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Harvey Bautista on working with Criza Taa: ‘Mas comfortable na kami’

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Kapamilya actor Harvey Bautista shared how he felt working with his Zoomers co-star, actress Criza Taa.</p><p>“These days, kasi definitely mas comfortable na kami ni Criza. May ilangan pa rin ng kaunti syempre kasi love team kayo, may [awkwardness] din,” he said in an exclusive interview with <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>PUSH</em></u></strong></a> during the story conference for Zoomers Season 2.</p><p>Harvey and Criza, who played Jiggs and Hope respectively, were paired up as a love team in the hit digital youth-oriented series.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2zZLZhre3B/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A680644.8%2C%22ls%22%3A20540.600000000006%2C%22le%22%3A20922.79999999999%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2zZLZhre3B/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-5" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 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2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>When asked what he learned from working as an onscreen pair, Harvey said that he wants his pairing with Criza to be natural.</p><p>“Yung natutunan ko as an actor and siyempre love team din kasi first pairing ko si Criza, is to just let it flow. To just let it naturally just happen, you know. I think people get to get close din naman naturally and (come up with a) good chemistry, romantic or not,” he expressed.</p><p>Although Criza wasn&#x27;t able to attend the storycon due to health reasons, Harvey told PUSH what their fans can expect for their characters in the upcoming season.</p><p>“Mas klaro na kung ano sila. We are trying to figure things out. Siyempre I don’t want to spoil anything for season 2, but you are going to get more of Jiggs (Harvey) and Hope (Criza) story kung fan kayo ng Zoomers and kung gusto niyo makakita ng kilig pa, for sure makikita niyo yun (in season 2),” he remarked.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C24h0RiSgJ_/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A634175.8%2C%22ls%22%3A20540.600000000006%2C%22le%22%3A20922.79999999999%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In a media conference for<em> Zoomers</em> last January, the two young actors expressed their willingness to be paired up and expand their craft as artists.</p><p>“I feel like nakapagexplore na rin naman po ako when it comes to characters kagaya ni Naih (He&#x27;s Into Her) and like (other) solo characters na naganapan ko na po. This time, ready naman po ako to explore new things, to explore a love team, pair, or partnership and I don&#x27;t mind doing it with Harvey dahil sobrang galing ni Harvey and very gentlemanly,” Criza said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/23/harvey-bautista-and-criza-taa-open-to-being-a-paired-as-a-love-team-1340" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Harvey Bautista and Criza Taa open to being a paired as a love team </u></strong></a></div><p>Harvey added, “Ako naman I&#x27;m down to do anything naman. This is new for me. Exciting siya para sa akin kasi nga bago siya. Ako go with the flow lang naman ako. Wherever this pairing goes naman, I’m down. Game ako.”</p><p>Star Magic head Lauren Dyogi also said at the mediacon that he would be happy if the two would continue working together.</p><p>“I’ll be happy if the two of them will flourish to do more projects together, kasi to be honest, nakikita ko naman na may potential yung dalawa,” the starmaker said.</p><p>“If they become recognized as a good love team, I&#x27;ll be happy with that,” he remarked.</p><div style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;margin:0in;background:white"><br/></div>

<p><i>Harvey Bautista says there is a lot more to expect from his and Criza Taa’s characters in Zoomers 2.</i></p>

Harvey Bautista says there is a lot more to expect from his and Criza Taa’s characters in Zoomers 2.

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Harvey Bautista on working with Criza Taa: ‘Mas comfortable na kami’

Nikka Sabio

Published Mar 23, 2024 10:57 AM PHT

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