“I love you, Coco!” Gina Pareño expresses gratitude, love for Coco Martin for her ‘Sigabo’ stint
“I love you, Coco!”
This was the enthusiastic remark of award-winning veteran actress Gina Pareño during her exclusive interview with CCM Film Productions, where she shared her experience of being part of “Sigabo” and reuniting with Coco Martin after quite some time.
When asked how she had been doing, she expressed her gratitude for still being very much alive and well by the grace of the Lord. She also shared how happy she was to reunite with so many people she had missed, particularly Coco. Moreover, she expressed her delight at being given another opportunity to act, something she had truly been looking forward to, as she had mentioned in her previous media interviews over the past few years.
“Mahal na mahal ko ‘yong batang ‘yon. Tsaka mabait ‘yon, matino. Huwag siyang magbabago at nandito lang kami para magtulong-tulong tayo,” Gina further said about Coco, with whom she had worked on several films and ABS-CBN Studios teleseryes, often playing each other’s onscreen grandmother and grandchild.
She also had nothing but good words for the production staff and crew she worked with during her brief yet meaningful stint in “Sigabo”. Aside from Coco, Gina also had the opportunity to work with her daughter, actress Raquel Pareño, who portrayed Gina, the daughter of her character, Lola Anita, in the series. She also shared the screen with seasoned character actor Mike Magat, who took on the role of the scammer.
Beyond Gina’s short but heartfelt interview, the video also featured fun, heartwarming, and serious behind-the-scenes moments shared by the cast and crew. Among these were the interactions between Coco and Gina, which further highlighted their undeniable closeness in real life.
The premier veteran star portrays Lola Anita, a retired public elementary school teacher who falls victim to a wicked scammer posing as her former pupil. The latter, who introduced himself as Ruben Santiago, lures her into investing in his bogus gold business. Unbeknownst to Lola Anita, the man had already been keeping an eye on her and her daughter, Gina, when they visited the office of the Government Employees’ Pension and Insurance System (GEPIS) to follow up on her pension.
Upon learning that Lola Anita’s pension had already been credited to her bank account and that the mother and daughter were looking for an automated teller machine, the scammer followed them to a grocery store and waited for the perfect opportunity to approach the elderly woman.
She initially tried to dismiss him, but “Ruben” (Mike Magat) was too persistent and too convincing that Lola Anita got eventually enticed by his promise of high monthly earnings once she decided to invest P50,000 in his business. However, after discovering that the elderly woman actually had a substantial amount of money in her bank account, the scammer also managed to steal her ATM card and replace it with a different one.
It was only while they were on their way home that the mother-and-daughter tandem realized that Lola Anita had been scammed. Fortunately, it was Gabo whom the man had hailed to drive them home, as he offered to help them track down the culprit and recover Lola Anita’s money and ATM card.
Are we going to see more of Gina Pareño in the upcoming episodes? Let’s find out by watching “Coco Martin’s Sigabo,” weeknights at 8:00 PM on ABS-CBN sa ALLTV2, Kapamilya Channel, TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), or stream anytime on iWant!