Tailor-made para kay Yen Durano ang karakter na ginampanan niya sa VMX movie na Celestina: Burlesk Dancer.
Siya lamang at walang ibang sexy star na pinagpilian para magbida sa pelikulang isinulat ni National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee at mula sa direksiyon ng award-winning filmmaker na si MacArthur “Mac” Alejandre.
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Isang period movie ang Burlesk Dancer. Nangyari ang kuwento nito bago sinakop ng mga Hapon ang Pilipinas.
Kahit may mga nude scene si Yen sa pelikula, hindi ito mahalay sa paningin, base sa kabuuan ng pelikulang napanood ng Cabinet Files.
YEN DURANO IS FEELING THE PRESSURE
Normal ang kabang nararamdaman ni Yen habang papalapit ang theatrical release ng Burlesk Dancer sa Disyembre 4 dahil nakasalalay sa kanya ang tagumpay sa takilya ng launching movie niya.
“I felt a lot of pressure but I try to remain calm,” pagtatapat ni Yen tungkol sa nerbiyos na nararamdaman at sa mga itinuturing niyang mga hamon para sa kanya.
“Very supportive naman yung environment ko — from the director, to the production team, glam team, hanggang utility. I am grateful for that.
“The challenges in the film are, like, the language since period movie siya. Medyo deep yung Tagalog.
"And there are lines that are very long pero I am good with memorizing naman. It’s just hard, hindi madaling sabihin, that’s one struggle.
“But my co-actors, they’re very helpful, especially si Sir Sid Lucero. He really helped me in my scenes with him.”
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MOST DIFFICULT SCENE
Ayon kay Yen, ang eksenang pilit siyang hinubaran ng isang Japanese Imperial Army official habang sumasayaw at napapaligiran ng mga kalalakihan ang pinakamahirap sa mga ginawa niya.
Kuwento niya: “I have a scene there where I was dancing in front of the Japanese people, in exchange for something.
“That was very difficult for me, the character mismo. Hindi po siya madali talaga.
"People think kasi na porke Vivamax, ‘Ah, okay, sige maghuhubad. Madali lang yan.’ But it’s not.
"When I take my clothes off, it has to mean something. So for me to do that, I agree with the reason behind the story so hindi talaga siya madali.”
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Malaki ang pasasalamat ni Yen sa paggabay sa kanya ni Direk Mac mula umpisa hanggang katapusan ng shooting nila para sa Burlesk Dancer.
Saad ni Yen: “Sa first naming project, naninibago ako siyempre kasi, suddenly, it’s different. But in a good way, like, bilang it’s so serious.
“I am not saying that the previous movies that I did were not serious, pero kay Direk Mac ko naramdaman that I can be better. That I can really do this so he really saw potential in me and he’s very patient with me.
“And another thing that I respect about Direk Mac is that he’s very honest and he’s not afraid to tell you the truth.
"And I respect people like that because in a world full of lies, someone’s gonna tell you the truth and not in a bad way.
“He pushes you in a way that will move you and because of that, malaki ang respect ko kay Direk Mac.
“For him to be proud of this movie says a lot and him saying yes to me, portraying Celestina, it really means a lot to me,”
Ibinahagi ni Yen na binigyan ng R16 classification ng MTRCB ang Burlesk Dancer.
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