Jay-R Goes Back to Acting as Pato in GMA-7's "Lalola"

Prince of RnB Jay-R tries his acting skill once again in the new primetime series of GMA-7 titled Lalola.

The 27-year-old singer excitedly talked about his character, Pato, in the new comedy series.

"Ang tagal na rin since I got into a teleserye, e," said Jay-R. "You know, we're always busy and we're looking for the right part naman. Pero ito naman is a really good part, e."

For this role, Jay-R said he attended some acting workshops. He said, "Actually, maraming preparation this time, e. We did a lot of workshops for drama, for comedy. Okey siya, e. I've never been in a workshop before, pero sa Lalola required talaga, e. So, it was kinda a nice, first time ko."

Jay-R was first seen acting in the movie So Happy Together (2004). It was followed by several TV appearances in shows like Love to Love (2004) and Encantadia (2006). He also appeared in two Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entries, Exodus (2005) and Desperadas (2008). Lastly, he will still be part of the sequel of Desperadas in this year's MMFF.