I stumbled upon this news saying that Rosalinda, the famous Mexican Telenovela, is to have it's local version here topbilled by the beautiful newcomer Carla Abellana.
There were a lot of contenders for the said show and one of the rumored contender for the coveted role was Marian Rivera who has been successful with her previous shows, namely "Marimar" and "Dyesebel".
So far, only Marian is dominating the primetime for the Kapuso Network GMA-7. Marian is everywhere. She's in the news, in a lot of commercials and in GMA-7's primetime shows for a long time.
But many observe the drop of viewers in Marian's latest telenovela "Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang". Although there's a lot of factors they are looking as to what is the cause of the drop in the show's ratings, it cannot be denied that people will someday lose interest to Marian Rivera and look for someone new.
People needs a new face. The Filipino audience can't afford to see only one face every time they open their televisions.
GMA-7 bigwigs also noticed this and made the wise move. They dropped Marian Rivera and selected a new talent in the person of Carla Abellana. She's a commercial model and has the lineage of artists in her family. Her father, Rey "PJ" Abellana, was a matinee idol in the 80's and her grandmother, Delia Razon, was a famous actress in the 50's.
She's got the "mestiza" beauty and the face of an angel. She also got the brains, as she graduated Cum Laude in De La Salle University, one, if not the most prestigious university in the Philippines. She has already done some TV commercials, most noticeable were the shampoo and the Jolibee commercials.
With a lot of commercials, GMA-7 put their money to a newcomer and hopes to make big in the show business. As some say, for GMA-7, "After Marian Rivera, the next big thing is Carla Abellana".
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