IBC-13 Launches Mutya Orquia and Janella Salvador In Their Own Fantasy Series

January 10, 2014

Mutya Orquia and Janella Salvador are both primetime girls to be pioneered by IBC-13 to star the trend of fantasy series, Carita de Angel and Janella in Wonderland, that will start from Monday to Friday after and before Express Balita to beef up its primetime programming. Their manager, hosted a recent presscon for them to help promote their own by enter the fantaserye battle on Kapinoy Primetime.

Mutya Orquia as a little angel in Carita de Angel

For Carita de Angel, Mutya plays the mischievous Dulce Maria, a sweet-hearted girl and smart little angel who believes in God maid for heaven where the adventures and lessons learned of the daughter depressed rich widower. Directed by Mac Alejandre, her co-stars are Cara Eriguel, Richard Quan, Mitch Valdez, Raymond Bagatsing, Candy Pangilinan, John Regala, Cherie Gil, Lander Vera-Perez, Kendra Kramer, Gerald Pesigan, Atasha Muhlach, Sofia Millares and Louise Abuel.

Janella Salvador as a teen mermaid tale in Janella in Wonderland

In Janella in Wonderland, Janella plays the title role as Janella Bernardo, a 15-year old girl turning a teen mermaid tale under the sea as the Princess of the Sea where the sea creatures rule in the island, at home, school and the mermaid into underwater. She's a student from high school who she wearing a school uniform. One minute she's a teenager and the next she learns a family secret: she's a mermaid! Janella and her dolphin friend Zuma set off on an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana. With help from her mermaid friends, Janella saves the ocean kingdom. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal, Marlo Mortel will be Salvador's leading man. it's a first kind of fantaserye that also stars Victor Anastacio, Andrei Felix, Gloria Romero, Joel Torre, Bettina Carlos, Liza Soberano, Nathan Barrera, Miel Cuneta, Aldred Nasayao, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Michael Martinez, Shy Carlos, Francis Magundayao, Kelly dela Cruz and Carlo Lazerna. Also, featuring the mermaids underwater Alfred Vargas, Jai & Joj Agpangan, Mikee Lee, Yen Santos, KC Montero, Kat Alano and Paolo Serrano, the villains Alessandra de Rossi, RJ Ledesma, and Meryll Soriano, and the voices of Louise Abuel as Zuma, Elmo Magalona as a small red Jamaican crab Sebastian, Jon Santos as Shrimp, Pia Magalona as Fisher, Timothy Chan as Dreamfish, Josh Padilla as Remo and Chienna Filomeno as Whale Shark.

Carita de Angel is shown at 5:45 p.m. and Janella in Wonderland at 7:45 p.m. We hope that IBC-13's new programs will be heart-warming drama and light entertainment while it translate into higher ratings for them so they can attract more ads as they’re spending so much to boost their programming.