Unlike his stoic character in the indie film Baliw, Ryan Eigenmann was all-smiles last March 22 at Cinema 1 of Robinsons Galleria. His family and friends were all there to attend the first-ever showing of Baliw, Ryan's follow-up project after appearing in the blockbuster hit The Promise.
His father Michael de Mesa and his mother Gina Alajar made it a point to attend the premiere, along with Ryan's sibling, AJ. Even his cousin Gabby Eigenmann (son of Mark Gil and Irene Celebre) was there to show his support for Ryan.
An article posted in PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) yesterday talked about a possible coffee table book that would feature the male members of the Eigenmann clan. When asked about the possibility of posing sexily for the said book, Mark could only exclaim, "Wow! Di ko alam yun!"He goes on to tell PEP his tips for keeping fit and trim. "Well, ako sometimes I play golf, [go] jogging, and ang pinaka-strenuous activity ko is [playing] Frisbee. I go to the gym once in a while."
For his part, Ryan claims that he does not adhere to a strict fitness regimen. "Wala, e. Kain parang karpintero tapos kumain ng alas dose ng madaling-araw, alas dos ulit ng madaling-araw. Tapos ala sais ulit ng madaling araw. Tapos matulog ng alas siyete hanggang ala una ng hapon."
The antagonist of Baliw revealed that he had just finished doing a pictorial for a coffee table book. "[May] pictorial ako for a coffee table book but it's about tattoos. Hindi naman kasama yung buong family ko dun. Pero sana kung mayroon..."
BALIW THE MOVIE. Aside
from Ryan, Baliw also stars veteran actors Joel Torre and Jaime Fabregas
as well as Liza Diño. Ryan plays Angelo Martinez, the so-called baliw character
who was abused in his childhood—turning him into a cold-blooded killer. The bida
of the story is Michael Fernandez, played by newcomer Joshua Deocareza. His
parents who are brutally killed in the story are Pablo (Joel) and Amelia
(Liza). Jaime is the kind priest Fr. William O'Connor who raises the orphaned
Michael.
"Pinapakita dito ni Direk Redd ang sitwasyon ng mga batang probinsya na nababaliw dahil sa kakulangan ng medical attention," explains Ryan about his character Angelo.
His dad Michael agrees with this observation. "The movie shows the result of how it is growing up in a violent surrounding, di ba? The film pretty much tackles how Ryan's character was an abused child and it shows the result of what happened to the child who grows up."
The first exclusive public screening of Baliw in the country will be on May 23-29, 2007, under IndieSine of Robinsons Galleria.