Angelica Panganiban on being a shameless bitch

by Julius Roden

Posted INQUIRER.net Cybervision

August 11, 2009

In the upcoming mini series on ABS-CBN, 23-year-old Angelica Panganiban will sizzle in our local boobtube as she portrays the role of a shameless bitch named “Rubi”—originally a Mexican telenovela starring the sultry and sexy half Uruguayan and half Japanese actress Barbara Mori.

If some people still wonder why Marian Rivera got the most online votes to become the sexiest woman in FHM 2008, it’s because most of the male readers don’t’ mind who gets to be in the cover page. What mattered to them was they get to see Angelica Panganiban showing her heavenly curves to stimulate their arousal point.

Actually, I don’t read FHM but I knew that many male fans got excited when Derek Ramsey’s girl finally gave in to this popular sex magazine. I never thought she would look so hot since I got stuck on her childstar status several years ago. Imagining her posing for a men’s mag was  like seeing a face of a pretty little girl Photoshopped just to have a curvaceous body of a young woman.

As for me, Camille Pratts comes to mind since they grew up together in ABS-CBN channel 2. They both looked so cute way back then. “Ang Pulubi At Ang Prinsesa” (The Beggar And The Princess) was a film produced under Star Cinema made them child superstars.

But time never stops and people grow up.

Honestly, I got thrilled when I heard the news that Angelica Panganiban was announced to play the part of Rubi. I find this character very sexy. A kind of bad girl most men want to bed with even if she drives us insane. So I immediately searched for some videos of Angelica on the internet and there was this dance number she had on ASAP, her white t-shirt was tight, hips grinding slowly, getting down lower and lower, lips so kissable, skin so  touchable, a body to die for. She was smoking!

Indeed, Claudine Barretto’s antagonist in “Iisa Pa Lamang” deserves this project.

This will be her very first soap opera wherein she plays the title role. However, the character is not the Cinderella type in your usual telenovela. Rubi is capricious, ambitious, evil and deceptive. Major bitch in every way, every inch.

In the Latin American version, Barbara Mori owned it. Her two leading men Eduardo Santamarina and Sebastian Rulli were extremely provocative in their respective roles as Alejandro and Hector.

Not to forget the bitchy catfights of Rubi and “Sonia” —played by the very bootylicious Marlene Favela, the star of “Gata Salvaje” and “Zorro”.

Diether Ocampo will play the part of Alejandro. While the part of Hector remains to be seen.

Let’s all hope Angelica Panganiban pulls this off.

Now, to the executive producers, headwriters and everyone behind this upcoming remake, here’s my one million dollar word of advice:

Never ever take the lead actress away from her high-heeled shoes, glamorous outfit, well-contoured make-up, big hair and big jewelries unless she has to do love scenes or a catfight sequence with Sonia in their bikinis.

May we all learn from the tragedy Rosalinda remake on GMA 7 has done to the magic of Latin Telenovelas as well as the crappy extended episodes of Marian Rivera’s Marimar.

Somebody must have forgotten to flush the toilet.

Come forth Senorita Barbara Mori and bless Angelica Panganiban.