Piolo Pascual

The role of a vampire in ABS-CBN’s forthcoming fantaserye “Lobo 2: Imortal” was first offered to Piolo Pascual before John Lloyd Cruz got it.

Piolo was the first choice for the role, but he politely turned it down because he wanted to work with wonder kid Zaijian Jaranilla in “Noah,” also on ABS-CBN.

“Imortal” is the sequel to “Lobo,” the first TV pairing of Piolo and Angel Locsin. Angel eventually earned an Emmy Awards nomination for her role in the series.

Star Cinema boss Malou Santos reportedly felt slighted when Piolo turned down “Imortal” because she believes it would have been a good follow-up to “Lobo,” but she respects the actor’s decision.

John Lloyd, it seemed, was overwhelmed by the chance to work with Angel. He reportedly once confessed to a friend how he desired to work with the actress. He has a big crush on Angel, and working with her in a TV series is a dream come true for the newly crowned Box Office King of the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Award.

It is said that even way before Shaina Magdayao came into his life, John Lloyd was already smitten by the beauty and sexiness of Angel. This must be the reason he didn’t mind if he was just a second choice for the role of the vampire in the series. Angel plays a werewolf in the series, which marks her first time to work with the three-time box office king.

By ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS
June 24, 2010, 2:31pm

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Every inch a Thomasian, Piolo Pascual and Charlene Gonzales posed as models recently for a life-size sculpture to rise in a strategic place within the University of Santo Tomas along España Boulevard in Manila in line with the university’s celebration of its quadricentennial.

The sculpture, called Tetra Global, is a creation by another Thomasian, multi-awarded artist Ramon Orlina, representing four different personality groups that make up the University. Piolo and Charlene, who attended UST as students in their youth, were picked to represent the face of the Thomasian studentry.

Two other images join them in the work of art, one representing the faculty, another standing in for the Dominican priests who founded and continue to run the school, which is celebrating its quadricentennial or 400th anniversary in 2011. UST was founded by the Dominican priest, Bishop Miguel de Benavides in 1611. The school is reputed to be older than Harvard University in the United States and is considered the oldest in this part of Asia.

Unveiling of the Tetra Global itself, says Giovanna Fontanilla, director of UST’s Public Affairs Office, will take place on Jan. 28, 2011 at the Quadricentennial Plaza behind the UST Main Building. The occasion formally kicks off UST’s year-long celebration of its 400 years, marked by concerts, art exhibits, lectures, fora, etc.

Piolo attended the university’s Faculty of Arts and Letters but failed to finish his degree when his family moved to the United States. Charlene graduated with a pre-Med degree in the College of Science.

Both were active in extra-curricular activities during their stay in UST. Piolo was a budding actor in Teatro Tomasino and Artistang Artlets while Charlene was a member of her college’s varsity volleyball team.

Piolo and Charlene’s joint effort to help their university celebrate a milestone came to mind recently as we met up with them on two separate occasions, both of them advertising-related.

On his launch as a Century Bangus endorser, Piolo said he was sorry he didn’t have time to finish college but made special mention of a teacher he admired dearly, Artlets Sociology professor Josephine Aguilar. Missed for sometime now on both the small and the big screens, Piolo is doing a teleserye next where he plays the policeman father of Santino star, Zaijan Jaranilla.

Charlene, on the other hand, is enjoying a temporary leave from showbiz to devote more time for her family. The former Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, speaking on behalf of her new endorsement, dietary supplement Cenovis, says she believes in the benefits of Omega-3 rich fish oil to the body. Cenovis is one of Australia’s top three dietary supplement brands.

By NESTOR CUARTERO
June 6, 2010, 12:04pm