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As 'Wildflower' ends, is Maja returning to 'Probinsyano'?

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/31/majacoc.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Maja Salvador and Coco Martin in a promotional image for &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27;. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Prior to her sultry and vengeful turn as Lily Cruz in &quot;Wildflower,&quot; Maja Salvador played a feisty cop in &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot; opposite Coco Martin.</p><p>The 29-year-old actress was part of the original cast of &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot; when it premiered in September 2015, and stayed on as SPO1 Glenda &quot;Glen&quot; Corpuz for nearly a year until her character&#x27;s exit.</p><p>In the story, which follows Martin as the hero cop Cardo, Glen parted ways with her &quot;pards&quot; to head back to her hometown in Botolan, Zambales to take care of her ailing mother.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0lDEUI9_PYs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Half a year later in February 2017, Salvador returned to primetime television via &quot;Wildflower&quot;, this time as the mysterious and seductive Ivy Aguas -- a far cry from her boyish take on Glen.</p><p>With Ivy&#x27;s real identity revealed as the vengeful Lily and &quot;Wildflower&quot; nearing its end, is there a chance Salvador will return as Glen in the still ongoing &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot;?</p><p>The actress was asked this during the thanksgiving press conference of &quot;Wildflower,&quot; which is counting down its last two weeks after numerous extensions on air.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/31/glenda.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Maja Salvador as SPO1 Glenda &quot;Glen&quot; Corpuz in &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27;.<em> ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Wala pa naman pong tanong,&quot; Salvador answered, &quot;pero baka po malabo rin mangyari kasi nga po puno ng tours, at saka may pelikula rin po akong gagawin.&quot;</p><p>She added, in jest: &quot;Kung gusto po ni Cardo, kung willing siya, puwede niya pa tulungan si Lily Cruz sa ending!&quot;</p><p>Salvador, whose acting career is approaching its 15th year, was also asked if she has grown more particular with the roles she accepts to portray on the small or big screen.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/31/ivyaguas.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Maja Salvador as Lily Cruz a.k.a. Ivy Aguas in &#x27;Wildflower&#x27;. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>She answered: &quot;Hindi naman po sa pagiging picky or choosy, pero huwag lang &#x27;yung nagawa ko na, katulad ng mga nagawa ko ng eksena.&quot;</p><p>The prized Kapamilya star then turned to her &quot;Wildflower&quot; co-star, screen veteran Tirso Cruz III, who was seated beside her during the press conference.</p><p>Referring to Cruz, Salvador continued: &quot;Siguro malaking pasasalamat ko na isa sa mga teleseryeng inumpisahan ko, &#x27;It Might Be You,&#x27; at kasama ko si Tito Pip. Si Tito Pip ang isa sa mga nag-guide sa akin kung ano po &#x27;yung mga tatanggapin kong characters.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PtYfE4PbBoI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Never ko kinalimutan, &#x27;yung sinabi sa akin ni Tito Pip noon: &#x27;Lagi mo lang tatandaan na ikaw, artista ka, pero dapat hindi lang iisa ang ibibigay mo.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Salvador, citing Cruz&#x27;s advice at the time, likened actors to products -- &quot;nag-re-repackage, nag-iiba ng hitsura, may ibang offers.&quot; Her conscious effort to do so, she surmised, helped her achieve longevity in the business.</p><p>&quot;Wildflower,&quot; which also stars Aiko Melendez, Sunshine Cruz, and Zsa Zsa Padilla, airs weeknights before &quot;TV Patrol&quot; on ABS-CBN&#x27;s primetime block.</p>

<p>Prior to her sultry and vengeful turn as Lily Cruz in "Wildflower", Maja Salvador played a feisty cop in "Ang Probinsyano" opposite Coco Martin.</p>

Prior to her sultry and vengeful turn as Lily Cruz in "Wildflower", Maja Salvador played a feisty cop in "Ang Probinsyano" opposite Coco Martin.