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Jane Oineza, RK Bagatsing look back on career highlights, milestones

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Mary Ann Bardinas

Through the years that they’ve been in the local entertainment scene, Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing have certainly gained throngs of supporters as individual artists and on-and-off-screen pairs.And recently, we had the chance to get to know each of them better, as well as discover more about their endearing relationship through their stint in Jeepney TV’s “Stars On Stars,” wherein they had an intimate and insightful conversation about their respective careers, their journey from colleagues to friends to lovers, their working and personal relationships, their views on marriage, and their plans for the future.<div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="703" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZQGAJDQK1k" title="Stars On Stars: Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing | Full Episode" width="1250"></iframe></div><div> </div><div>Career milestones and highlights</div>As many of us already knew, RK is the younger brother of seasoned actor Raymond Bagatsing. RK grew up watching the films and series that his Kuya Raymond did, through which he realized how exceptional and prominent an actor his older brother actually is. Thus, he regards him as his biggest inspiration to become an actor.RK’s enthusiasm to take on the same path further heightened when his kuya brought him on the set of the classic soap opera “Marinella,” through which he had the chance to witness the behind-the-scenes happenings in filming teleserye scenes.While RK started in showbiz late, Jane has been in the business since she was around 4, starting out as a commercial model. It was her appearance in a shampoo TV ad where everything started for her, as it became her ticket to landing a role in the classic series “Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan” (2001-2003), which was her first-ever teleserye acting gig. It was followed by more projects, which were mostly young counterparts of lead actresses and daughters of significant characters.Although the daytime series “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/bemylady" target="_blank">Be My Lady</a>” was his first foray into acting on TV, it was his portrayal of Arnaldo Torillo in the acclaimed series “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/wildflower" target="_blank">Wildflower</a>” (2017-2018) that made RK famous. But unbeknownst to us, he was actually overcome by overthinking, especially during the pilot week, because he was so worried if he could really do it. He even assumed that he was going to be replaced, which never happened and he went on to enjoy the journey after getting through that phase he truly found challenging.As Jane imparted that she’s the type of actress who can easily let go of a character, she found herself struggling for the first time to do so in their latest film, “Love Child,” and both their characters, as she felt so deeply for them, the story, and for everyone behind the 2024 Cinemalaya Film Festival entry.In the two decades that she’s been in showbiz, she has certainly worked with a lot of artists, from the newbies to the bigwigs. But among them, it was with veteran actress Angel Aquino, with whom she fangirled the most while they were doing the “Manika” episode of “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/maalaalamokaya" target="_blank">Maalaala Mo Kaya</a>” in 2012. Even though they already had other projects prior to it, she still couldn’t get enough of her talent, beauty, and authenticity, which she truly admires.While some celebrities confessed about reaching a point in their lives when they considered quitting showbiz due to a variety of reasons, Jane confessed that it actually never crossed her mind, although there were instances where she was beleaguered with self-doubt. “Never kong naisip na this isn’t for me, kasi I know deep down na ito talaga ‘yong gusto kong gawin and ito talaga ‘yong where I’m happy. I know I wanna do it longer, I wanna stay here longer,” she stated.Then she continued, “I don’t see myself na parang may gagawin akong iba e. Dito talaga ako happy. Of course, there’s always room for improvement and ‘yon naman ako always. Hindi pa ‘to ‘yong final form. Parang marami pa tayong pwedeng i-improve and learn, but I’m staying here.”Apart from the teleseryes and movies she starred in, among the highlights of Jane’s career could be “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/goinbulilit" target="_blank">Goin’ Bulilit</a>,” through which she was able to further hone her acting chops and develop her other talents. Besides, it was also during that stint that she was able to create a lot of her fondest memories as a child, from taking on different roles in their comedy sketches to playing with her castmates off-cam.With regard to the actors they dream of working with someday, RK said that it would be Maricel Soriano, while it’s John Lloyd Cruz for Jane as a fervent fan of his 2007 classic film “One More Chance.”

Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing talk about their showbiz career and plans for the future in this episode of Jeepney TV’s “Stars on Stars.”