Betong and Arny Ross for Bubble Gang's 20th Anniversary: PaGMAmahalan Blogcon

 During the PaGMAmahalan Blogcon we sat down with Arny Ross and Betong of GMA's long running comedy gag show, the multi awarded Bubble Gang. I've been an avid viewer myself and this time, they're actually celebrating their 20th year. Now, I feel a little old when I heard that announcement but of course it's a feat for a show to actually last that long. They've done so many changes in the past few years and if you think about it, they also have gotten the cast mixed up as some have left for greener pastures, some have also left for other channels. Although, one thing remains the same, they're still a great part of the success of Bubble Gang. From likes of Ogie Alcasid, Toni Gonzaga (oh yes she was there too!), and a lot of other stars, they're going to celebrate on November 27 in a different way because it'll be like a documentary on how Bubble Gang came about. They're also doing head way in making the next year of the program even better. You'll be seeing more characters, more skits, more funny jokes and experiences that you haven't seen before in past shows.

Arny Ross knows men are going to be doubly excited about their dance moves. They're planning to up the ante on choreography and perhaps the naughtiness too. It'll be shown on mostly all the gaps of the show so guys, you really have something to look forward too. I also asked Betong about how Michael V. seems to have been able to hold this ship together and if he feels he's actually in training to do that same job too. He says no but was thankful but he feels it's going to be a little impossible to do the show without him on it. Bitoy as he says is an overall guy, the writing, the direction, the execution, seem to have fallen on Michael V's hands and they don't think they'd be successful without him.

Betong also adds he's so blessed to have the chance to portray Antonietta. He also got to work with the Philippines' most finest contrabidas with the likes of Jacklyn Jose, Gladys Reyes, Cherie Gil, Odette Khan (who was my personal favorite) and Ms. Celia Rodriguez (who Betong pronounces he learned a lot from because she shared a lot of tips being a contrabida). That same character also has been able to take Betong to a lot of places, even in the US too where she performed alongside other GMA artists. He's promising an even better Bubble Gang in the coming years and hopes you'll also love some new characters he'll be doing which are all in the pipeline.

Here's an excerpt of our interview with Arny and Betong

Betong and Arny Ross for Bubble Gang's 20th Anniversary
Posted by Kumagcow on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Thanks for the experience GMA Social Media! It was nice seeing these guys in the flesh and get to talk with them during the event. I can't wait to see what'll happen on the 27th as Bubble Gang celebrates their 20th year!

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PaGMAmahalan Blogcon: Kylie Padilla and Julian Trono for Buena Famila

Seeing Kylie Padilla and Julian Trono is but a good thing. Kylie for the most is one of the most straighforward actresses I know when it comes to answering questions. She doesn't mind intrigues, showing a spade a spade especially when it comes to talking about her being an actress and what she has accomplished so far. I've long adored her beauty, and I feel her work has been sometimes left unnoticed. She's a pretty good actor and she's already proven that in several movies and programs on GMA. She's also been nominated in awards shows recently; and continues to do her utmost best to anything that's thrown to her. She was also asked if she had some frustrations, she answered bluntly and said it's to actually be as great or even better than her father. It's a tall order of course, but she is optimistic that nothing is impossible with hard work as she's been always doing that all these years. Since Buena Familia is extended, she's hoping that everything in the story would turn out happy.

Julian Trono is hands down one of the best dancers this country. His KPOP training is evidently seen in each performance whether he's in a mall show, just outside or even the PaGMAmahal Blogcon where we interviewed them that afternoon. I specifically like his upbeat songs (oh yes you can still get his album), his knack for music (you can't dance without hearing the beat), his eye and hand coordination (hence it looks effortless when he does his thing) and he is super humble (I have never even seen him do otheriwse). He plans to resume training pretty soon, but since he's extremely busy with commitments locally he might be still holding that off - otherwise he won't have any sleep. In Buena Familia, he laments he's always on "beast mode" as he's always protecting everyone in the family; and his only hope is that his character would in some way have a love interest... which also puzzled us because everyone else had one. I'm sure there will be more room for that to happen because the additional weeks that they were extended to just got extended again with two more weeks. Like Kylie, he too would want something good to happen since they've suffered much in the story.

Here's part of the conversation we had with Kylie and Julian:

Julian Trono and Kylie Padilla for Buena Familia
Posted by Kumagcow on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Buena Familia starts right after top rating show Half Sisters in GMA's Afternoon Prime timeslot. Make sure you stay glued to the TV and see what nice things they have in store for you. I'm sure it'll be good!

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