KIMPOY FELICIANO
ONLINE heartthrob Kimpoy Feliciano is officially part of GMA’s upcoming television series “Inday Will Always Love You.”
The series’ official Facebook page announced this Tuesday last week and organized a Twitter party as they
welcomed Feliciano in the cast of the series.
The hashtag #KimpoyOnIWALY became the number one trending topic on Twitter in the Philippines.
In the series, Feliciano plays Frank, best friend of Derrick Monasterio’s character, Patrick.
“Ako ‘yung takbuhan ni Patrick sa mga problema and advice. Mahilig din ako magpa-cute sa mga girls lalo na
kila Hershey (Charisse Hermoso) and Kisses (Charlotte Hermoso),” he told Cebu Daily News.
He said Frank’s personality is similar to his because he also loves giving advice to his friends when it comes to love problems.
“Medyo pa-cute din ako! Pero I’m not sure if in this series magiging effective ‘yung pagiging pa-cute ko sa mga girls,” he said.
This is not the first time Feliciano has been cast in GMA series.
In 2013, he was part of the mid-morning series, “With A Smile” topbiled by Christian Bautista, Andrea Torres and Mikael Daez.
“Yung preparation ko lang na ginagawa for now is learning about the characters and the story,” he said.
Since several scenes of the series are shot in Cebu (the cast and crew are set to return soon for another series of shoots), we asked Feliciano his impressions of Cebu.
He said he has been to Cebu thrice, twice to attend the Sinulog festivities and once to Oslob town to swim with the whale sharks.
And like most tourists, he also loves Cebu lechon!
“But I’m sure there are more to see and experience in Cebu! Looking forward to visiting again,” he added.
From online sensation to actor
Feliciano became popular because of his “hugot,” pick-up lines, and love advice online.
At present, he has 2.7 million “likers” on his official Facebook page, 1.9 million followers on Twitter, 304,067 subscribers on his YouTube channel, and more than 353,000 followers on Instagram.
From being an online heartthrob to actor, Feliciano admitted that it is a challenge for him to be part of the series.
“Kasi dati ako nag-iisip ng concepts, ideas, I edit my own videos, I set up my own camera, ako lahat. Ngayon, I’m with a team and sobrang excited ako I’m excited for the experience and I’m sure marami akong matututunan,” he added.
In 2014, Feliciano joined an acting workshop with actor Bodgie Pascua. He said he is willing to attend more acting workshops to improve his acting.
The 25-year-old online sensation said that for this year, he will focus on the series.
“I’ll still be vlogging. I’ll continue uploading videos on my channel na dapat parin abangan ng mga followers ko,” he added.
Feliciano is also into music and was part of Philippine Popular Music Festival in 2013 where he interpreted composer Myrus Apacible’s song, “Sana Pinatay Mo Na Lang Ako.” He also launched a single titled, “Ikaw Lang” in 2012.
IWALY this month
“Inday Will Always Love You” will showcase the pride, culture, and religion of Cebu. In the lead is award-winning Kapuso actress Barbie Forteza.
According to the series’ official page, the pilot episode will air sometime this month.
The series’ official trailer, which was released last week, showed viewers that the series is set in Cebu.
One scene showed Forteza with a lechon on a table.
It also described her character Happylou as a lechonera from Manila who moves to Cebu.
Romeo Librada, more popularly known by his screen name “Super Tekla,” was also seen in the trailer, saying, “Maayong pag-abot sa Cebu.”
Super Tekla will play Kimberlou, the best friend of Happylou.
The trailer also shows snippets of the Sinulog Festival, with Forteza and dancers performing in front of the Magellan’s Cross.
Other stars in the series are Juancho Triviño, Kim Rodriguez, Gladys Reyes, Manilyn Reynes, Ricky Davao, and Tina Paner.
