Katrina Halili stars in pilot month of GMA-7's "Obra"

Katrina Halili is one of the busiest young actresses in showbiz today. Aside from her afternoon soap Magdusa Ka, she is slated to do two movies this year—Sundo and One Night Only. She will also have two more television shows, the upcoming fantaserye Gagambino and the new drama anthology Obra, which will start on Thursday, August 14.

"Nagpapasalamat po ako, yun nga, sa GMA-7 sa tiwalang ibinibigay nila sa akin," said Katrina during the press conference of Obra yesterday, August 7, at the Madarin Oriental Suites in Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Quezon City.

Obra is a weekly drama anthology that will feature a Kapuso star every month to showcase his or her versatility for different roles in the four episodes each month. For the pilot month, Katrina was chosen to portray roles that she has not done before.

The StarStruck alumna recalled that she used to wish for this kind of program. "'Yon naman po ang narinig ninyo sa akin mga ilang buwan po 'yong nakalipas, at binigay naman po sa akin."

She also related to the media that she was challenged with the first two episodes that she already taped for Obra. "Pareho pong mahirap. Iba-iba po kasi 'yon, e. 'Yong dalawa po, hindi ko pa po nagagawa—yung comedy po at saka yung sexy. Pero feeling ko po, lahat po naman mahirap, lahat naman po nagbibigay ng challenge, e," said Katrina.