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Trailer: Janine Gutierrez, Paulo Avelino in ‘Ngayon Kaya’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Janine Gutierrez and Paulo Avelino co-star in ‘Ngayon Kaya.’ T-Rex Entertainment" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/05/19/05192022-janinepau.jpg"/><figcaption>Janine Gutierrez and Paulo Avelino co-star in ‘Ngayon Kaya.’ <em>T-Rex Entertainment</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Janine Gutierrez and Paulo Avelino portray friends who reconnect five years later with a lingering what-if about becoming lovers, as seen in the new trailer of their long-awaited film “Ngayon Kaya.”</p><p>The preview of the Prime Cruz film gives glimpses of Harold (Avelino) and AM’s (Gutierrez) relationship as college buddies and their reunion, with the latter clinging on to hope for a chance at romance.</p><p>The trailer also reveals the release date of “Ngayon Kaya” in cinemas: June 22, two years after its original schedule.</p><p>“Ngayon Kaya” was supposed to debut in April 2020, as part of the inaugural Metro Manila Summer Film Festival. The event, however, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENRUoqSsQu0?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><p>While other entries to the summer edition found new venues for release within the same year — four of the eight instead joined the main Christmas festival (MMFF), for instance — “Ngayon Kaya” had fans asking when they can see the film.</p><p>Avelino, who is also a co-producer of “Ngayon Kaya,” previously said the film was targeting a summer release in 2021, but that schedule didn’t push through either.</p><p>The forthcoming theatrical run of “Ngayon Kaya” interestingly comes amid speculation surrounding Gutierrez and Avelino’s real-life relationship.</p><p>The two, who went on to co-star in the since-concluded ABS-CBN teleserye “Marry Me, Marry You,” have becoming increasingly open about their rumored romance, by sharing snaps of each other on social media with sweet captions.</p><p>“Ngayon Kaya” is also an apt title for the long-time friends, who share the same talent manager and had once gone out on a date, before their respective relationships which later on ended.</p>

In ‘Ngayon Kaya’, Janine Gutierrez and Paulo Avelino portray friends who reconnect five years later with a lingering what-if about becoming lovers.