Sibling rivals in the new ABS-CBN show Good Vibes, Sam Concepcion and Enrique Gil are really good friends, two peas in a pod, similar in more ways than one.Sam (no relation to Gabby Concepcion), 18 (last Oct. 17, Libra), stands 5’8”; weighs 130 lbs.; and wears medium-sized shirt, medium-sized briefs and size-9.5 shoes.
Sam is a child of theater. His two brothers and a sister are theater actor-singers, and so is their dad, Raymond Concepcion (currently appearing in a Repertory Philippines production). He’s in 11th grade and will take up Music in college.
Winner of the ABS-CBN Little Big Star singing contest (with Charice as third-placer), Sam has been in the business for five years. “But including my work in theater,” said Sam, “almost eight years.”
So far, so good. “I never imagined I would go this far in five years,” added Sam. “I do albums, I act in teleseryes, I get to dance in shows, I do theater — I’m having the best of all worlds! Add to that my doing the front act for Taylor Swift during her concert in Manila.”
Among his other shows: Super Inggo, Walang Kapalit (as the young Piolo Pascual), Boystown and I Love Betty La Fea.
Enrique (no relation to Cherie and Mark Gil), 19 (last March 30, Aries), stands 5’10”; weighs 150 lbs.; and wears small/medium-sized shirt, medium-sized briefs and size-10 shoes. He has mixed blood — Spanish, German and Filipino. School (Information Technology at San Beda College, Parañaque City) is put “on hold.”
A member of the 2008 Star Circle 16, Enrique has appeared in two movies (Till My Heartaches End and Pitas) and has done a few soaps (Pieta, Rosalka, etc.) and is now in the Mula sa Puso revival reprising the role played by Diether Ocampo in the original. He’s the second among three children.
With your schedule now, how much sleep do you get per night?
Sam: I have irregular sleeping schedules, but I get a good amount of sleep.
Enrique: Just enough…around six to eight hours.
Favorite sleepwear?
Sam: Boxers and T-shirt.
Enrique: Boxers and T-shirt.
How many pillows do you sleep with?
Sam: Three. One under my head, one between my legs and one that I hug.
Enrique: Three. One under my head, a hotdog pillow that I hug and the third one close beside me.
Do you snore?
Sam: They told me that I don’t.
Enrique: Sometimes, when I’m super-pagod.
Do you talk in your sleep?
Sam: They told me that I don’t. I’m a quiet sleeper.
Enrique: Hmmmmm, no!
Do you sleepwalk?
Sam: It did happen to me once. I was so tired and I went straight to bed. When I woke up, I wasn’t in my room anymore.
Enrique: I did once. I sleepwalked into my mom’s room and I sat on her bed, imagining I was a dog, barking!
Last thing that you do before you go to sleep?
Sam: Excluding brushing my teeth and taking a shower, well, I pray. For what? Just thanking God for a productive day.
Enrique: Lie in bed with my dog Lambskin while watching TV.
And the first thing that you do when you wake up?
Sam: Take a shower at once.
Enrique: Let somebody massage my back and then I brush my teeth.
Describe your diet…favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks between meals.
Sam: Filipino breakfast (tapa with egg, etc.). For lunch, pasta. For dinner, if I could, I have steak every night. For snacks, pasta pa rin and burgers.
Enrique: For breakfast, sardines omelet, corned beef, hotdogs and sausages. For lunch, seafood. For dinner, kare-kare, Bicol Express, adobo. I have a sweet tooth so I take sweets as snacks.
How much water do you take per day?
Sam: I try to drink at least eight glasses.
Enrique: A lot! I easily get thirsty.
Do you have time to work out?
Sam: I work out at Gold’s Gym as often as I can.
Enrique: Sometimes, I run. Most of the time, my workout is the dancing that I do on the show.
What part of your body needs improvement?
Sam: My entire body. Galing ako sa payat and I hardly gain weight. When I work out, I don’t do it by segments, but my whole body.
Enrique: My butt. Very, very curvy. I need to trim it.
What part of your body is most vulnerable?
Sam: My stomach. I get tickled easily on my side.
Enrique: My lower back. It aches when I dance.
Favorite part of your body?
Sam: My tummy. It’s flat!
Enrique: My arms.
What part of a girl’s body do you notice first?
Sam: Her silhouette and her eyes.
Enrique: Her face.
What turns you off in a girl?
Sam: Tactless girls, and mayayabang.
Enrique: ‘Yung hindi totoo sa sarili. Plastic!
What do you do for relaxation?
Sam: Just stay home and watch DVDs — action, romance, drama, it depends on my mood.
Enrique: I get a massage, home service. Or I swim.
Favorite hideaway.
Sam: The beach.
Enrique: Pandanon Island in Cebu. I’m a Cebuano.
Favorite sport.
Sam: Basketball.
Enrique: Basketball and swimming.
How’s your love life?
Sam: No girlfriend.
Enrique: Girlfriend? Sa ngayon, wala.
Do you have a night life?
Sam: Sometimes, I go out with friends, but very seldom.
Enrique: Dati mayroon. Ngayon wala na.
Name three of your crushes.
Sam: Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson and Selena Gomez.
Enrique: Meagan Fox, Isla Fisher and Kate Beckinsale.
Three actors who are your role models.
Sam: Michael Jackson.
Enrique: Ben Stiller, Johnny Depp and Chris Farley.
Dream leading ladies?
Sam: Erich Gonzalez, Jessie Mendiola and Empress Schuck.
Enrique: My three crushes.
Dream role?
Sam: Like the ones played by Johnny Depp.
Enrique: Action na may horror, zombie-type character.
Using only body language, how would you make a girl know that you like her?
Sam: I simply look and look at her.
Enrique: Titingnan ko lang siya.
Source: Ricky Lo, The Philippine Star
Photos courtesy of Gian Carlo Vizcarra and Tim Medrano for STAGES via mykiru.blogspot
