GMA International, the business unit that operates and distributes GMA Net­work’s international chan­nels – GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International – is poised to delight its Kapuso audi­ence abroad as it brings Kapuso Premier Actress Lovi Poe to the 2014 Pinoy Fiesta and Trade Show sa Toronto this June 28. Sponsored by GMA In­ternational and the Philip­pine Canadian Charitable Foundation (PCCF), the event is one of many cel­ebrations around the world in commemoration of Phil­ippine Independence Day. The program includes a performance by Lovi as well as a meet and greet with her fans.

The event will be held at the Metro Toronto Conven­tion Centre, Hall A, North Building from 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM. This month, Lovi returns to in­ternational television screens as she breathes life to the charac­ter of Shiela Salazar-Real in Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real, currently air­ing on the GMA’s flagship interna­ tional channel, GMA Pinoy TV.

Compared to her previous TV roles, Lovi plays a totally dif­ferent character in the series as she is required to be adventur­ous and strong-willed. Eventu­ally her vulnerability as a wom­an who loved a man dearly will  also be revealed.

“My character here as Shiela has a strong personality and is a bit boyish. Kasi in ‘Akin Pa Rin ang Bu­kas’, medyo weak yung character ko, naging strong na lang siya to­wards the end,” said Lovi.

“But this one, strong siya in the beginning  pero nung nalaman niya yun ginawa ng asawa niya… siy­empre pag tayo naman mga babae kahit gaano pa tayo ka-strong but once we get our hearts broken, may time na tumitiklop tayo and that’s what’s going to happen.”

With the international premiere of their series, Lovi is also looking forward to reaching out to their fans abroad. “I’m really ex­cited na mai-share yun sa kanila. At least it will make them feel a lot closer to us here pag may pinapakitang shows from the Philip­pines,” she says.

Playing the leading man in the series is Kapuso primetime king Dingdong Dantes as Anthony Real as the man Shiela fell in love with and married. However, everything will change when she finds out that she is not the only Mrs. Real; that her husband is also married to Millet portrayed by the Diamond Star Ms. Maricel Soriano.

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