Zanjoe and Mariel star in ‘PHR presents Love is Only in the Movies’

Zanjoe Marudo and Mariel Rodriguez will pair up once again in a new TV show in the Kapamilya network. The real-life sweethearts will star in a new romance mini-series, "Precious Hearts Romances presents Love is Only in the Movies".

It was said that Zanjoe will play the role of an indie film director who doesn’t believe in love due to a traumatic experience that he encountered before. To hide his insecurities, he became a playboy. But he will fall in love with a bartender pretending to be his cousin, played by Mariel.


Zanjoe is not new to playing playboy roles in TV or in the big screen but he said that each role brings a different challenge for him. As for having real-life girlfriend Mariel as his leading lady, he said that he still feels rather awkward every time he would be paired on-screen with Mariel. They have already worked in a few TV dramas including last year’s Valentine episode of Your Song presents.

Both Zanjoe and Mariel are busy with their respective TV programs, Zanjoe with Banana Split and Mariel with Pinoy Big Brother Double Up, Wowowee, and Entertainment Live.


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Mariel Rodriguez to grace the cover of FHM

After posing for the cover of Maxim magazine last year, Mariel Rodriguez bared that she has once again posed sexy this time for the cover of the men’s magazine, FHM.

The television host-actress shared that she was made to wear lingerie during the photo shoot, which she branded as the “sexiest pictorial I did.”

“There was one super backless talaga, panty lang, ‘yong likod bare, super sexy talaga,” she told reporters during the press launch of the new celebrity endorsers of beauty clinic Calayan Surgicenter.

She said she lost some weight just for the photo shoot.

Rodriguez played the heroine in “Mars Ravelo’s Komiks Presents” Varga.

When asked if she sought Marudo’s permission before her sexy pictorial, she said: “Alam niya. Wala siyang sinabi. I just told him I was doing it. Sabi niya, ‘Talaga?’ Tapos sabi niya, ‘O di ba, favorite mo yang FHM?’ Niloloko niya ako pag nakikita niya ang [FHM]. Kahit hindi pa ako ‘yong latest FHM, ‘O, ikaw.’ ‘Di naman ako yan.’ ‘Ah, akala ko ikaw yan.’ Gumaganyan siya.”

Rodriguez added that the magazine will be a perfect “hot gift” to men.

Zanjoe is Mariel's leading man in 'Varga'

On and off-screen sweethearts actor-model Zanjoe Marudo and host-actress Mariel Rodriguez will work together for ABS-CBN's upcoming super-series "Varga".
In the series, the latest boob tube superheroine Varga will fall in love with a mortal played by Marudo.

"Masaya kasi first time naming magkakasama sa isang series, dati kasi mga isang episode lang, " Marudo said.

Marudo shared that he is now excited to see Rodriguez wear her sexy superhero costume for the series.

"Varga" is the story of a being from outer space gifted with superpowers and beauty. She lands on earth and becomes destined to protect humankind from the forces of evil with the help a kind-hearted girl.

As an alien superheroine who comes to love and protect humanity, Varga will undergo challenges that will really test her character.

The father of Pinoy superheroes, Mars Ravelo created "Varga" in 1947. "Varga" first appeared in Bulaklak magazine.

It was Varga whom Ravelo would later evolve into the ultimate Pinoy superhero icon, "Darna" in 1949, when the comics creator joined Pilipino Komiks.

"Varga" is the second part of the "Mars Ravelo’s Komiks Presents" series. The first Komiks series presented "Kapitan Boom!" top-billed by model-turned-actor Jon Avila.

"Kapitan Boom!" is a huge success, enjoying high ratings for its Saturday time-slot.
Other cast members of "Varga" include actresses Dextor Doria, Sheryl Cruz, child actress Angel Sy and Dominic Ochoa.

Source: ABS-CBN news