Bobby Andrews discusses ups and downs of being family man

Kasama si Bobby Andrews sa pang-MMFF entry ng Imus Productions na Resiklo. Hindi maikakaila ni Bobby ang kanyang tuwa dahil so far, hindi naman daw siya nababakante ng projects, mapa-movies or telebisyon man.

Malaki rin ang kanyang pasasalamat kay Senator Bong Revilla dahil isa raw ito sa nag-kunsidera na isali siya sa cast ng naturang pelikula. Aniya, he’s really proud to be part of the movie.

And among his peers, si Bobby na lang yata ang visible pa rin sa showbiz. “Siguro kasi, yung ibang mga kasama ko, they concentrated in other things. Like si Red Sternberg, sa ibang work siya nag-concentrate. Si Onemig Bondoc naman, sa business niya at si Michael Flores, ang alam ko, may mga ginagawa pa rin naman siyang project dahil alam ko, may show siya ngayon,” ang sagot ng dating member ng defunct youth-oriented show, T.G.I.S.

Pagdating naman sa kanyang marriage, more than seven years na raw silang kasal ng kanyang non-showbiz Chinese wife na si Bien Co. At ni minsan, never raw siyang nagsisi na pag-aasawa ang naging priority niya over his career.

“Sa totoo lang, wala akong pinagsisihan. You know, it’s funny…yes, it’s true I’m at the peak of my career before I got married, but what’s funny is that, when I got married, I was able to do roles na siguro, hindi ko magagawa during the time, na tipong matinee idol…I’m just so happy and so proud na napalawak yung range ko as an artist,” ang masayang pahayag ni Bobby.

Alam naman ng natin na nakilala si Bobby during T.G.I.S. days kung saan maituturing na isa sa pinakasikat na loveteam noon ang tandem nila ni Angelu de Leon. In fact, nagkaroon ang dalawa ng napakaraming pelikula under Viva Films.

At present, magkasama raw sila ni Angelu sa Super Inggo. When asked kung hindi ba nagiging isyu or napagseselosan ng asawa niya si Angelu or ibang nakakapareha niya, natawa lang si Bobby.

“Ay hindi, hindi siya nagseselos! In fact, ang nakakatawa nga niyan, yung wife ko, mas showbiz pa kaysa sa akin. Mas marami pa siyang kaibigan sa showbiz kaysa sa akin. Lahat ng mga functions, events, siya na ang hinahanap at hindi ako, which is funny, ‘no? Pero okey lang dahil kahit hindi siya part ng industriya, nagiging kaibigan niya rin ang lahat.

“Si Angelu, kaibigan niya rin. At saka kaming dalawa naman ni Angelu, mula noon at hanggang ngayon, when we work, ganoon pa rin kaming dalawa.”

Pagdating sa usaping pamilya, hindi itinanggi ni Bobby na dumaan at dumadaan pa rin sila ng asawa sa iba’t ibang pagsubok, especially during the first few years of their relationship. Pero never raw silang dumating sa punto na naisip niyang maghiwalay or magkakahiwalay sila.

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Bobby Andrews reunites with former loveteam Angelu de Leon in “Super Inggo 1.5″

Pagkatapos ng markadong pagganap ni Bobby Andrews bilang kontrabida sa soap opera na Walang Kapalit, hindi siya natatakot na tuluyan nang ma-typecast sa ganitong uri ng role. Kontrabida ulit ang role ni Bobby sa Super Inggo 1.5, na pinagbibidahan ni Makisig Morales at magsisimula na sa November 3 sa ABS-CBN.

“Mukhang pangangatawanan ko muna ito,” nangingiting bungad ni Bobby sa panayam sa kanya ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) sa presscon ng Super Inggo 1.5 noong Huwebes, October 25, sa ABS-CBS compound, Quezon City.

“I’m enjoying myself sa pagiging kontrabida. Ang daming mga ipinagagawa sa akin na kakaiba from what I used to before, di ba? So this is a good shift for me kasi it’s so different, I guess. I get to experiment a lot. I got to see what I’m not in real life, di ba?”

Kasama ni Bobby sa Super Inggo 1.5 ang dati niyang ka-loveteam na si Angelu de Leon. Hindi ba siya natatakot na may ma-rekindle ulit sa kanila ni Angelu, bagama’t happily married na si Bobby samantalang may dalawang anak na rin ang aktres?

“Hindi ako natakot. Actually, natuwa ako!” sabay tawa ni Bobby.

“When I transferred kasi to ABS-CBN, nasa GMA pa siya [Angelu] noon. I thought after our last show sa GMA, it could be our last work together. I’m happy now kahit papaano nandito kami pareho sa ABS-CBN, na we get to work again together,” kuwento pa ng aktor.

Bagama’t marami nang taon ang lumipas, marami pa rin ang nakakatanda sa loveteam nina Bobby at Angelu na sumikat nang husto noong ‘90s.

“You know, it’s heartwarming kasi it’s been what… twelve, thirteen years already since our first partnership together. Nakatatak talaga siya sa mga tao. Like kanina, Tita Nova [Villa] was saying na, ‘Alam mo Angelu, tingnan mo, kailangan ‘pag binanggit ang Angelu, parang kailangan ang kadugtong may Bobby. ‘Pag binanggit ang Bobby kailangan may Angelu.’ Ganun,” lahad ng dating matinee idol.

Libreng-libre ngayon si Angelu bagama’t may dalawa na siyang anak na babae, biro namin kay Bobby.

“Fortunately!” tawa niya. “Hindi! May may asawa ako [Bien Co]. Pero hindi… Speaking of which, balita ko naman na si Angelu magdi-date tonight. Hindi ko alam kung sino, but hopefully that works out well. Regarding naman my wife, she’s okay naman that I am working with Angelu.”

NASABIT LANG. Naging laman ng babasahin si Bobby recently tungkol sa diumano’y scam na napasukan nila ng dati niyang co-star sa TGIS na si Michael Flores. Kaya si Bobby na mismo ang nagbigay linaw tungkol sa isyung ito.

“Itong e-Text, it’s a loading station. To make a long story short, kilala namin yung owner, yung chairman [Jericho Estrella] and he got us as endorsers for one of his companies, which is e-Mart. This is chain of convenience stores, it’s a local convenience store which I believe the first branch will be open in two weeks time in Osamis.

“Kinuha kami ni Michael Flores as endorsers for that. But what I found out recently, yun nga, nagkakaproblema na with his [chairman] other companies, yung e-Text which is also under him. So, apparently, marami ‘atang pinagkakautangan and everything. So, that’s the problem.

“But to clear things up, first of all, kami ni Michael walang kinalaman diyan. Ginamit kami as endorsers lang ng e-Mart. Hindi kami stockholders for the business. In fact nga, they were even producing TV shows for RPN-9. Their other company actually, e-TV Productions, is producing other shows for Channel 9 with Angelique Lazo titled Banyuhay, which is produced also by Jericho Estrella….

“So, I have no idea kung bakit nagkaganun yung isa nilang company, which is e-Text. I would assume naman na kaya kami nasabit, kasi our pictures are there because endorsers kami ng e-Mart, pero hindi ng e-Text. And it’s part of the company and we have the same chairman. So, na-drag yung name namin [ni Michael],” mahabang paliwanag ni Bobby.

Nakausap na rin daw ni Bobby ang chairman ng e-Mart at sinabi raw nito sa kanya na dumadaan sa maraming problema ang kumpanya ngayon.

“Pero sine-settle naman daw niya lahat ng kanilang obligations,” sabi ni Bobby. “In fairness kay Jericho, hindi siya nagtatago. In fact, visible siya. Sumasagot naman siya ng mga tawag, ng mga text. Sinasabi lang niya na the company has some problems right now and once ma-settle ang mga problemang ‘yon, babayaran lahat ng obligations.”

May obligations pa ba sa kanila ni Michael ang e-Mart?

“Meron,” tugon ni Bobby. “As endorsers naman kasi, hindi naman lahat ibibigay. One year ang contract ko sa kanila as endorsers, pero 20 percent pa lang ang nakukuha ko doon. That’s why lang I feel bad na nada-drag ang pangalan namin ni Michael dito.”

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Bobby Andrews enjoys playing bad guy on TV and film

Bobby Andrews was at the Facial Care Annivesary party last Friday, September 28 at the Ayala Museum, Makati.

Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP) asked him why he wasn’t able to join his fellow TGIS (Thank God It’s Sabado) cast members in the K! Videoke Challenge episode a few months ago.

“I wasn’t invited. Unfortunately, ‘coz I had a soap coming out on ABS during that time [Walang Kapalit] you know, kind of conflict of the networks.”

He tells PEP that he and his TGIS love-team partner Angelu de Leon are working together for an ABS-CBN show.

“Oh yes, yes, Super Inggo. I’ve taped once. Angelu has been shooting for the last two months already. We’re working together after a long time. ”

“So far, kaunti pa lang, puro dialogue-dialogue. In fact I don’t even know kung saan papunta ang storyline. They don’t give us in advance the script. So, what we tape is the only script we’re going to get. I don’t know what’s going to happen,” he said.

He says his role is a kontrabida in the new season of the television series.

“It’s something very different from what I used to play. I’m getting to practice my craft in different ways. It’s really a good opportunity for me. I’m enjoying myself playing kontrabida roles right now.”

“I’m also doing Resiklo for the filmfest, with Bong Revilla and Dingdong Dantes,” he adds and mentions that his role is also as kontrabida in the movie.

“Eh mukhang nandoon ang niche ko ngayon. Right now, I’m happy playing kontrabida roles,” he said, smiling.

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