Boobs ni Ai Ai nag-hello habang nakikipag-sex kay Cesar Montano

SA kauna-unahang pagkakataon, mapapanood ang Comedy Concert Queen sa isang indie movie, ang tinutukoy namin ay ang Cinemalaya Film Festival entry na “Ronda”.

In the successful “Tanging Ina” movies, Ai Ai played a mother who survived life’s trials with a lot of humor. Pero ngayon, ibang-ibang Ai Ai nga ang masisilayan natin sa “Ronda” kung saan gaganap din siyang isang nanay but with a lot of twist and turns. Ang entry nila ay kasali sa New Breed category ng 2014 Cinemalaya.

Directed by Nick Olanka, na siyang nasa likod ng ilang mainstream films like “Cinco” at sa hit series ng ABS-CBN na E-Boy at Apoy Sa Dagat and written by Adolf Alix Jr. and Jerome Zamora, “Ronda” is the story of a policewoman whose job is to patrol the dangerous and seedy streets of Manila (a familiar setting for most indie films), and who finds herself faced with a unique dilemma when she has to arrest her own son for killing his girlfriend.

Isa rin sa mga producer ng movie si Ai Ai, ito ang kauna-unahang pakakataon na mag-produce siya ng indie movie kung saan siya nga bida. Marami raw siyang natutunan sa proyektong ito.

“Hindi na bago sa akin ang pag-produce, pero itong indie film, mas okay ito kasi mas mura, unlike sa mainstream, P5 million ang pinakamababang percent,” says Ai Ai.

In terms of acting, Ai Ai also learned something new. Because she does mostly comedy films, she is used to sometimes overplaying to the camera, to large gestures and what is occasionally called “overacting.”

But in “Ronda”, na may seryosong tema, pinayuhan ni Direk Nick si Ai Ai to underplay the role, “Ang laki ng difference ng indie sa mainstream (in terms of acting),” pahayag pa ni Ai Ai. “Ang instruction ni Direk Nick sa akin, ‘wag akong aanggulo at aarte na artista. Less is more. Dapat all-natural.”

Kasama rin sa “Ronda” sina Perla Bautista, Bernardo Bernardo, Menggie Cobarrubias, Carlo Aquino, Carlos Morales, Cogie Domingo, Mon Confiado, Moi Bien, DM Sevilla, Kiko Matos at Julian Trono, with the special participation of Cesar Montano and Angeli Bayani.

And speaking of Cesar Montano, meron silang love scene ni Ai Ai sa movie in which she considers one of her highlights and the most challenging parts of making “Ronda”.

“Ang pinaka-challenging sa akin dito is of course the love scene with Cesar, na may konting boobs na nakita — pero konting-konti lang, may bra naman — and ‘yung malayo ang tinakbo ko, sobrang hirap, naka-take 4 ako, pagkatapos noon, ayoko na tumakbo.

Sa acting, ang madaling mahirap din, wala ka masyadong dialogue but iaarte mo sa mata lang and silently, umaakting ka,” sabi pa ng Comedy Queen.

Fortunately, her director guided her all the way. “He’s a very cool director,” she says of Nick Olanka, with whom she also got to work for the first time. “No pressure.”

Her mother character in this indie movie is of course very different from the mother she played in the “Tanging Ina” series, “Dito, as a mother, hindi ako martir ng kagaya sa Tanging Ina.

Mas magaling akong pulis kesa magaling akong nanay.” Ai Ai took her cue from the security detail she had following her most recent separation, “Kinopya ko lang ‘yung arte nung dating escort ko na PNP, hindi masyadong nagsasalita. Ha-hahaha! Astig lang.”

Regardless of whether the film, or she personally, wins any awards in this year’s Cinemalaya race, Ai Ai will consider it a memorable experience.

In fact, she’s not even expecting to win anything, “Ma-nominate lang ako, okey na and pag nanalo ng award, super bonus na,” she says. “Pag gusto ni God na manalo ako, game na.

At least kahit ano ang mangyari, na-experience ko makagawa ng indie film.” Along with the other Cinemalaya 2014 films, Ronda will have different screenings at the CCP and the Ayala cinemas.

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