Piolo Pascual tinawag na ‘Most Promising Old Actor’, umaming naapektuhan ang katawan, mental health dahil sa ‘Ibarra’
Piolo Pascual
HINDI napanindigan ng Ultimate Heartthrob ng Philippine showbiz na si Piolo Pascual ang desisyon niya noon na maghinay-hinay sa pagtatrabaho.
Nagbitiw kasi noon si Papa P na hindi na siya gagawa ng teleserye at magpo-focus na lang muna sa paggawa at pagpo-produce ng pelikula.
Ngunit hindi nga ito nangyari dahil tinanggap niya ang Kapamilya series na “Flower of Evil” kasama sina Lovi Poe at Paulo Avelino. At next year, ay may napakalaking serye na naman siyang gagawin.
Ang birong tawag nga ni Piolo ngayon sa sarili ay “Most Promising Old Actor” dahil sa dami ng mga projects na nagawa niya this year.
“I said yes to everything. I guess it was brought about by the pandemic, you know. We got so bored not doing anything,” ang pahayag ni Piolo nang makachikahan ng press kamakailan para sa entry niya sa Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 na “Mallari.”
“And then, nu’ng nagkaroon naman ng chance to really do taping, and there was a constant demand for new content, so ang daming platform na nagbukas.
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“So, ang daming opportunities especially for us na from the showbiz industry. Nagsunud-sunod naman. So it actually started with Replacing Chef Chico. That was my first, we shot it first quarter of the year.
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“And then I jumped right away to The Ride, the film that I did with Kyle Echarri. And then I went to Ibarra (musical). So when I said yes to Ibarra, it was I think six months before we actually started rehearsing. Same thing with Mallari.
“When I signed with Mallari, it was the day after Ibarra but we were filming four months after. So my schedule was really planned out long before everything transpired. Basically, six months to a year, nakakasa na siya,” chika pa niya.
“So from Ibarra, I said I needed to take a break. Because the role is different, it’s all new to me, the first time I ever did a musical.
“So it kinda took a toll on my body and my mental being because I had to really dig deep and immerse myself. So I wanted to have a vacation for a month.
“But nag-tour pa kami ng All-Star naman ng Cornerstone sa States din. And then after Ibarra, I signed on for Mallari. And then as soon as I got back from my vacation then sa Milan, diniretso ko na yung Mallari,” pagbabahagi pa niya.
Bukod sa horror movie na “Mallari”, mapapanood din si Papa P sa isa pang MMFF entry na “GomBurZa”. Natapos na rin niya ang pelikulang “Moro” ni Direk Brillante Mendoza.
“Sabi ko, ‘My gosh! Sarap naman to be part of you know these historical films!’ It was such a privilege to be able to be part of something historical na at this point of my life and my career, you know, this not your typical romcom that I’m accustomed to do, you know.
“These are milestone films. So, ang sarap ng pakiramdam na you get to be chosen to represent a certain character such as Ibarra, such as Mallari, such as Pedro Pelaez in GomBurZa, and also to be in a socio-political film na Moro.
“So, parang you wanna give voices to these characters. So you wanna own it. And that kind of provilege only happens once in a while. So you really embrace it,” sabi pa ni Piolo.
Dagdag pa niya, “It humbles me every time I take on a new character such as this when I did Mallari. It was hard.
“I had sleepless nights. But I took it on because I wanted to challenge myself. Ano ba itong napasok ko? Ang hirap! Kasi, first shooting day pa lang, tatlong characters na yung ginawa ko.
“Sabi ko, ‘I don’t know, what I got myself into.’ Pati yung pagpasok ko sa set, that same night, within the ending, I had to do three different characters, you know, in one scene.
“I was breaking down, and I really lost it, you know. As an actor, you get to of course kinda stop yourself pag sobra na, pag tough na.
“Eto, I couldn’t stop crying. I just couldn’t stop crying. I was just so vulnerable, and then… napakahirap kasi nung conflict nung story, ng character. So, kailangan mo siyang pasukin.
“And then, going to our set na nagpagawa sila ng community sa isang farm, they built a church where we shot the scenes, may mga bahay, may farm, may fountain… may magic!
“So, sabi ko, wow! Gagalingan ko na rin talaga, di ba? Tapos sa isang ancestral house sa Bulacan, that’s where we shot yung mga interior. Magaganda yung location,” kuwento pa ni Papa P.
Kasama rin sa “Mallari” sina JC Santos, Gloria Diaz, Janella Salvador, Elisse Joson, Ron Angeles, Vangie Labalan, Bart Guingona, Tommy Alejandrino, Angeli Sanoy, Erlinda Villalobos at Angie Castrence.
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