Marian Rivera’s Tantrums and the ABS-CBN Sampaguitas

Check out Dyesebel’s tantrums at YouTube. Sweet and beautiful Marian Rivera’s “dark side” exposed. Her publicist quickly issued a statement, saying that Marian was piqued by the way a fan conducted himself during a shoot of her drama series.

I watched that clip, shot on cellphone camera, and found nothing wrong with it. It’s pretty natural for a sweet little thing like Marian to lose her composure. I’m pretty sure that the beautiful ladies of ABS-CBN like Kristine Hermosa also lose their tempers when faced with an obnoxious male fan.

In fact, that scene endears Marian more to the public than, say, showing her smiling all the time. That’s what’s wrong with how GMA 7 handles their wards. GMA’s talent center wants them to show faces, not character. There’s always something suspicious with GMA talents.

For example, that young newbie Iwa Moto. Everybody knows that she reportedly struggled with prohibited substances before and everyone knows that she’s one of those “bratties” who always had a brush with the law. Yet, GMA 7 tried to hide it from the public’s eye. That’s the problem.

Probably GMA’s talent center wants their wards to look like ABS-CBN talents. Try to compare GMA7 talents with that of ABS-CBN 2 and you’ll notice that ABS-CBN talents are all gloss. GMA 7 thinks that it’s because of effective propaganda. Actually, it’s not.

ABS-CBN talents look regale because they’re trained like Sampaguita stars of the 50’s and 60’s. They know how to conduct themselves in public without looking fake. It takes years of work before an ABS-CBN talent achieves the “Sampaguita” look, which, GMA 7 misinterprets as something very easy to do.

What’s the secret of ABS-CBN talents? The network tries to always show their “best attributes” instead of creating for them another persona. That’s why when they’re cast in a show, the people immediately connect with them because the people see that their “attributes” jibe with their characters.

For GMA 7 though, stars are always miscast. For example, Katrina Halili was always positioned as a contrabida because she has aquiline features (strong chin and nose, etc.). When you meet Katrina, however, she’s a paragon of poise and beauty, fit for a stellar role. Also, try to watch every GMA 7 tearjerker and you’ll notice that all the main stars are Spanish beauties. Those who “oppress” them look like Filipinas. Is’nt it ironic?

I think the reason why Marian Rivera pales in comparison with other ABS-CBN 2 stars is the fact that she’s always miscast. I know she’s beautiful. I know she’s white. But, there’s something always lacking in her, because her network always fail to show her true colors.

There’s nothing wrong with a strong-willed lady like Marian. In fact, men like myself, love our women that way. Is’nt nice to have a girlfriend or a wife such as Marian, who’ll fight her battles herself instead of just succumbing to one corner and cry?