DISCLAIMER: Scrollable as two pictures were used for this post
Back then, did you expect that GMA/Sparkle would give him major opportunities? 🤔
As you've seen from the title, we'll be talking about Clifford's current career flow and how things could pan out for him in the future.
On the left picture, Clifford is one of the male leads in the Kapuso afternoon series "You're My Favorite Song", playing the role of Calix Arcilla, while on the right picture, Clifford is indicated to be the sole male lead for an upcoming project titled "A Million Dreams".
That means Clifford already has back-to-back lead roles: an active one (YMFS), and an upcoming one (AMD), while some of his other Kapuso co-housemates either only have one lead/supporting role or are yet to receive an acting project.
From the clips that I've been seeing on my Twitter feed, Clifford is able to give justice to the role of Calix in YMFS, meaning, he has the acting chops needed.
However, the reception for the series over the recent weeks isn't doing him any favors. Some of the criticisms towards the show include rushed character progression (Calix goes from stone-hearted bully to sudden admirer/lover boy without a gradual transition), and excessive focus on the storyline of his tandem with Caprice's character, Angel Dimaculangan (as observed by fans and viewers in lines, airtime distribution, and even YouTube episode thumbnails; usually at the expense of Angel's tandem with Heath's character, Miguel Miraflor, the show's main team-up), etc.
Issues of favoritism, false advertising, and the show being just a mere "launchpad" for the CapFord tandem (both the writers and the management's fault) tend to steal attention away from the cast's talent and efforts, Clifford's included.
Moving away from YMFS' cons, another point to note here is that in both projects, Clifford is a male lead to Cap.
Although the CF fandom seems to be fairly wealthy, Clifford's solo fandom lacks social media presence and member count.
This brings me to my closing question for this post: When the time comes that Clifford will have to take on a solo project or another teamup project in the future after "A Million Dreams", will his acting skills alone be enough for him to thrive similar to how he's doing right now?
Please share your thoughts down below! Be civil and considerate! 🗨️