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JOHN-BEA, HONEYMOON SA SPAIN

Billy Balbastro

SPAIN holds enchantment and fascination to Filipinos… and my friends at the ABS-CBN.

Right now two groups from the network are in Spain. Director Jeffrey Jeturian is taping the Barcelona scenes of Maging Sino Ka Man Book 2 today, with Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz who just got in last Saturday from Manila.

Direk Jeffrey, on the other hand, took a night train from Madrid, where he had been since late September taping special episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK). It was in Madrid where there was a terrorist train bombing in 2004 and Rex Ferrer, was the sole Filipino victim.

He brought his cast and crew for the taping of Rex Ferrer story with Jhong Hilario playing Rex, Cherry Pie Picache as mom Anita, Noni Buencamino as dad Arturo and Denise Laurel as sister Liezl.

Taping lasted Sept. 26 and 27. This special episode filmed where it happened in Madrid, will be shown as a birthday presentation of MMK host Ms. Charo Santos on Oct. 26.

From Madrid, the group went to Barcelona to help out for taping of Maging Sino Ka Man Book 2. As Jeffrey told us: "As soon as we arrived last Saturday, we checked on locations. Bea and John Lloyd arrived later in the day from Manila. We will be taping the Barcelona scenes today, Monday."

Jeffrey explained that he was just requested to shoot the Barcelona scenes since "I am already here for the MMK shoot in Madrid."

While Jeffrey hastens to come back here in Manila tomorrow, for prior commitments. Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz will headline the TFC Barcelona show on October 7. Expected to join them are Kapamilya stars like Jodi Santamaria, Eula Valdez and Bayani Agbayani, among others.

They are expected to enplane for home on October 8 and be in Manila on October 9.

With Maging Sino Ka Man Book 2 having Barcelona scenes (honeymoon scenes ba ito), I remember the Barcelona soap which Toni Gonzaga, Pokwang and Luis Manzano taped in Barcelona last year too.

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FINISH: Adolfo Alix Jr., is through with his digital movie Nars after filming some scenes in the depressed areas of Binangonan, Rizal for medical mission for social awareness, then NAIA airport and oath-taking center yesterday.

This means that Adolfo is set to start his Iza Calzado-Ken Zhu movie, Batanes, with Manila scenes of Iza first. Incidentally, this is not a digital film but a 35mm picture.

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Finally friend Dinno Erece after a death in the family is through with the script he’s doing with Regal, Manay Po 2 (3 Gays & A Baby), retaining the original stars like Cherry Pie Picache, Christian Vasquez, John Prats, Polo Ravales, Jiro Manio, plus new additions in the cast.

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SAY: A beautiful Monday prayer. Lord, when I lose hope because my plans have come to nothing, help me to remember that Your love is always greater than my disappointments.

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