Erich Gonzales, Enchong Dee topbill 'Maria la del Barrio' Remake | 'Maria la del Barrio' Cast and Trailer Video

Erich Gonzales and Enchong Dee on "Maria la de Barrio' poster | Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN

The telenovela that started it all, Thalia's "Maria la del Barrio" will be remade by ABS-CBN this Summer 2011 with Erich Gonzales and Enchong Dee taking the lead roles.

Here's the list of cast and characters of the Philippine remake of the hit Mexican soap:

Maria la Del Barrio Cast (ABS-CBN)

* Erich Gonzales as María Hernandez
* Enchong Dee as Luis Fernando Dela Vega
* Paw Diaz as Soraya Montenegro
* Arron Villaflor as Vladimir Dela Vega (as the replacement of Inno Martin in a early promotion)
* Ian Veneracion as Don Fernando De La Vega
* Angel Aquino as Victoria Montenegro-Dela Vega
* Jane Oineza as Vanessa dela Vega (as the replacement of Tricia Santos in a early promotion)
* Kaye Brosas as Carlota
* Miles Ocampo as Penelope Rodriguez
* Katya Santos as Cha-Cha
* Justin Gonzales as Pedro
* Gio Alvarez as Anot
* Atoy Co as Mang Doro
* Badjie Mortiz as Urbano
* Charee Pineda as Rufina
* Auriette Divina as Marcela
* Ai Ai delas Alas as Casilda

Below is Maria La Del Barrio's Trailer courtesy of Youtube/ABS-CBN:


Meanwhile, here's the synopsis of the upcoming soap on ABS-CBN:

María Hernandez (Erich Gonzales) is a naíve girl who dreams of a Prince Charming in her life. When she meets Luis Fernando Dela Vega (Enchong Dee), she thought she already met her Prince Charming. But when she sees him with another girl, Soraya Montenegro (Paw Diaz), she gets hurt and seeks revenge as she transforms into a rich, gorgeous woman and becomes the girlfriend of Luis Fernando's younger brother, Vladimir Dela Vega (Inno Martin). Will Luis love her again for who she was or who she changed into?

Enchong Dee helps Simon Atkins and Kim Chui to meet in person

Kapamilya young actor Enchong Dee reportedly facilitated a meet-up between UAAP basketball player Simon Atkins and actress Kim Chui.

Photo courtesy of Bench

Enchong, who is also from De La Salle University like Simon and who won many swimming competitions for the school, was said to have asked through a phone call by his swimming coach to introduce Simon to Kim personally.

Kim is yet to be interviewed on how her first encounter with Simon went.

Simon Atkins headlined entertainment news recently after posting a series of post in the social media site Twitter telling how he wanted to meet the beautiful young actress Kim. They were able to talk over the phone but were not able to meet personally until this.

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Is Enchong Dee Gay?

A couple of days ago, I happened to watch an episode of Juicy on TV5 and there was this blind item. The issue was that of a young actor claiming in an interview that he is courting a young actress but then in a separate interview, the young actress denied it. The host were also reenacting this gesture of him which they find so gay. It seemed like the hosts were so sure that he is indeed gay. The clues given were: a swimmer, a vitamin in his name, and currently has a movie showing.
For me, the clues point to Enchong Dee since he is a swimmer and stars on 'I Do' which is the only Pinoy movie I know that will be shown in theaters this week. Perhaps, the other clue is Vitamin D which denotes to his last name, Dee.

What do you think about this? Do you think Enchong Dee is gay?