Janice de Belen
ENJOY na enjoy na ang premyadong aktres na si Janice de Belen sa pagiging single at mukhang wala na rin siyang planong magkadyowa o magpakasal uli.
Knows n’yo ba na 14 years na siyang walang lovelife? Mula nang maghiwalay sila ng kanyang ex-husband na si John Estrada ay hindi na siya nagkaroon ng karelasyon, ever!
Talagang ibinuhos na lang ni Janice ang kanyang panahon at atensiyon sa apat na anak nila ni John pati na rin sa anak nila ni Aga Muhlach na si Luigi at siyempre sa kanyang showbiz career na hanggang ngayon ay bonggang-bongga pa rin.
“Maybe my love life is the last of my priorities. What else do I need to prove? I have five children. I was already married. I had failed relationships.
“I got separated. I had a relationship after that. I don’t want to get married again. I might have initially worried thinking that I might grow old alone.
“Even if you have someone, when he dies, you will also be alone. I don’t want that to be an issue.
“Then, maybe when I started working and working, I stopped thinking about it. I enjoyed my independence. I don’t think I can still adjust to be with a partner now,” pahayag ni Janice sa panayam ng ABS-CBN.
Bukod sa pag-aasikaso sa mga anak, may walo pa siyang inaalagaan ngayon, ang walo niyang aso, “Weirdly, I enjoy being alone. At night, I don’t get lonely. I enjoy my independence for a long time now. I forgot about having a partner already.
“Sometimes, I ask myself, ‘Walang nagte-text sa akin?’ But somehow, you’ll snap out of it. I don’t think kaya ko pang mag-adjust to be with a partner.
“This pandemic, all my kids are with me. My worries were how to stay healthy and how to survive the pandemic, because I was busy cooking for the kids. They were eating non-stop,” aniya pa.
Samantala, inalala rin ng aktres sa nasabing panayam ang pagsisimula ng kanyang acting career noong 1978. Una siyang nagkaroon ng award sa 1991 movie na “Kailan Ka Magiging Akin?” kasama si Gabby Concepcion na idinirek ni Chito Roño.
Natatandaan pa niya nang gawin niya ang afternoon drama na “Ulila” na pinagbidahan ni Rosa Rosal at idinirek ni Mario O’Hara, siyam na taon lang daw siya noon.
“That was the first time napagalitan ako ng director. When we were told namatay ang nanay namin, kailangan palang umiyak. Yumakap ako sa tatay namin, tapos ngumuynguy lang ako. Lumabas si Mario O’Hara tapos nagmumura na.
“After that, I promised myself, never na akong mapapagalitan o masisigawan ng director. I worked with Direk Mario many times again after that. I don’t remember na napagaltan ako again.
“I’ve also worked with Ishmael Bernal, Lino Brocka. I cannot be like that to newcomers, because I was also once a newcomer. Although, I can feel it when they get intimidated. So, I try to help them also, as much as possible.
“Kapag sobrang hirap ng scene na kasama ko sila, I try to make them feel comfortable. If they can’t act, mahihirapan din ako if I don’t help them. Kahit very light lang. Everything else is in their hands. Magka-eksena kami. The scene will suffer,” pahayag pa ni Janice.
Hindi rin makakalimutan ni Janice ang pelikulang “Rosenda” which was directed by Laurice Guillen noong 1989, pati na ang mga ginawa niya with Peque Gallaga and Danny Zialcita.
“Even ‘yung ‘Tiyanak’ with Gallaga, I enjoyed doing it. Who will forget that, very iconic kasi? I’m sure I have other favorites na kahit na hindi acting pieces, nag-enjoy akong gawin.
“My ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ with Bernal was my first with him (1984). Even if hindi ko nai-intindihan kung ano ginagawa ko sa ‘Pridyider’ at that time, when I was told na yakapin mo ang pridyider, ginawa ko lang.
“Ang description sa akin ni Bernal, ‘Init na init ka lang.’ Hindi ko alam na sexual na pala ang interpretation ng tao noon. That was the whole logic and explanation. Much later ko na lang na-realize,” pagbabalik-tanaw pa ni Janice.
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