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Young actor Zanjoe Marudo shared his experiences working with veteran actress, Maricel Soriano for ABS-CBN's upcoming mini-horror series "Florinda."

The actor admitted feeling intimidated by Soriano especially during the first taping day for the project.

"Nakakakaba talaga. Hindi ko alam kung may lalabas na boses sa bibig ko noong ka-eksena ko siya. Kasi wala, makikita mo pa lang siya parang nai-intimidate ka na talaga," Marudo told abs-cbnNEWS.com.

Marudo said that before taping a scene, Soriano would approach him and actress Roxanne Guinoo, his love interest in the series. She would give them advice on how to improve their acting.

"Bago naman kami magsimula kasi kinakausap niya ako kinakausap niya si Roxanne so naging okay na parang kapag nag-eksena kami tinuturuan niya kami, pinaayuhan niya kami," he added.

Marudo said that though he feels nervous working with Soriano, he is giving his best to make sure that the actress will only say good words about his acting.

"At saka nilabanan ko iyong kaba ko at takot ko na kapag naka-eksena ko siya," he said.

In "Florinda", Marudo portrays the role of Archie, Guinoo's boyfriend who plans to marry her and settle down outside the country. They encounter problems because of Florinda (Soriano).

"Hindi kami makaalis dahil kay Florinda dahil may problema siya dito sa Pilipinas, na parang minumulto siya o may nagpapakita sa kanya. Pero kaming lahat iniisp namin na nasisiraan siya ng ulo dahil wala kaming nakiita o nararamdaman. So, hindi maiwan ni Roxanne iyong ate niya. So iyon, ipaglalaban niya kung ako o iyong ate niya," Marudo said.

The actor proved his versatility doing drama and action TV projects. He admitted that doing a horror show is his hardest project to date.

"Mahirap, medyo nakakapagod tapos matagal ang bawat eksena kasi kailangan talagang paniwalain iyong mga tao na natatakot kayo kahit walang nakakatakot sa lugar at saka ang lakas makaubos ng energy," he explained.

Marudo started his career as a ramp model. He has turned into one of the most sought-after actors in the country and topbills several television and movie projects.

He is one of the three leading men of Anne Curtis in ABS-CBN’s television series “Dyosa.” He plays Mars, the illustrator who will fall in love with Josephine (Curtis).

He is also one of the lead stars of “Varga” where he portrays the character of James, the love interest of Varga (Mariel Rodriguez).

Marudo’s career zoomed when he joined the reality show Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition Season 1. After that, he appeared on different shows like “Super Inggo,” “Kokey,” and the sitcom “Aalog-Alog.”

He also starred in the movie “You Got Me” with Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga.

In the 2008 Golden Screen awards, Marudo was nominated in the category of Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for the short film “Altar.”

Marudo also hosts and performs for the ASAP’08 all-male-group Coverboys.

He is excited as he will be part of the network’s upcoming shows like “Parekoy,” and “The Wedding".

He is also set to do a movie with actress-comedienne Pokwang, Ruffa Gutierrez and senator-actor Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr.