Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto transition from portraying teen parts to playing mature roles, and it’s evident in Ngayon at Kailanman, the newest Kapamilya series premiering tonight.
The primetime drama, which the onscreen couple describes as an ode to classic Filipino teleseryes about star-crossed lovers who must fight the odds to be together, will witness Joshua and Julia getting out of their comfort zone, and upping up the ante, so to speak.
“I feel that it’s healthy to explore and take a little bit of risk. We are adults now and the roles we portray are a bit mature so we are ready for any challenge that we’re going to have in Ngayon At Kailanman,” Julia remarked as she acknowledged the fact that there are expectations that they have to meet as actors now that they’re no longer teenagers.
In the series, Joshua is Inno, an heir of a powerful clan, and Julia is Eva, a streetwise girl who grew up in the slums.
Though they are from different worlds, destiny will bring them together but also tear them apart. While their love will be tested by the Inno’s family and the mystery surrounding the identity of Eva, it is up to them to decide what they are willing to risk for their love.
“It’s an interesting story so it’s challenging for us to play the characters. But I consider this challenge as a big motivation. More than feeling pressured, I’m just thankful for this opportunity. I just want to focus on this project to meet the expectations of the people who entrusted us with this project,” Julia related.
Like his onscreen partner, Joshua has nothing but appreciation and gratitude for the network for believing in their talent as lead stars.
“We feel so blessed, and we are thankful for the trust that Star Creatives has given us to be in this project,” Joshua said.
Pairing up for the first time in a television series, Joshua and Julia are glad that they share special feelings for each other since it allows them to be comfortable while on the set. They also agree that the level of trust on both parties allows them to become each other’s’ support system.
“There’s a different level of trust that makes us take care and support each other whenever we’re doing our scenes. But I feel whether or not there’s a special feelings between the two of us, I believe in any kind of partnership there should always be teamwork, there should be a common ground and a common goal when you are in the same project,” Julia explained.
The couple further said that although they are expected to deliver as a love team, they don’t feel that the network expected them be together in real life or end up having special feeling for each other.
“It’s our personal decision. But on our part, it helps that we are comfortable with each other. And since we are like this in real life, at work we are able to explore our characters and we already feel comfortable whenever we do intimate scenes,” the love team said.
Ngayon at Kailanman airs every night on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida after FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. It also features a powerhouse cast that includes Rosemarie Gil, Rio Locsin, Iza Calzado, Christian Vasquez, Alice Dixon, Ina Raymundo, Dominic Ocha, TJ Trinidad, Jameson Blake, and Joao Constancia.