Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia might just be in a remake of a classic Claudine Barretto and Rico Yan film.
Viva Entertainment recently shared a quote from Claudine in a 2015 Philippine Entertainment Portal interview where she said, “I told Direk Wenn [Deramas] and I told [producer] Tita Malou Santos, I want Julia to do the remake of ‘Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita.’”
“And then ako si Jaclyn Jose, mas pinalakihan yung role (I’ll play Jaclyn Jose’s part but in a bigger role),” she added.
Released in 1998, “Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita” stars Claudine, Rico Yan, and Diether Ocampo. The movie features an unlikely romance between Mela, a schoolgirl with a bad reputation (Barretto) and a rich student who’s a stickler for rules (Yan).
Rico Yan and Claudine Barretto in ’90s hit movie “Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita” Image: YouTube/Star Cinema
Jose plays Mela’s aunt in the film.
Julia has reacted to Viva’s post and wrote, “Mama this is our dream!”
Image: Twitter/@barrettojulia
In a picture of Claudine with niece Julia and love team partner Joshua Garcia at the 2017 Star Magic Ball, director Alco Guerrero captioned, “This is a fantastically-acted movie just waiting to happen.”
Image: Instagram/@alco_guerrero
“Will the hit movie be remade? Stay tuned,” Viva wrote.
During the Star Magic Ball 2017 last Sept. 30, Claudine told ABS-CBN News that she doesn’t want her niece and Joshua Garcia to be tagged as the next Claudine Barretto-Rico Yan.
“Bilang pamangkin ko, I want na higitan pa niya yun sana…Naniniwala ako na kaya niya (Since she’s my niece, I want her to do better than I did…I believe she can do it),” she said. Niña V. Guno /ra
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