Janella Salvador’s new shows on IBC-13: fantasy series, teen drama

March 11, 2014

Less than a two months after she signed a contract with the sequestered TV network IBC-13 last January 24, 2014, teen actress Janella Salvador who is also acted as Nikkki Grace-Lim from ABS-CBN's daytime teleserye Be Careful With My Heart, she made her presence felt in the Kapinoy network.

Since she entered the showbiz industry, after acted her character role Nikki Grace-Lim for the daytime hit teleserye Be Careful With My Heart on ABS-CBN top-billed by Jodi Sta. Maria (Maya dela Rosa) and Richard Yap (Sir Chief), she just graduated 7th grade in St. Paul, Pasig last year and the daughter of singer-actress Jenine Desiderio and sister Juan Miguel Salvador.

Now, the 15-year old singer, actress, TV host and dancer has her feel-good with not only one but two new series for the Kapinoy network, including the fantaserye and a teen drama.

She dubbed the Asia's Teen Sweetheart and The Only Primetime Princess, Janella will handle two new series (a fantasy series and a teen drama) that will be team-up with Marlo Mortel.

First, she will star in Janella in Wonderland, the very first fantaserye, which is already premiered last January 13 and aired from Monday to Friday at 7:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Kapinoy Primetime. Salvador played the lead 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. As her first project for IBC, the fantasy series also starring the primetime leading man Marlo Mortel, DMZ-TV host Victor Anastacio, Andrei Felix and Gloria Romero, directed by Joyce E. Bernal.

"Oh my gee is Janella kasi ang galing ng mga fantaserye ng Janella in Wonderland na maging a mermaid tale," enthused the business unit head Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo, who presented the fantasy series to the media last January 24, together with IBC president and chief executive officer Boots Anson-Roa.

Also, she will lead the newest barkada in Friends 4Ever, the newest feel-good teen drama series which is inspired by the 90's teen dramas ABS-CBN's Gimik and GMA's T.G.I.S. If the two rival teeen dramas, because it playing the lead character as Nicole Gonzales, a 15-year old girl sweetheart. Premiered last March 1 every Saturday and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the series was also joined by Marlo Mortel, Sue Ramirez, Khalil Ramos, Francis Magundayao, Liza Soberano and Diego Loyzaga.

Meanwhile, she will be a regular performer for song and dance of the Sunday feel-good musical variety show Hey it's Fans Day! every Sunday from 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. which is premiered last March 2, which is hosted by James Reid, Nadine Lustre, Young JV and Yassi Pressman.

In addition to being a Kapinoy teen star, Janella is also recording the first album under IBC Records.