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'Batang Quiapo' stars thank Coco Martin for casting them in new series

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The cast of " Batang="" Photo="" from="" Dreamscape="" Entertainment.="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/02/10/20230210-batang-quiapo1.jpg"/><figcaption>The cast of &#x27;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo.&#x27; <em>Photo from Dreamscape Entertainment</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- The stars of the upcoming teleserye &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; thanked actor-director Coco Martin for including them on the series</p><p>Irma Adlawan said she felt special when she got the call from Martin. &quot;Thank you for making me feel very special. Of course, I&#x27;ve worked with Coco (Martin) for a very long time since indie days pa namin, hindi pa siya, &#x27;the&#x27; Coco Martin, pero Coco Martin na siya dito (sa puso).&quot; </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve known him for quite a while ... kasi very short &#x27;yung stint ko with &#x27;Ang Probinsyano&#x27; medyo schedule-wise, ang mga kasama ko ay masyadong busy so na-shorten kami,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;But this time around, hopefully I will be with him longer than &#x27;Ang Probinsyano.&#x27; Thank you again and they were the first one to call that&#x27;s why.&quot;</p><p>Christopher de Leon recalled saying yes right away after Martin explained his character.</p><p>&quot;More often &#x27;yung priority ko is &#x27;yung project itself, my role, what is the role, what is the character. Mabilis n&#x27;yang na-explain agad sa akin, kung ano &#x27;yung gusto niya nung tumawag siya,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;He knows what he wanted. He wants me to play this role and nakuha ko kaagad and this is going to be something big.&quot; </p><p>Miles Ocampo said she has looked up to Martin since she was still a kid.</p><p>&quot;Bata pa lang po ako, pinapanood ko na po &#x27;yan. Sobrang grateful po and isang malaking karangalan ang maging parte ng programang ito, lalo na po &#x27;yung pilot kung saan magsisimula &#x27;yung show talaga and sobrang swerte ko po na sa dami-raming artista na kaedaran ko, ako po &#x27;yung naisip nila for this role,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung maisip ka at ma-consider ka for a role na ganitong kalaking proyekto napakalaking blessing na po &#x27;yun. Na-excite po ako kasi ang tagal ko na rin pong hindi nag-drama ta&#x27;s siyempre nagkaroon ng pandemic and all, ngayon lang po ako nakabalik dito. After hearing po &#x27;yung mga comments po nila kanina after the screening, ang sarap po sa pakiramdam na may nakaka-appreciate pa pala po,&quot; </p><p>Asked how he chose the cast, Martin said: &quot;Inalam namin siyempre kung sino &#x27;yung makakakaya o makakatumbas sa talento at pag-arte kaya sila talaga &#x27;yung napili namin.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Nakikita ko na itong taong &#x27;to napakataas ng pagtingin niya sa trabaho niya kasi &#x27;yun ang tinitignan niya eh hindi &#x27;yung parang raket lang &#x27;to. Siya, nung tinanggap niya &#x27;yung project, alam niya na open ako kung anuman &#x27;yung ipapagawa sa&#x27;kin. Naghahanap na siya ng maturity sa trabaho niya.&quot;</p><p>&quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; will start airing on February 13, Monday – just half a year since the finale of Martin&#x27;s historic “Ang Probinsyano.” </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBZC4b44UYo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The stars of the upcoming teleserye 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo' thanked actor-director Coco Martin for including them on the show.