For us, Dimples Romana is the new standard by which villains are measured. Her portrayal of Daniela Mondragon in Kadenang Ginto has more than enough substance and form.
We asked her kung magiging choosy ba siya after playing Daniela in Kadenang Ginto since for us it is a tough act to follow.
“Not at all,” she mused. “I always go for challenge. Not that we are choosy but we wanna remain at par with other roles kasi it will be injustice for Daniela to be followed by something that is not at par with Daniela Mondragon.
“Because Daniela is so complex in a way, I want for her to be really her kasi kahit na teleserye ito gusto ko lapit pa rin siya sa mga pinagdaraanan ng mga tao. And I want her to be approachable and I think ang ganda lang na naging testament because the memes are coming out.
“Now they can relate and find Daniela approachable, somebody that you can not just hate and love to hate but relate to and laugh about. ‘Yun ang mga bagay na nakakapagpasaya sa akin kasi sa bawat character ko naman even before with Amanda of The Greatest Love and Babaylan of Bagani, I just never thought that here comes a character that I was so afraid to do because being a contravida of a particular show is not a very easy thing to do.
“Kailangan matigas ang kalamnan mo. Alam mo that a lot of people will be coming your way and I just did not expect that Daniela will get this much love from the people who are watching Kadenang Ginto. I am so grateful and to think we’re just on our tenth month,” ani Dimples.
“After Daniela Mondragon I will have to just see kung ano ang papantay o hihigit sa kanya. Pero kasi nase-sepanx ako ngayon pa lang na hindi pa kami tapos. Sabi ko kay Beauty (Gonzales), ‘Alam mo, sa sobrang bonding natin sa Kadenang Ginto papalahaw ako ng iyak kapag natapos na ito,’” say niya.
But don’t worry, Dimples, until next year na ang Kadenang Ginto dahil sa taas ng rating nito, ‘no.
What’s good about the show is that inaabangan palagi ang mga eksena nina Daniela at Romina (Beauty). Televiewers are always looking forward to their tarayan and palitan ng punchlines.