Thai actor Mario Maurer’s Manila visit to air on ABS-CBN
(UPDATE) Thai actor Mario Maurer’s Filipino fans will see more of him when he visits the country this month for a fan conference for his clothing apparel endorsement. The much-anticipated visit will air on ABS-CBN, which clinched the deal for the exclusive coverage of his visit.
Joyce Ramirez of PR Asia Worldwide, the agency that won the bid to represent Mario in the Philippines, confirmed that ABS-CBN will exclusively cover his activities such as his visit, TV guestings and formalization of his 2012 Star Cinema project.
Household name
Mario is a household name in Thailand. He has made successful movies such as “The Love of Siam,” where he won awards, including Best Actor in the 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival. But it was in his movie “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” where Mario attracted a big number of Filipino fans after it was aired on ABS-CBN.
The 22-year-old actor is the new face of clothing brand Penshoppe, which Ed Westwick of “Gossip Grl” fame also promoted in the Philippines when he came over early this year.
Mario has always been vocal about his excitement to meet Filipino fans and he expressed this in his Twitter account.
“I have to go to the Philippines to meet my fans because I have to go for Penshoppe. I will meet my fans there,” Mario said in an interview with ‘The Buzz.’
Mario will have a fan conference organized by the clothing brand at the PICC Plenary Hall on October 28. The event will be hosted by Mario’s fellow Thai VJ Utt, with a performance by Pan-Asian group Blush.
