Movie icon Susan Roces is enjoying the challenges of playing a character with senile dementia in Sana Ngayong Pasko. "Not everybody will want to do a story on the life of an old lady. [Pero] very rich yung character, very rich yung emotion. Para sa isang artista, hindi mo sasabihin na ayoko na at mahirap gawin ang isang project na very interesting ang isang character na pino-portray."
Ms. Susan Roces prefers to celebrate special occasions privately
Saturday, December 19, 2009
08:51 AM
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"Pero bilang nasa edad ko, sometimes you forget na you're no longer a young person. Napapagaya ka sa mga bagets. That is the truth na nangyayari. It's only your age that adds up pero yung feeling mo ganun pa rin. Until you're reminded na, 'Hey, you're not as strong. You cannot move as fast.' Pero sa isip mo 'kala mo kakayanin mo lahat, 'no," biro pa ni Ms. Susan.
Given na na magagaling ang mga batikang artistang kasama niya sa teleserye na sina Christopher, Gina, Dante at Eddie. Pero sa mga batang artistang kasama niya, kanino siya humahanga?
"Well, for the very brief time na nakasama ko sila, dahil five weeks lang naman ang extent ng showing nito, for the few days na nagte-taping kami, lahat naman sila, mga GMA stars, they're very professional. I think they have a bright future ahead, all of them, si TJ [Trinidad], Maxene [Magalona], yung dalawang JC [de Vera at Tiuseco], Ynna Asistio, si Jacob Rica, yung batang apo ko. Lahat sila I can say na in the future we will have new stars."
MMFF MEMORIES. Willing pa rin ba siyang gumawa ng pelikula?
"Siyempre artista ako. Kung artista ang tinatanong mo, depende sa pangangailangan sa iyo sa project. Kung hindi ka naman kailangan at maa-out of place ka lang sa project, huwag na. Pero kung credible ka doon sa role na ino-offer, why not? You will never say no to a good role kasi kailan mo pa ulit magagawa yun.
"Even international actors, lalaki o babae, namimili na lang ng project pag may edad ka na. And it's not that easy to think of a project that requires our age group. At saka very rare na ang nagpo-produce ngayon, e. Everybody is busy with television. It takes a while bago ka makatapos ng isang pelikula."
Malapit na ang Metro Manila Film Festival. Ano ang memories na bumabalik sa kanya tuwing ganitong season?
"Marami. Noong araw very active ang industry, ang daming nagpo-produce. When I see Panday, of course, I can relate very well to Panday because I have also been part of the project offscreen as Ronnie's partner. So, busy rin kami noon na mag-prepare sa festival. Mano Po... I was with one of the Mano Po series. Of course, Dolphy movie. I did several with Dolphy. I'm glad, natutuwa ako pag Metro Manila filmfest."
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MOVIE INDUSTRY. Malaki daw ang pagkakaiba ng MMFF noon kumpara sa ngayon, ayon kay Ms. Susan, lalo kung tungkol sa benepisyong napupunta sa movie industry ang pag-uusapan.
"Ang beneficiary ng mga taxes sa festival noong araw ay malaki ang naitutulong sa industriya. Recently, I feel very sad kasi hindi ganun ang nangyayari. Parang wala rin halos napupunta sa industriya.
"Noong generation namin, ipinaglaban namin yun. Kaya malungkot para sa amin dahil we pursued that, e, na yung mga taxes, yung amusement tax, a big portion of that should go to the movie industry. Sa ngayon I'm not in the know how the proceeds are divided."
Sana raw ay maibalik ang dating malaking benepisyong nakukuha ng industriya.
"Kasi marami na ring senior citizen ang movie industry. Pati kayo mga writers, you are part of that. You were witness kung ano ang pinagdaanan ng mga pillars sa industry, kung paano nabuo yan. At saka, as far as government is concerned, ang daming trabahong maibibigay ang industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino. Hindi lang sa mga artista, sa mga crew, cameramen, ang daming labor na napo-provide."
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