BIANCA Umali is really so busy these days. Aside from Sahaya, she’s also in the cast of two new movies: Family History with GMA Pictures, and the horror flick Banal with APT Entertainment.

“’Yun pong Banal, tapos na ang shoot, may playdate na nga sa end of the month. ‘Yung Family History, sinu-shoot pa lang, so lagari po ako sa taping ng Sahaya—na ang layo ng set namin in Calatagan, Batangas—and sa shooting ng Family History dito sa Manila,” kuwento ni Bianca.

Ano naman ang role niya sa Family History?

“Ako po si Jenna at anak po ako nina Ina Feleo and John Estrada. Girlfriend ako ni Miguel Tanfelix, na anak naman nina Dawn Zulueta and Michael V.

“Multi-tasking po rito si Kuya Michael V, kasi siya rin ang writer, producer at director ng movie. Nakakatuwa siyang panoorin sa set, kasi his energy is really so amazing.”

She’s always playing the role of Miguel’s girlfriend both on the small and big screen. How about in real life?

“We have developed a deep friendship through the years. Hindi naman surprising kasi sabay kaming lumaki. We both started as child stars then, 12 (years old) pa lang kami, we were paired na in Kuwento ni Mariposa, tapos tuloy-tuloy na.

“But never kaming umabot sa pagiging boyfriend-girlfriend kasi pareho kaming mas priority ang trabaho at pag-aaral namin.”

How about now that they’re older since she’s 19 and Miguel is 20?

“Now, we’ve become more mature, mas malawak na ang tingin namin sa mga bagay-bagay, and we’re very close na we can confide each other’s problems sa isa’t isa. Pero hanggang doon na lang muna po,” sabi ni Bianca.

-MERCY LEJARDE