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Reyma Deveza

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA —  OPM singer Erik Santos was grilled about former girlfriend Rufa Mae Quinto as he seated as guest juror on &quot;Your Face Sounds Familiar,&quot;  filling in for juror Ogie Alcasid.</p><p>Santos was asked questions about Quinto, one of the show&#x27;s celebrity performers as he expressed his excitement to be part of the celebrity musical impersonation competition.</p><p>&quot;Mas excited akong panoorin ang mga mapapanood ko ngayon kasi alam ko mag-e-enjoy ako dito,&quot; Santos said.</p><p>Cuneta quipped: &quot;Excited kang makita si Rufa Mae?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kakaupo ko pa lang parang umiinit na &#x27;yung upuan ko,&quot; Santos said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFjgqBEGQ_k?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>In the show, Cuneta also asked Santos about destiny as she recalled Santos and Quinto&#x27;s past relationship. </p><p>&quot;Kasi hindi ba kapag we&#x27;re in a relationship parang gusto mo siya &#x27;yung end game mo. Pero marami kayong pagdadaanan siyempre hindi mo alam kung kayo ang magkakatuluyan o hindi,&quot; Santos said.</p><p>Pressed on whether he still has feelings for Quinto, Santos replied: &quot;Wala na, wala na.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tFrDxuX55vE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div> </div><p>Santos who was being teased by his fellow jurors enjoyed the transformations of the celebrity contestants starting Dia Mate, who transformed as Jennifer Lopez and performed &quot;Papi.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Alam mo sing and dance napaka-challenging. Mahirap talaga kasi hindi mo alam kung saan ka magpo-focus and na-appreciate ko na parehong nagawa ni Dia &#x27;yung singing and dancing bukod sa kuhang-kuha &#x27;yung sexiness ni JLo. &#x27;Yun lang siguro ang hinanap ko &#x27;yung pitik ni JLo makanto siyang gumalaw pero over all ang ganda,&quot; guest juror Santos said.</p><p>&quot;Nakuha mo &#x27;yung general aura except mayroon siyang facial expressions at &#x27;yung pitik nga gaya ng sabi ni Erik &#x27;yun naman ang hinahanap ko,&quot; Cuneta said.</p><p>Ang hirap talagang gumaya hindi lang sa isang JLo kung hindi yung pitik na hinahanap nila ay galing yan sa pagiging Latina yung Latin blood na may ganoon may konting pitik ang katawan. Pero ang isang malaking salitang sinulat ko rito ay yung moments, mayroon kang moments kung saan nakita ko &#x27;yon at mahirap talaga &#x27;yon so kahit papaano nag-enjoy pa rin ako because there were moments kung saan yan ang JLo na hinahanap natin kay Dia. So good job,&quot;  juror Gary Valenciano added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eY-4mYRe91A?&amp;pp=ygUiSmFzb24gRHkgKyBFZCBTaGVlcmFuIEFCUy1DQk4gTmV3cw%3D%3Dautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Next to perform was celebrity performer Jason Dy, who transformed as Ed Sheeran and sang Perfect.&quot; Dy received praises from the jurors calling his performance &quot;flawless&quot; and &quot;perfect.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Jason this again was a flawless performance. Kasi pati accent niya, nuances niya the feel it was all Ed Sheeran. So I&#x27;m proud of you as usual, always one of the best for me,&quot; Cuneta said.</p><p>&quot;Alam ko mai-impress  talaga si Ed Sheeran sa iyo kasi ginawa mo ang research mo, alam mo ang kuwento ng kantang ito at ginamit mo ang kuwentong ito, inilagay mo sa puso mo. Alam mo kung paano maging Ed Sheeran at alam mo rin kung paano maging Erik Santos,&quot; Valenciano added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hg4i-2m8aRA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>In Sunday&#x27;s episode, duo JM dela Cerna and Marielle Montellano brought the house down as they transformed as Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj, respectively. The two received standing ovation from jurors Cuneta and Santos with their performance of &quot;Beauty and A Beat.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Siguro mag-a-agree ang lahat ng ka-Familiars na ito ang pinakamalayo sa kung saan sila nasanay na makita kayo. Para sa akin sa lahat ng mga performances niyo, ito para sa akin ang pinaka may impact sa akin. Kasi sa boses pa lang ni JM at ginaya ang boses ni Bieber ... kung saan nandoon dapat mismo ang boses mo -- nandoon mismo. Tapos biglang pumasok si Nicki Minaj &#x27;yun lang ang reaksiyon ko talagang kayo na ang bahala. Ang tanong ko lang, ano ba ang hindi niyo kayang gawin? I don&#x27;t know because kaya nilang gawin lahat. Congratulations ang galing niyong dalawa,&quot; Valenciano said.</p><p>&quot;Paglabas ni JM alam mo ang pagka-nonchalant na parang natural lang kay Justin Bieber na walang ka-effort-effort. &#x27;Yung boses ni Bieber kuhang-kuha. Parang you also studied your assignment. Paglabas ni Marielle Diyos ko wala na sinakluban na ako ng langit at lupa in a good way.  &#x27;Yung transformation ni Marielle was so unexpected pati &#x27;yung galaw. ... As usual that&#x27;s perfect, excellent, awesome,&quot; Cuneta said.</p><p>&quot;Alam niyo naman ito fan ako ng JMielle ngayong nakita ko ang performance niyo ako ay namangha. Alam ko na ginawa niyo ang assignment niyo without trying too hard and you did it so confidently, napaka-confident niyong dalawa ibang klase. JM, hindi ko akalain na magaling kang sumayaw, &#x27;yung boses gayang-gaya. Marielle, &#x27;yung attitude, &#x27;yung angst ni NIcki Minaj ibang klase hindi ko nakita ang JMielle nakita ko si Nicki at Justin. Bow ako sa inyo,&quot; Santos added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Zw93zj7Qo8?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>BGYO&#x27;s Akira Morishita transformed as his idol Shawn Mendes and sang &quot;Treat You Better.&quot;</p><p>&quot;You did your best for this one pero I could still may kaba. Alam mo yung favorite niya si Shawn malapit naman sa vocals pero &#x27;yung konting gigil pa, &#x27;yung performing style ni Shawn &#x27;yun ang hinihintay ko. Konti na lang. That was a good performance but I know you could do better pa,&quot; Cuneta said.</p><p>&quot;Hinihintay ko lang na makipag-flirt ka sa audience mo. So dahil na-over power ng kaba mo &#x27;yung performance mo parang nakalimutan mo ang makipag-flirt ka sa audience mo &#x27;yun ang hindi ko nakita kanina. ... Medyo nag-struggle sa vocals sa singing mo kasi &#x27;yung nerves ramdam ko rin, pero  nandoon na eh,&quot; Santos said.</p><p>&quot;Naniniwala kaming lahat na mayroon pa, pwede pang pigain ng konti at mas marami kamng makikita sa iyo for sure,&quot; Valenciano said.</p><p>Next week,  singer Jarlo Base will transform as Amy Winehouse and actress-singer Alexa Ilacad will transform as &quot;YFSF&quot; juror Sharon Cuneta. 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Erik Santos grilled about Rufa Mae on 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'

Reyma Deveza,

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Published December 29, 2025 10:22 AM PHT

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