Jackie Lou Blanco with Alden Richards and Sharon Cuneta. Image: Instagram/@reallysharoncuneta
Megastar Sharon Cuneta revealed that her friend Jackie Lou Blanco is part of the cast of her upcoming film with Kapuso actor Alden Richards, as she shared behind-the-scenes snaps of “A Mother & Son’s Story.”
For the past few days, the veteran actress-singer has been uploading photos from their movie set on her Instagram page, and on Thursday she shared snaps with Richards and Blanco, confirming the latter’s addition to the cast.
In her post’s caption, Cuneta declared, “Yea, kasama din namin si Jackie!!!! (Yea, Jackie also joins us!) [heart emojis].”
The “Unexpectedly Yours” star would later on share more behind-the-scenes photos including those from a scene with Blanco and “Love You Stranger” actor Tonton Gutierrez. The three had previously worked together in “Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin,” where Cuneta and Blanco played the role of sisters. In fact, Blanco’s first film, “My Only Love” starred Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion.
Blanco, on her Instagram Stories, shared one of Cuneta’s posts, adding a moving graphic that says “HAPPINESS.”
Screenshot of Jackie Lou Blanco’s Instagram Story
Prior to the start of filming—which commenced on June 20—an exchange between Blanco and the film’s director, Nuel Naval in the comments section of one of Naval’s posts on Instagram might have hinted at Blanco’s casting. In Naval’s reply to Blanco’s congratulatory comment, he told the actress, “Finally, I will see you again [heart emoji].”
Screenshot from Nuel Naval’s Instagram page
“A Mother & Son’s Story” will mark the first time Cuneta and Richards will appear together on the big screen. Aside from Blanco and Gutierrez, the Megastar had previously revealed that “Missed Connections” star Miles Ocampo would also be part of the film. /ra