Comedian Vice Ganda will be playing a "tikbalang" (half-man, half-horse) in the hit hit fantasy series "Juan dela Cruz."
Vice Ganda confirmed on Wednesday that he will play the character of Santana, the queen of tikbalangs.
"Hindi ba na-associate na siya sa mga diwata? Tapos ako ay may galit sa mga diwata," he said."Siguro mayroong (fight scene) kasi lalabas sa akin yung latigo, ihahampas niya sa akin. Itong teleserye ngayon bago ito sa akin, ngayon ko lang ito ginawa."
It wasn't clear, however, if Santana will be Juan's enemy or ally.
Vice Ganda began taping for the primetime series on Wednesday night.
The comedian, however, stressed that he will not be a regular in the series because of his busy schedule. Apart from the noontime show "It's Showtime" and the weekly show "Gandang Gabi Vice," Vice Ganda is also working on the movie "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy" for this year's Metro Manila Film Festival.
"Gusto ko din (maging regular) pero hindi ko kaya ang teleserye, hindi kaya ang pa-morningan siyempre wala na akong rampa noon," he said.
"Ayaw ko 'yung natatapos ang isang buong araw na sinabi ko sa sarili ko na nag-trabaho lang ako at wala akong good time. Nagi-guilty na ako. Ano perahan na lang ng perahan? Dapat balanse. Kailangan bago ako bumalik sa bahay eh nakagawa ako ng isang bagay na di ko ginawa dahil sa pera at sa trabaho. kailangan naka-chika kami ng kaibigan ko, naka-rampa kami kasi kinabukasan ay magta-trabaho ka ulit. Balance of everything," he explained.
Vice Ganda's appearance on the show comes after he and Martin patched things up during the comedian's concert last May. Their rift started when Martin declined Vice Ganda’s request to appear on his weekly show “Gandang Gabi Vice” because of his busy schedule only to see Martin being interviewed on “Bandila.”
The new character will be revealed on Monday, July 8, which will also see the debut of a new weapon apart from the "bakal na krus."--Source: ABS-CBN News