Why Marian Rivera decided to back out of ‘First Yaya’

Marian Rivera was excited to star in a new teleserye called “First Yaya,” but the Kapuso Primtime Queen has chosen to put “family first.”

According to Lyn Ching’s showbiz report on “Unang Balita” Monday, the actress opted out of the proposed lock-in taping for the series so she could continue taking care of her kids Zia and Ziggy.

Marian’s husband Dingdong Dantes recently wrapped up a 12-day “closed-group” shoot for the award-winning Kapuso drama “Descendants of the Sun.”

The Kapuso Primetime King and Jennylyn Mercado, who play “Big Boss” Captain Lucas and Dr. Maxine on the show, have shared some final group photos with their co-stars set.

 

 

 

 

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That wraps up our Descendants of the Sun tapings! Thank you to the brilliant direk Dom and Big Boss @dongdantes who kept me motivated; and thank you to the hardworking staff and crew who helped make it all possible. I have nothing but love and gratitude. Hats off rin sa ating modern-day heroes, our frontliners who served as my inspiration para gampanan ang role ko bilang Dra. Maxine.  Maraming salamat po at maraming salamat sa @gmanetwork. ???? Magkita-kita tayo sa muling pagbabalik ng Dots sa GMA7! Malapit na! ???? ... Keep your distance, direk. ????????

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Sep 10, 2020 at 10:19pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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All set for the final battle. #AlphaTeam #DescendantsOfTheSunPH @gmanetwork

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Sep 8, 2020 at 11:21pm PDT

Dingdong also shared his personal experiences      while filming during the pandemic, and how proud he was to be part of the DOTS family for almost a year.

“Been wearing these boots for almost a year now to give life to Capt. Lucas Manalo. Now, it is time to loosen these laces to make way for the next journey. Mission accomplished!” he wrote in the captions.

 

 

 

 

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Been wearing these boots for almost a year now to give life to Capt. Lucas Manalo. Now, it is time to loosen these laces to make way for the next journey. Mission accomplished!

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Sep 10, 2020 at 6:09am PDT

As of writing, Marian's replacement for "First Yaya" has yet to be announced. — Margaret Claire Layug/LA, GMA News