"Ang importante naman sa industriyang ito talaga, yung pakikipagrelasyon mo [sa mga katrabaho]. Kasi 'yan naman talaga ang magiging legacy mo, ang iiwanan mo. Kung paano ka makipagkapwa-tao, kung paano ka makihalubilo sa mga tao. At least, may maiiwan ka," says seasoned actress Rio Locsin.
Rio Locsin shares how she began her career as a sexy star
Friday, November 13, 2009
04:46 PM
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Maraming nai-share na magagandang anecdotes ang aktres na si Rio Locsin tungkol sa pagiging artista niya nang huli siyang makausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kaugnay ng bago niyang pelikulang Si Baning, Si Maymay at ang Asong si Bobo, na entry sa ongoing Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival 2009. (CLICK HERE to read related story.)
For one, yung tungkol sa mga naging working relationship niya with her contemporaries, o mga aktres na naging kasabayan niya sa pagsikat noong sinimulan siyang i-build up bilang sexy star in the late '70s.
Hindi pa rin nga malilimutan ng publiko ang naging "rivalry" nila noon ni Lorna Tolentino, na active pa rin ngayon sa pagganap. Nagsama pa nga sila noon sa pelikulang Stepsisters na pinag-usapan talaga nang husto noon.
Dahil sariwa pa ngayon ang isyu tungkol sa naging "totohanang away" diumano nina LT at Chin Chin Gutierrez bunga ng isang bayolenteng engkuwentro ng mga ginagampanang tauhan nila sa Dahil May Isang Ikaw, maaaring sumagi rin sa isipan ang naging "away" noon nina Rio at LT, habang pareho silang bini-buildup noon ng Regal Films.
Totohanan nga ba 'yon, o away-publicity lang?
"Wala, hindi," pagsalungat ni Rio sa naging impression na ito. "Hindi lang kami friends [ni Lorna], pero hindi kami nag-aaway. Kasi, parang magka-edad... pinagtatapat."
AGELESS BEAUTY. Tungkol sa pagkakaroon ng edad, maganda ang pagtukoy o pananaw ni Rio. Pinansin namin ang maganda pa rin niyang mukha at kutis kahit walang makeup kaya tinanong kung ano ang sikreto niya.
"Ay, naku, ako ang taong walang vanities sa katawan!" natatawang sabi ni Rio. "Wala nga akong mag-makeup dito [sa shooting ng Si Baning...]."
Kapag pinupuri sa taglay pa ring kagandahang pisikal, nagpapasalamat ang aktres.
"Flattering naman, [kahit] malalaki na ang mga anak ko... Twenty-eight na ang panganay ko [Paula Bianca]. Yung second [Costa Palma], 26; then, Joses [Israel] is 19."
Paula and Costa are Rio's daughters with actor Al Tantay. Ang youngest, si Joses, ay daughter ni Rio at ng kanyang asawang former cager-turned-evangelist Padim Israel.
Rio just turned 48 years old and she never hides her age, tulad din ng respetadong aktres na si Ms. Charito Solis noong ito'y nabubuhay pa't aktibo sa pagganap.
Rio clearly remembers her Tita Chato, who played the role of her overly strict mother, Emilia, in Lino Brocka's classic film, Ina Kapatid Anak (script by Mel Chionglo).
"Kapag tumatanda daw, it's the wisdom that you get. At yun ang importante," pagtukoy pa ni Rio sa sinabi ng yumaong aktres na hinahangaan sa angking kagandahan inside and out.
"Flawless! Maganda talaga!" sabi pa ni Rio tungkol kay Charito Solis. "At ang dami kong natutunan sa kanya."
WORKING WITH REAL ACTORS. On the set on her currently shown starrer Si Baning Si Maymay At Ang Asong Si Bobo, Rio didn't make things difficult for everyone, lalo na sa mga baguhang indie artists.
Nakausap din ng PEP ang first-time feature-film director na si Milo Tolentino, himself an award-winning shorts and documentary filmmaker (Orasyon, Andong). All-praises ito sa kanyang pangunahing artista.
"I was glad to work with real actors... I used to work with non-actors," sabi ni Direk Milo. "It's a good thing that we had Rio Locsin. Kasi si Ms. Rio, she's nice and pleasant to work with. Hindi siguro ako magsu-survive kung medyo mataray [ang artista]. So, it's a good thing."
Kung tutuusin, may iba pa rin ngang aktres na puwedeng gumanap sa papel na nanay ng baguhang child actress na si Joanna Jean Evangelista, bilang Maymay, but Direk Milo chose to have Rio.
"Kinunsider ko rin na dapat mabait yung artista, kasi bata yung kasama. Kung walang tiyaga [ang artista], nakakaawa din yung bata," sabi ng direktor.
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