Marian Rivera Ventures Into Sci-Fi Genre with Upcoming Show “My Guardian Alien”
With her upcoming primetime show, “My Guardian Alien,” Marian Rivera has added sci-fi to the growing array of genres — from drama, fantasy, romance, and action to historical and comedy — that the Kapuso actress has successfully ventured into thus far.
At key points of the story, she will portray Katherine, the doting mom to Doy (Raphael Landicho) and loving wife to Carlos (Gabby Concepcion), and an alien with the unique name 11-1-20-8-5-22-9-12-5, whose pod has accidentally dropped to Earth.
Such a human-to-extraterrestrial transformation, as some may agree, appeals to the sense of wonder of the young and even the young-at-heart. It could be a reason why Marian immediately gave the GMA Prime show consideration.
“This was something I liked,” she said about her reaction when “My Guardian Alien,” along with other proposed projects, were presented to her by GMA in a recent press conference, “and I told myself, ‘Ay, ang ganda nitong gawin.’ Bago sa akin at sure ‘ko na mapapanood ng mga anak ko (It’s something new to me and I’m sure my kids can watch it).”
So, it was love at first pitch for Marian, who is making a return to the primetime timeslot.
“Ito na siguro yung time or moment sa buhay ko na sa tuwing may gagawin ako ay gusto ko na maging proud yung mga anak ko sa akin,” added she.
Marian has two kids — Zia and Sixto or Ziggy — with husband Dingdong Dantes.
She said she’s at a point in her professional life where she wants her kids to be proud of everything she does.
“Thus, the five years that she waited to star in another primetime show were all worth it.”
In “My Guardian Alien,” she is sharing the screen with veteran leading man Gabby and adorable child star Raphael.
“Napaka-gaang ka-trabaho ni kuya (it’s so easy to work with him),” shared Marian, “napakabait katrabaho.”
In-between takes, the ensemble cast is given time to talk to each other and see some aspects of the actors’ personalities, like the fun side of Gabby, who is fond of making jokes, according to Marian.
“On getting into her dual roles and doing family drama, sci-fi, and fantasy in the series, Marian said she made some adjustments initially.”
With her upcoming show, which will premiere on April 1 at 8:50 p.m. and air weeknights thereafter, Marian reiterated that she looks forward to doing more projects that her children can watch and be proud of. “So lahat ng ito ay blessing para sa akin (All of this is a blessing to me).”
