00:00The actor Antonio Vinson is now making his own name.
00:04He was born as a veteran actor named Roy Vinson.
00:07Antonio will be watching on television as part of the action drama series of JMA Prime of Batang Riles.
00:14Before the program starts, how did Antonio's dream of becoming an artist come true?
00:20Find out here in Kapuso Insider.
00:30Antonio was just a kid when his dream of becoming an artist came true.
00:34Because his father, Roy, always accompanied him in his tapings.
00:38When I was 10, my dad accompanied me in JMA.
00:43Because he made a production like Starbuilders before.
00:47So his talents were being auditioned.
00:49That's why I was eager for that audition.
00:51Of course, I didn't get it because I was a kid back then.
00:56I'm super related to my dad because when I was a kid,
01:00I was with him in his fights, in his movies.
01:05Back then, when he was doing it, my dad and I were really bonding.
01:10Because he would scold me even if I was just a kid.
01:12Even if I was just a bartender here.
01:14When I was cleaning here, he would carry a sack.
01:18When he was walking in the taping, he was like a guest.
01:22Even though Roy was always with him in his tapings,
01:25Antonio discovered basketball when he was playing.
01:28Aside from Sparkle JMA Artist Center,
01:31Antonio was also the co-manager of Cornerstone Entertainment.
01:34When I arrived, my dad was surprised.
01:36I was thinking about basketball when I was 15.
01:40I was in a basketball school in San Beda.
01:43So I saw Cornerstone on TikTok.
01:46My dad realized it and he was like,
01:48Oh, you were in Cornerstone? Wow!
01:50Because my dad was practicing for me to become independent.
01:53I was able to stand on my own two feet.
01:55My mom was surprised.
01:57Oh, you were in Sparkle?
01:58Now that Antonio is in Sparkle,
02:00he told me that his father, Roy, was surprised
02:02because he thought his son was leveling up.
02:04I saw Ms. Abby at the Halloween party in Cornerstone.
02:07So I auditioned for Sparkle.
02:10So my dad was surprised again.
02:12Oh, you're in Sparkle?
02:13It's like you're leveling up.
02:15Upgraded.
02:16When Antonio celebrated his 16th birthday,
02:20a new blessing came into his life
02:23when he became a member of Sparkle Teens.
02:25Then my birthday, when I was 16,
02:28he was surprised.
02:29Like, wow, you got it.
02:31The next day, there was a photoshoot for Sparkle Teens.
02:35Me and Clifford Bryce.
02:37So there.
02:38Sparkle Teens came out.
02:39It was an AOS.
02:40I was so proud.
02:41I watched it for the first time with my dad
02:43on All Out Sunday.
02:45Now, Antonio will be in charge of the kids' releases
02:48of Miguel Tan Felix, Pocoy De Santos,
02:50Bruce Roland, and Raheel Birria.
02:52Roy Sagu still surprises his son
02:54from being a basketball player
02:56to becoming an actor.
02:58This is my big project.
02:59This is my first time in a teleserie
03:01with kids' releases.
03:03He was so surprised
03:05because, wow, this basketball player
03:08is a big star.
03:10A prime star.
03:12He didn't realize that I was an action star.
03:14Now that he's in the show business industry,
03:17what memories did his father give Roy?
03:20When I was young, he told me
03:22to be kind to people.
03:24Stay grounded,
03:25even if he's a staff member or a boss.
03:28Everyone should be equal.
03:30My dad told me,
03:31don't expect to be high.
03:34You should expect the present,
03:37not the next, future.
03:39There's no such thing
03:40as how to grow,
03:41how to learn from veteran actors,
03:44even if he's a staff member.
03:46You'll learn from them.
03:48Respect them.
03:50I love my dad.
03:51And I love my family as well.
03:54That's why they taught me
03:56how to be disciplined,
03:58how to be on time,
04:00how to love each other.
04:04I respect my dad.
04:05And I'll raise Vinson's family again.
04:08So, respect to you, dad.
04:11Watch out for Antonio,
04:13Miguel, Kokoy, Raheel, and Bruce
04:15in Batang Riles near GMA Pride.
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