects we create for them,” he ended.