Article posted January 15, 2007
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"'Yun 'yung isa sa mga pinakamagandang napapanood nila na kahit na mag-asawa na pala, may dalawa na kaming anak dito, pwede pa ring maglambingan..." This is what Wendell has to say about his role as Manny Boy Mulingtapang, opposite Gladys Reyes who plays Kelly in "Bahay Mo Ba 'To?"
"Wisik-wisik! Laging (sinasabi ni Kelly), ‘Mahal, wisik-wisik na tayo!’ Sabay mag-shower, parang ganun!” Wendell explains with a laugh. “So siguro ‘yung mga televiewers, nakaka-relate sila dun, nare-realize nila na pwede pala yung ganun, which is totoo naman!”
Gladys talks about what makes her character click with Wendell. “Siguro kasi kami, friends din naman kami in real life. Palagay ko, hindi naman kailangan ng…intimate relationship sa totoong buhay para lang mag-click kayo on screen. Attached na ako, pero kasi once na nag-tape na, parang kung baga nandoon na kami sa character ni Kelly at saka ni Manny Boy. ‘Yung walang malisya, kaya nagagawa namin ‘yung aming role, kasi nga, napaka-at home namin sa isa’t-isa, siguro ‘yun ‘yung nagpapa-click sa aming dalawa.”
Wendell explains the basic plot of the sitcom: “Ang pinaka lesson nitong Bahay Mo ‘To? is parang life goes on, ‘yung kahit na mahirap kayo, continuous yan, nagmamahalan kayo…at saka story kasi nito is tungkol sa magkapatid, ng kaniya-kaniyang pamilya.”
The siblings that Wendell is referring to are Nene Mulingtapang (Ronaldo Valdez) and Baby Mulingtapang-Benoit (Tessie Tomas), who constantly fight over the rights to the house they are living in. The comedy comes in when viewers see the house which they have deliberately split in half to show who owns which part. The social status of the Mulingtapangs and Benoits are also considerably different, with the Benoits being able to afford better things in life. Nene and Baby’s feud over the house carries over to their respective family members, who also have rivalries of their own.
Wendell shares, “’Yung mga paborito kong mga scene dito is ‘yung pagka nag-iinuman kami. Sa labas ‘yun kinukunan -- si Mike Pekto (Nacua), si Dino (Guevarra), at si Keempee (De Leon). So ‘yun ‘yung kulitan, ‘yun ‘yung side ng mga kalokohan ng mga lalaki.”
He tells us more about his character. “Si Manny Boy dito, medyo health buff siya, mayroon siyang mga dumbbells, nagpu-push ups siya…Niloloko kasi nila ako na pogi, na, nagpapapogi pa, ‘yung mga ganung loko-lokohan!”
Wendell adds his similarity to Manny Boy: “Makulit, makulit dito si Manny Boy, lagi niyang binu-bully ‘yung pinsan niya dito, which is dating ganun din ako sa mga pinsan ko! Pero okey naman, mabait naman dito, at saka ‘yung pagiging mabait ni Manny boy, maaalahanin, ganun.”
For Wendell, the best thing about being in the show is, “Sobrang pamilya kami dito! Although ‘yung mga kasama namin, mga big star na, sina tito Ronaldo, Ms. Tessie, lahat dito, pagdating sa Bahay Mo Ba ‘To?, respetuhan kami, mayroong mga konting akala mo, nagiging inisan, pero hindi, sobrang open kami dito. Lahat siguro kami, mahal namin ‘yung show and ‘yung staff, nararamdaman nila’yun, and ‘yung directors namin, pag nag-feed sa amin, talagang nag-aalagaan kami dito.”
--Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco.
Catch Wendell as the lovable husband of Kelly in Bahay Mo Ba ‘To? Tuesdays after during GMA KiliTV! Get in touch with him via Fanatxt! Text WENDELL (your message) and send to 4627.
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1. Posted by shercia
on April 30, 2009
sana ibalik ang bahay mo ba to
