Richard-KC for real?
By: Mario E. Bautista

WE honestly believed that if KC Concepcion would make her first movie with Richard Gutierrez, it’d be a big hit. But this is a pipe dream since they’re with rival networks. Since Richard is being linked to KC, we asked him at the presscon of “Kamandag” if it’s true that KC’s rumored beau, Lino Cayetano, really got jealous and called him up to inquire about his closeness with KC.“Why ask me? Siya na lang ang tanungin n’yo,” he says evasively.To which movie writers conclude: “Totoo nga, kasi it’s so easy to say no kundi nga siya tinawagan.”From what we heard, Lino was surprised when he found out that Richard and KC saw each other in Paris when Richard visited the City of Lights early this year. “Bakit kasi ini-lihim pa nila, nagselos tuloy si Direk Lino?” asks one wag.Richard quickly clarified that when he went to Paris, he was with then girlfriend Georgina Wilson, so Lino really has nothing to worry about. “Kaya huwag nyo na kaming intrigahin dahil friendly meeting lang ‘yun,” he adds.Has he recovered from his breakup with Georgina? “Yes. Two years din kami kaya somehow, I still miss her. She’s still in Australia studying and we decided to give each other some space.”Richard remains to be the signature actor of GMA Films. He now stars in their Valentine presentation with the current toast of GMA, Marian Rivera whose stock was boosted by “Marimar”.They topbill a love story directed by Mark Reyes to be titled either “A Very Special Love” or “My Best Friend’s Girlfriend,” also starring JC de Vera and Ehra Madrigal, both wards of Richard’s mom, Annabelle Rama. Wonder how Dingdong Dantes feels about this when he’s Marian’s partner in Marimar?About his other new leading lady in “Kamandag,” Richard says Jewel Mische is just misunderstood by some people. “She has no attitude problem like what some people say. Actually, she’s shy at napagkakamalan lang na suplada dahil sa pagi-ging mahiyain niya lalo sa press.”Richard is confident that “Kamandag” will be as a big hit as his past shows like “Captain Barbell” and ‘Lupin.” “I play a taong ahas with superpowers that I use para sa kabutihan. And mind you, we used real live snakes from various countries for the show. Lagi ko ngang nilalaro ang ahas ko dito.“Watch “The Making of Kamandag” this Sunday. Regular series starts on Monday at GMA Telebabad and it will run for five months.

Source: Journal Online