Nico Rocco
ANO nga ba ang mga dahilan ng Italian-Canadian hunk actor na si Nico Locco at mas pinili niyang manirahan at magtrabaho sa Pilipinas kesa sa ibang bansa?
Nagsimula bilang model at host si Nico o Nicholas Timothy Fowler sa tunay na buhay, nang mapadpad siya sa Manila, hanggang sa sumabak na rin siya sa pag-arte at maging bahagi ng mga indie films.
Paliwanag ng aktor at events host, “Sobrang masaya rito. Mga tao, mabait. This is such a beautiful country where everyone smiles.
“As a foreigner living here, this country gave me the chance to prove I can do something of value and be a better version of myself,” aniya pa.
Pagkatapos mabigyan ng kanyang talent management na Viva Artists Agency ng mga supporting roles, finally ay bidang-bida na siya sa Vivamax Original movie na “AFAM” na tumatalakay sa kuwento ng mga Pinays na may karelasyon na foreigners.
“I feel we should not judge quickly and not just frown on them. I notice it’s common to meet a young Pinay with an old foreigner.
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“It maybe true that the guy provides for her and also her family. But the guy has his reasons for doing it. Maybe he is lonely and he finds good companionship with a younger girl,” aniya pa.
“You see naman a lot of Pinays who are in a good relationship with their foreigner husband, like Iza Calzado and Solenn Heussaff who are both happily married. I’ve had Pinay girlfriends before and they are very maasikaso, very thoughtful,” paliwanag pa niya.
Pero aminado naman siya na mahirap din ang magkaroon ng karelasyong Afam, “Foreigners are raised differently, so both parties should make a lot of adjustment as they have different upbringing and belong to different cultures. The important thing is that they truly love each other.”
Sa nasabing pelikula, gumaganap si Nico bilang lover ng Vivamax bombshells na sina Robb Guinto at Jela Cuenca, “This movie actually puts afams in a bad light. I am a cheater and scammer, but a lot of us are really good people.
“There are also Pinays who use the afam to get a passport and get abroad. But it’s hard to generalize. Ako myself, I get stereotyped everyday just because I’m a foreigner,” aniya pa.
Pero paglilinaw ni Nico, “I’m no longer an afam. I am now 100 percent Pinoy at heart na. I even believe in aswang, maligno and multo. I feel like in a past life, I was a Filipino.”
Inamin din ng binata na gusto rin niyang magkaroon ng asawang Pinay, “I respect Filipinos so much and I really love the Philippines. If ever, I want a maayos na relationship with my partner.
“I believe there is such a thing as pure love between Filipinas and foreigners. I would also love to have an anak na Pinay.
“Kasi maganda ang mix ng half-half na bata, like Liza Soberano and beauty queen like Catriona Gray and the present Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel na half-Pinay and half American,” chika pa ng hunky actor.
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