Next Up for JoChard and AshFred: My Guitar Princess

May 4, 2018

GMA’s search for a hit late-morning series continues.

After failing to hit paydirt with Ang Forever Ko’y Ikaw, GMA will once again try to give the popular JoChard (Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap) and AshFred (Sarah Lahbati and Fred Lo) love team a run for their money. Their latest attempt will come in the form of two young stars that will topbill the newest series My Guitar Princess, which premieres this Monday.

My Guitar Princess: Full Trailer (Posed by GMA Drama) (Gil Cuerva (flower roses), Julie Anne San Jose (guitar), Kiko Estrada (yellow flowers))

My Guitar Princess will be led by a pair of emerging Kapuso stars Julie Anne San Jose and Gil Cuerva. In this series, Celina (Julie Anne) is a promising but insecure 18-year-old singer and guitarist whose mother Adele (Sheryl Cruz) does not approve of her singing in front of an audience.

Amid her mother’s objection, Celina insists on performing even if it means tearing their relationship apart. Soon after, Celina’s talents caught the eye of two men who seek to fall in love with her: Elton (Gil), a 20-year-old singer based abroad whom fans call the ‘prince charming of pop’, and Justin (Kiko Estrada), Celina’s long-time confidant.

Completing the cast of My Guitar Princess are Isabelle de Leon, Jazz Ocampo, Marika Sasaki, Marc Abaya, Ralf King, Kier Legaspi, Frank Garcia, Maey Bautista, Rob Sy and Lui Manansala. It will be directed by Nick Olanka.

The popular love team of Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap (plus Robin Padilla as the third wheel) in Sana Dalawa ang Puso and Sarah Lahbati and Fred Lo (plus Martin Escudero as the third wheel) in Till My Heartaches End will provide a very tough obstacle for Julie Anne San Jose and Gil Cuerva. After all, these are a pair of young Kapuso stars who have been long underappreciated by the masses despite their immense talent.

That said, the only hope for GMA is to can maximize the potential of Julie Anne and Gil. Of course, it also helps that an aggressive social media and promotional campaign will benefit the show and its lead stars considering the network’s weaknesses in the two departments.

Still, it will not be easy for My Guitar Princess to overcome Sana Dalawa ang Puso and Till My Heartaches End. If GMA wants to avoid a repeat of Ang Forever Ko’y Ikaw, they need to push the right buttons, otherwise another short series is in the offing.

My Guitar Princess airs weekdays before Eat Bulaga on GMA.