On January 17, Kapamilya young male actor Zaijian Jaranilla expressed his gratitude to his Santino role in the 2009 series, May Bukas Pa, but he hoped that through The Broken Marriage Vow–it would change how fans perceive him.
During the global media conference for The Broken Marriage Vow, Jaranilla said that he believes his role in the adaptation of the BBC series Doctor Foster would help him break free from his Santino image.
“Sa tingin ko po, opo, magbabago po ‘yung tingin nila sa akin as Santino.
“Pero, thankful pa rin naman ako na hindi ‘yun nawawala sa akin kasi doon nga po ako nakilala. Pero dahil nga po doon sa Santino, parang kaya pinagtrabahuhan ko rin talaga ng maigi ‘yun kasi gusto ko rin magbago ‘yung tingin sa akin ng ibang tao na marami po akong kayang gawin.”
He then noted that people from broken families would relate to his character Gio.
“Sigurado rin po ako na marami ang makaka-relate doon sa character ko na galing din sa broken family.”
He then thanked ABS-CBN and the streaming service VIU for focusing on how a broken family impacts a child.
“Galing din po ako sa broken family, so naiintindihan ko si Gio, kung saan siya nanggagaling. And, thankful din po ako sa ABS-CBN, lalo na VIU kasi ‘yung istorya ni Gio dito, parang mas pinakita nila ‘yung side nila kasi sa adaptation at sa original mas naka-focus doon sa family. Hindi masyadong napakita ‘yung side noong kid. So dito po, mas maiintindihan nila kung saan nanggagaling si Gio.”
Jaranilla stars in The Broken Marriage Vow along with Jodi Sta. Maria, Zanjoe Marudo, and Sue Ramirez.
Viewers can catch the early release of the Philippine adaptation of the BBC series on January 22 on iWantTFC and VIU, 48 hours before its TV broadcast.
The teleserye airs on TV on January 24 at 8:40 PM via Kapamilya Channel, TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, ABS-CBN Entertainment platforms (YouTube and facebook), and TFC.
