Julie Anne San Jose revisits love for acting via 'SLAY'

Viewers are accustomed to watching Julie Anne San Jose perform on a weekend variety show or host a reality talent competition program.

- By JERRY DONATO

However, at this particular point in her career, the Sparkle GMA artist again revisits acting via "SLAY," a collaboration between GMA and Viu, airing Mondays to Thursdays at 9:25 p.m.

In it, she takes on the role of a strong and empowered woman named Liv or Olivia Baltazar. The latter is characterized as a loving daughter and a loyal girlfriend to coach Zach or Z (played by actor Derrick Monasterio). Given her romantic connection to the most popular fitness influencer in the "SLAY" narrative, Liv has been questioned to get a clearer picture of Z's hot and scorching ending.

Julie Anne's Liv is in stark contrast to previous characters such as Heart Fulgencio in "Heartful Café" and Maria Clara in "Maria Clara at Ibarra."

"Actually, (siya) yung pinaka-matanda sa kanilang apat (she's the oldest among the four girls). Liv is very whole as a person," Julie Anne gave the preliminary information about her character in a recent press conference. "Siya yung parang pinaka-aware sa lahat ng mga nangyayari sa paligid niya (she's the most aware of what's going in her immediate environment and situation)."

The other three women dramatis personae are Amelie, Sugar and Yana and portrayed by Gabbi Garcia, Mikee Quintos and Ysabel Ortega, respectively.