EXCLUSIVE: Jao Mapa is returning to showbiz

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<div><img src='' alt='090315-jao_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Jao Mapa said that he will now be active again in showbiz. The actor relayed to Push.com.ph that he will appear in the pilot episode of an upcoming Kapamilya teleserye.</div><div><br/></div><div>'Well yeah hopefully <i>[tuloy-tuloy na] in fact kasama ako sa pilot ng Ang Probinsyano</i> and I'm under new management,' he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>Jao was all praises for the lead star of the show Coco Martin. '<i>Okay naman v</i>ery professional and<i> wala akong masabi,</i> hands down <i>ako [sa kanya]</i>, good actor and nice guy also. It's an honor to be working with Coco,' he said.</div><div><br/></div><div>As he is now back again in showbiz, Jao pointed out the other<i> Kapamilya</i> stars that he wants to work with. '<i>Siguro 'yung mga batikan sina </i>Albert Martinez... <i>Ngayon hindi ko pa masabi,</i> there are a lot of artists also who I want to work with in channel 2.'</div><div><br/></div><div>Jao's family is very supportive of his showbiz comeback. 'Very supportive, actually my wife is<i> kasi </i>an actress <i>pero </i>stage d<i>in siya. Hindi pa siya masyadong kilala</i>, she's a good actress, she does indie films.'</div><div><br/></div><div>The actor enthusiastically shared that he is very fulfilled with his family life. 'I'm a very happy to have three kids. My boy just turned 13, may teenager <i>na rin ako</i> and I'm waiting for my other two to turn teenagers. Also it's not easy but sarap to be a father.'</div><div><br/></div><div>He is also very thankful to have a very caring wife. 'She's the one who takes care of me, with my physique right now I owe it to her she also [checks] how I look and tells me what to do, what to eat, and exercise.'</div><div><br/></div><div><i>Main Photo credit to https://instagram.com/p/30wQeOSLfc/?taken-by=jao_mapa</i></div>

Jao Mapa gets the chance to work with Coco Martin.

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