"Surreal" ang pakiramdam ni Andres Muhlach dahil siya ang gaganap na Adie sa Bagets, The Musical na itatanghal sa Newport Performing Arts Theater, Pasay City, sa 2026.
Surreal dahil ang karakter na gagampanan ni Andres ay unang ginampanan ng kanyang amang si Aga Muhlach sa pelikula ng Viva Films na ipinalabas sa mga sinehan noong 1984.
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ANDRES ON REPRISING THE ROLE OF HIS DAD AGA
Ipinakilala sa press si Andres at ang ibang cast ng Bagets, The Musical noong Biyernes, Oktubre 10, 2025.
Dito niya inilahad ang kanyang nararamdaman sa pagganap sa role na unang ginampanan ng kanyang ama.
Saad ni Andres: “It’s exciting. Grabe, it’s a surreal feeling, honestly.
"It’s really a full-circle moment for me because my dad started his career as Adie in Bagets.
"And now, at last, I get the chance to play his character Adie in Bagets, so it’s surreal talaga.
“Sa advice naman, wala masyado, but he’s just overall excited for me and he wants to see how all of us as a cast are gonna do this show together.”
Idinagdag ni Andres na hindi nito inaasahan na darating ang araw na bibigyang-buhay niya ang karakter na nagpasikat sa kanyang ama bilang matinee idol noong dekada ’80.
Masaya raw siya kapag napapanood ang mga eksena ni Aga sa mga pelikula nito noon.
“Para sa akin, natutuwa ako, kasi growing up, I look up to my father.
"And now na I am at the age of where he more or less was working already with other films, parang it’s just great to see, and it’s really a full-circle moment.
"Hindi namin ine-expect na these would all happen.”
Magiging ka-aternate ni Andres bilang Adie sa Bagets, The Musical si Mico Hendrix Chua.
Ang iba pang cast members ay sina KD Estrada at Ethan David bilang Arnel (ginampanan ni Raymond Lauchengco sa pelikula); Noel Comia Jr. at Tomas Rodriguez bilang Gilbert (Herbert Bautista); Milo Cruz at Migo Valid bilang Tonton (William Martinez); at sina Jeff Moses at Sam Shoaf bilang Topee (JC Bonnin).
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ANDRES ON JUGGLING FILM, TELEVISION, AND THEATRER WORKS
May sagot si Andres nang tanungin tungkol sa kahandaan niya sa pagtanggap ng mga sabay-sabay na proyekto sa teatro, pelikula, at telebisyon.
Pahayag niya: “Of course, it would be nice to say that, yes, I am ready and I am always ready.
"But the truth is, in this job, you’re never really ready.
“Because opportunity will come at any moment, but it really depends on your willingness to learn and the hardwork that you give in is what allows you to accomplish things that you wanna accomplish in this industry.
“I’m very new, I’m still learning a lot from everyone and every project that I do.
“Even our cast here, I’m learning more about these guys and because of that, I’m learning about myself as well.
"But I think, it’s really important that even if there’s a lot of things going on, if you really love what you’re doing, it’s not gonna feel like work.
“You just gonna enjoy it and you’re gonna go to the process, and I believe strongly that it is what’s happening right now."
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