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Maricel Soriano reacts to 'Taray Queen' moniker

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screen veteran Maricel Soriano. Photo by Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/09/20/20230920-maricel.jpg"/><figcaption>Screen veteran Maricel Soriano. <em>Photo by Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Veteran actress Maricel Soriano is on a roll in her showbiz career despite being in the showbiz industry for five decades already. </p><p>In fact, she surprised many viewers when she appeared in the recent teaser of the ongoing ABS-CBN-TV5 series “Pira-Pirasong Paraiso” as the newest cast member. </p><p>During a media conference Wednesday, Soriano admitted that she really prayed for more projects after slowing down in the past years. </p><p>“Hindi na ako nawawala ngayon kasi alam ko na ang daan,” she told reporters.</p><p>“Pinag-pray ko kasi. Sabi ko, &#x27;Lord, I want to be responsible again.&#x27; Kaya dapat meron ako ginagawa. Mayroon akong napapatawa. Marami akong napapaiyak. Maraming nakakaintindi. Gusto ko yun. Answered prayer.”</p><p>But it took her some time to finally find the motivation to return to acting at full speed: “[Dati] hindi ko pa maramdaman e. Pag naramdaman ko ito, tuloy-tuloy tayo. Ayan na nga.”</p><p>She added that it was difficult to say no especially when it is a good project. </p><p>The press also sought for the Diamond Star’s opinion on being tagged as the “Taray Queen” of Philippine showbiz.</p><p>According to Soriano, she is unaware where it started but she attributed the moniker to her straightforward attitude during interviews in the past. </p><p>“Nung araw kasi diretso ako kausap. Kung ano tanong, yun ang sagot. Kaya sabi nila, &#x27;ay mataray itong babaeng ito.&#x27; Bakit kaya ako tinawag na mataray e sinabi ko lang naman yung totoo,” she explained. </p><p>Last week, Soriano was introduced as Amanda, the grandmother of the titular Paraiso sisters in “Pira-Pirasong Paraiso.”</p><p>Soriano’s character is expected to change the course of the story as she is poised to unravel the truth from the past. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/14/23/watch-maricel-soriano-joins-pira-pirasong-paraiso">WATCH: Maricel Soriano joins &#x27;Pira-Pirasong Paraiso&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>“Ang mali sa nakaraan, itatama sa kasalukuyan,” the clip mentioned. </p><p>Soriano is joining lead stars Charlie Dizon, Alexa Ilacad, Loisa Andalio, and Elisse Joson. </p><p>Aside from “Pira-Pirasong Paraiso,” the award-winning actress is also part of another upcoming ABS-CBN program “Linlang.”</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ct8OWR78o-0?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>

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Maricel Soriano reacts to 'Taray Queen' moniker

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 20, 2023 11:12 PM PHT

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