'P77' is a Showbiz Blessing JC Alcantara Didn't See Coming

The thrilling part, as in kilig, about receiving a manna from showbiz heaven is that it lands in one's lap unceremoniously.

- By JERRY DONATO

It's a blessing that remotely crosses the mind.

Rise Artists Studio and Star Magic talent JC Alcantara can attest to that when he and his team learned that the young actor was part of the GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs film, "P77." The latter is now showing in local cinemas.

"Hindi namin inaasahan. Nagulat kami... parang bakit ako yung nakuha, diba? (We never expected it, and we were all surprised... I was, like, asking myself, 'Why was I chosen?'," said JC in a brief chat with The STAR. "There are a lot of talents from GMA and ABS that could be possibly considered and are very talented (and who are better than I am)."

At this point, knowing the whys is no longer relevant, but one thing is clear: the son character named Theo of the inhabitants of P77 or Penthouse 77 was meant for him.

JC looked back that he had been manifesting things such as projects he wanted to try in the near future before the good news came.

And "P77" was the outcome of that visualization.