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Francine Diaz to topbill new series ‘Bola Bola’ with director JP Habac

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="new series Bola Bola " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/09/20211209-bola-bola.jpg"/><figcaption>Francine Diaz (middle) will be joined by Akira Morishita and Albie Casiño in the new iWantTFC original series ‘Bola Bola.’ <em>Instagram: @bgyo_akira, @francinesdiaz, @thestallion09</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — After the success of the primetime teleserye “Huwag Kang Mangamba,” teen sensation Francine Diaz is set to topbill a new title, “Bola Bola,” with acclaimed filmmaker JP Habac attached as director.</p><p>Producer Dreamscape Entertainment unveiled the project Thursday, through a photo of a virtual story conference gathering its cast and creative team.</p><p>“Bola Bola,” which has the tagline “Cook, Feed, Love, Repeat,” is an iWantTFC original which will premiere exclusively on the Kapamilya streaming platform.</p><p>The title is a limited series, Habac confirmed with ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Habac is behind the romance films “I’m Drunk, I Love You,” “Sakaling Maging Tayo,” and “Dito At Doon.” He also helmed the hit BL series “Gaya sa Pelikula.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">“BOLA BOLA” Story Conference 💛 Starring Francine Diaz together with Albie Casino, Akira of BGYO, Ashton Salvador, Danica Ontengco, Analain Salvador, JMee Katanyag, Arlene Muhlach<br/>and Gardo Versoza.<br/><br/>COMING SOON on iWantTFC! ✨ <a href="https://t.co/S4d0eJVgoD">pic.twitter.com/S4d0eJVgoD</a></p>— Dreamscape Entertainment (@DreamscapePH) <a href="https://twitter.com/DreamscapePH/status/1468850205433147397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Joining Diaz in the cast of “Bola Bola” are Albie Casiño, Akira Morishita, Ashton Salvador, Danica Ontengco, Analain Salvador, J-Mee Katanyag, Arlene Muhlach, and Gardo Versoza.</p><p>“Bola Bola” marks Diaz’s first lead role in a series apart from her established love team with Kyle Echarri and The Gold Squad, the teen quartet which was launched via the hit afternoon drama “Kadenang Ginto” in 2018.</p><p>The title also sees Casiño’s first role after his widely followed “Pinoy Big Brother” stint, as well as Morishita’s return to acting since debuting as one-fifth of the breakout P-pop group BGYO.</p><p>“Bola Bola” is one of several titles to be launched Friday at iWantTFC’s “Unwrapped,” a blue-carpet event unveiling its original offerings in 2022.</p>

“Bola Bola” marks Francine Diaz’s first lead role in a series apart from her established love team with Kyle Echarri and The Gold Squad, the teen quartet which was launched via the hit afternoon drama “Kadenang Ginto” in 2018.

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Francine Diaz to topbill new series ‘Bola Bola’ with director JP Habac

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 09, 2021 05:18 PM PHT

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Updated December 09, 2021 10:57 PM PHT

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