Katya Santos (MNS Photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) — From doing teenybopper roles, Katya Santos transitioned to a sexy star as one of the members of Viva Hot Babes. Katya, who is now a mother, has let go of her sexy image and is back to doing wholesome role again.
She plays the role of Precious, a social worker, in the Kapamilya teleserye “Dream Dad.” Katya is also paired up with Ketchup Eusebio in the teleserye.
“I got married and syempre nag-mother role muna ako sa anak ko. Finally, nabigyan ako ng chance na makasama sa show na ito. Masaya ako dahil sa estado ko na ito, ngayon pa ako nagkaroon ng loveteam,” Katya said at the press conference of “Dream Dad.”
Katya admitted she really wanted to detach from her past sexy image. She acknowledged that her role on “Dream Dad” has given her the chance to do so.
“Siguro ‘yung wholesomeness na din nakatulong sa akin kasi nawala talaga yung Hot Babe thing, nabura. Napakalaking bagay noon sa akin kasi may pamilya na ako,” she said.
Among her sexy movies then were “Keka,” “Sukdulan” and “Sex Drive.” Thanks to “Dream Dad,” Katya believes people have already forgotten her former sexy image.
“Nakakatuwa din naman na nabigyan ako ng chance na ganoon, na wholesome naman, nawala na sa isip ng tao ‘yung dating reputation. Gusto ko din naman na matanggal iyon at dahil dito ang laking tulong ng character ko as Precious na makalimutan nila ‘yung dati kong shows,” she said.
Katya is grateful for the support of the viewers who think her portrayal is effective. She initially thought that playing a good character might be hard for her because of the kontrabida and sexy roles she has done in the past.
“Kaya naman palang maging mabait ‘yung character ko, at first kasi laging kontrabida. At first nahihirapan ako kasi feeling ko baka hindi nagsi-sink in sa mga viewers kasi all the time kontrabida ‘yung roles ko. So now achievement ulit sa akin iyon na pwede pala na mabait ‘yung
character ko,” she said.
Being a former child star, Katya admires the work ethics of her young co-star Jana Agoncillo.
“Siya (Jana) kasi mas witty, mas chumichika, hindi nahihiya. I think that’s nice kasi friendly siya and magaling siyang umarte. Mabilis din siyang mag-memorize,” she said.
“Dream Dad” also stars Zanjoe Marudo, Beauty Gonzales, Gloria Diaz, Maxene Magalona, Matt Evans and Ariel Ureta. (MNS)