Erich Gonzales Now a Kapinoy By Joining ‘Iskool Bukol’

February 1, 2017

From being a guest star on the fourth episode, newest Kapinoy Erich Gonzales is now a mainstay in IBC and Secarats-produced Saturday night sitcom Iskool Bukol.

Erich Gonzales as Teacher Erich

“I have a good news it is to work in IBC-13. I only hear great things about this network. Finally, now I’m here, I’m excited that I have been given the opportunity to work here,” Erich said in the contract signing held today (February 1) with IBC EVP Lito Ocampo Cruz, IBC Chief Entertainment Officer Wilma Galvante and Secarats owner and producer Francisco Abuan, Jr.

With her teacher portrayal as Teacher Erich Mendoza, the teacher girl in Diliman High School as Teacher Rude’s (Fred Lo) love interest, In the first forth episodes of IBC and Secarats-produced very popular school-oriented sitcom Iskool Bukol, Erich Gonzales has proven that her teacher in acting is not only limited to primetime teleseryes and romantic movies. She can also learned in comedy.

At first, Erich was just a guest star in the sitcom. But eventually after showing her innate teacher in high school, Iskool Bukol proudly launches Erich Gonzales as a newest member, whose humor is sure to add laughter and hilarous fun in a high school level.

 Lito Ocampo Cruz, Erich Gonzales, WIlma Galvante, Francisco Abuan, Jr. 

It can be recalled that recently, Erich was last seen in ABS-CBN ’s hit daytime series Be My Lady with Daniel Matsunaga. Now in Iskool Bukol, she’s ready to teaching the comedienne in her. Erich will be part of the Saturday primetime school-oriented sitcom topbilled by the Runaway Princess Keith Cruz, the Comedienne Princess Raisa Dayrit and the Teen Female Sweetheart Joyce Abestano are the three high school characters, along with Angelu de Leon, Bobby Andrews, Boom Labrusca, Desiree del Valle, Francis Magundayao, Justin Ward, Harold Rementilla and Nova Villa; along with Mr. Fu as the good-looking Principal Oscar, Alodia Gosiengfiao as the very nice Teacher Alodia and Fred Lo as the good-looking but nerdy Rude,  the youngest professor to teach at Diliman High School.

Iskool Bukol is inspired by the longest-running comedy sitcom Iskul Bukol, which will feature the iconic trio of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon (collectively known as TVJ), that will be turned into a school-oriented high school teen sitcom.

In an interview, Erich said that besides the acting awards she wants to bag in the future, she also dreamt of starring in school-oriented sitcoms like Iskool Bukol as a teacher girl.

“I grew up watching sitcoms, especially those filled with moral values. I also believe that an academic friendship can be learned by watching television together,” said Erich.

Meanwhile, Iskool Bukol is the top-rating sticom introduced by IBC-13 and Secarats Talent Management Services, and hailed as the most watched comedy program in the country. According to Kantar Media last Saturday (January 28), the school-oriented sitcom garnered 28.8% TV rating, alongside with other top-rating shows of the Kapinoy network.

With this very own teacher girl, the feel-good habit of the undisputed Kapinoy Comedy has definitely been revived. Iskool Bukol airs every Saturday, 7:45PM after Express Balita Weekend on IBC-13. For more updates, log on to IBC.com.ph, follow @IskoolBukolIBC on Twitter and Instagram, and ‘like’ the show’s official Facebook page at Facebook.com/IskoolBukolIBC.