RURU MADRID EMBARKS ON A 'WORLD TOUR' BEFORE DOING ACTION AGAIN

As a Kapuso artist, Ruru Madrid also has the privilege to meet our kababayan abroad and bring live Pinoy entertainment to them via Kapuso international projects and events such as "Sparkle World Tour."

- By JERRY DONATO

He and co-artists remind overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and residents of their first home and represent its warmth and love.

Pinoys, wherever they may be in the world, are still tethered and connected to the Philippines, and they miss it even if they've found a new home abroad.

In the forthcoming Sparkle event, Ruru will share the center stage with Comedy Queen and "The Clash" judge Ai-Ai delas Alas, actress Kyline Alcantara and singer Jessica Villarubin.

Last year, he and Bianca Umali, also known as "RuCa," were part of the "Sparkle Goes to Canada," which also featured "BarDa" (Barbie Forteza and David Licauco) and "JulieVer" (Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz).

With Ai-Ai as a fellow headliner, how will the GMA action-adventure-and-drama actor, Ruru, keep up in tickling the audience's funny bone?

"Siguro magpapaturo ako kay Mama Ai ng mga punchlines (maybe I will ask Ms. Ai-Ai to teach me to deliver some punchlines)," said he in a recent press conference for the Kapuso showcase that begins on Aug. 16 and 17 in Toronto, Canada and continues on Aug. 29 and Sept. 1 in Calgary. The "Sparkle World Tour" will culminate in November. "Siguro i-enjoy ko lang talaga yung moment ko doon (I will just enjoy my moments there)."