Kapuso star Marian Rivera revealed that she was supposed to have 3 movies and a TV series for 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The actress made the revelation in an interview with the press for ‘Tadhana’s’ third anniversary on Friday, November 6 where she admitted that the postponed projects were such a waste.
“Actually kung wala pong pandemya, tatlong pelikula po sana ‘yung gagawin ko. Sayang,” she said.
She mentioned her series ‘First Yaya’ saying that it was a waste that she wasn’t able to do it. But she said that doing TV projects is a challenge especially since the country is amid the pandemic.
She also mentioned that she was still thankful that she was able to shoot for her drama anthology show called ‘Tadhana’ in the comforts of her home.
“Pero ngayon mahirap po yatang gumawa ngayon at ‘di talaga safe. At sayang din po ‘yung ‘First Yaya’ hindi ko rin po nagawa,” she said.
“Ito nga po ‘yung ‘Tadhana’, sabi ko po ‘yan sana ‘yung mga gagawin ko pero sa nangyaring pandemya buti kahit papano nakakapag-taping po ako ng Tadhana sa bahay,” she added.
Marian mentioned that her latest projects include a theater play and endorsements.
“Meron po akong ginawa sa Teatro po sa Ateneo ang ‘Oedipus Rex,’” she said.
“As of now, ‘yun muna po at tsaka pag-shoot po siguro ng mga endorsements,” she added.
When asked about details on when she will become active in TV shows and movies again, the actress said that she can’t give out absolute details yet because of the pandemic.
She said that she is waiting for everything to be back to normal so that she can do more projects in the future.
“Nako, mahirap po mangako dahil hindi po natin alam kung hanggang kailan natin mae-experience ang pandemyang ito. Kung hanggang kailan matatapos, at walang makakapagsabi kailan na ang ligtas na panahon. Kaya maghihintay na lang talaga ako hanggang sa maging maayos ang lahat,” said Marian.
“Thankful pa rin ako dahil hanggang ngayon ay diretso pa rin kame ng tadhana at kahit papano ay nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na makapag taping po sa bahay na nagiging maayos naman po na paglabas,” she added.
She noted that she will slowly take on her projects amid the challenges of filming due to the pandemic.
“‘Yun muna po ako. Gradual. One at a time muna po,” she stated.
Marian Rivera is known for her roles in MariMar (2007-08), Dyesebel (2008), Amaya (2011-12), and Temptation of Wife (2012-13).
Her show ‘Tadhana‘ is already on its 3rd year since it premiered in May 2017.
The show features the romantic, heroic, and inspiring stories of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) with their struggles and sacrifices to work in a foreign land, and face separation, and being homesick.
