Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
Seventeen fresh faces makeup Sparkle GMA Artist Center’s new ‘Sparkada’
No one can contest that Johnny Manahan — known as Mr. M in the entertainment industry — is one of the most formidable star makers in the Philippines. Thanks to his trained eye and now legendary "x factor detector," Manahan has transformed then-unknown talents to superstars such as Piolo Pascual, Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz, Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo. And so, in his new chapter heading GMA Network's talent management group, any artist who gets Manahan's stamp of approval had every reason to celebrate.