Mariana Renata picky after 'Janji Joni'

Mariana Renata picky after 'Janji Joni'

JAKARTA: Soap ad star Mariana Renata, who also starred in Janji Joni (Joni's promise) has learned to become more selective in taking roles offered to her.

"I turned some down. I don't think I have enough acting knowledge. Besides, after reading some of the scripts offered to me, the roles did not suit me," said Mariana who played Angeliqe in Janji Joni.

But Mariana, who was born on Dec. 31, will appear in the first episode of a 14-episode television drama, Dunia Tanpa Koma (A world without a comma), produced by Sinemart.

"I'm playing the character in this drama as if it were me," said the student of Sorbonne University, Paris.

"If a challenging role were offered me, I'd take an acting class," she quipped.

Mariana will immediately fly to Paris, once the shooting of the television drama is completed, to finish her fourth year of studies.

"My parents have given me the freedom to work like this but I have to finish my studies too," she said. -- JP