GORGY RULA
Parehong emosyunal ang nagwaging Best Actress at Best Actor ng 9th EDDYS na sina Maris Racal at Jericho Rosales, respectively.
Gumagaralgal ang boses ni Maris nang magpasalamat siya sa lahat na mga taong involved sa pelikulang Sunshine.
Sa bandang huling bahagi ng kanyang acceptance speech, ini-relate niya ang sarili sa karakter ni Sunshine.
Aniya: “Sunshine is a girl who had so much promise — with big big dreams. Who’s such a bright future ahead of her. Pero nadapa, nagkamali, and it feels so familiar to me.
“And I know the feeling of almost losing everything.
“Matatanong mo sa sarili mo kung ititigil mo na lang ba, kung burado na ba yung sarili? Pero hindi.
“Sa istorya ni Sunshine, pinili niyang mabuhay ang pangarap niya.
“This award is for all of the Sunshine in this world.
“Sa lahat ng mga kababaihan at sa karapatan nating piliin ang mga sarili nating katawan. Sa lahat ng mga nadapa, bangon lang.
“Kung maingay man, drown the noise and remember who you are. Thank you so much.”
Read: Jericho Rosales, Maris Racal win top acting honors at 9th EDDYs
JERICHO ROSALES ON HIS FAMILY'S STRUGGLES
Si Jericho naman ay ibinahagi ang kanyang mga isinakripisyo para sa pelikulang Quezon, dahil ang laki ng paniniwala niya sa pelikula.
Inalay niya ang parangal sa kanyang inang may Alzheimer’s disease, at nabanggit niya ang mga pinagdadaanan ngayon ng kanilang pamilya.
Ani Echo, “For my family. The situation gets so tough. I wanna let you know that, you guys are my greatest mission.
“Nag-artista ako dahil sa inyo. So, maraming-maraming salamat.”
Nagpasalamat din siya sa nobyang si Janine Gutierrez na laging nasa kanyang tabi.
Pagkatapos ng awarding, tinanong siya ng PEP Troika tungkol sa pinagdaanan nila ng kanyang pamilya, pero hindi niya idinetalye kung ano ito.
“Lahat naman ng tao, may pinagdadaanan with family, di ba?” pakli ng Kapamilya actor.
“So sometimes, events like this, I’m not the type na magkukuwento or mag-aano about personal life.
“But sometimes, you know, may mga events na ganito na hindi mo matiis, e, di ba?
“But you know, I just want to let my family know that I love them so much and they mean so much to me.
“And they’re the reason for, you know, kung ba’t ako nagsipag, naglahad, and yeah!” dagdag ni Echo.
Read: Jericho Rosales' brother Jeremiah found after five days in hiding
JERRY OLEA
Inaasahan ni Jericho Rosales na matutuwa ang kanyang ina kapag mapapanood ang video nitong pagtanggap niya ng award.
Sabi niya: “I wanna really honor my mother na ngayon, na you know, she’s… it’s a daily thing when it comes to Alzheimer’s, di ba?
“And if she gets to see this and kikiligin siya pag pinanood niya yung video na pinasasalamatan ko siya, and then she can play it every day, and for me, it’s great, you know.”
Tapos na ba ang sinabi niyang pinagdaanan ng pamilya, o hinaharap pa rin nila ito?
Ani Jericho: “You know, times like that. Ganyan naman ang buhay, dadaan may ano.
"But we’re okay, we’re okay. And my family is strong, and my family… we’re all… we love each other.
“And ganyan lang talaga buhay, e.”
Nasaan si Janine Gutierrez sa panahong may pinagdadaanan sila?
“Of course, sa tabi ko palagi,” bulalas ng aktor.
“We’re all… it was one of the most difficult times, kasi every time there’s… not only dahil magkasama kami sa trabaho.
“But you know, we really do spend a lot of time together, doing things, important things, non-important things, mga ganyan.
“Yeah! I’m so lucky. I’m really… I say this all the time. I’m so lucky to have her in my life.”
Read: 9th EDDYs Highlights and Sidelights: Maris, Rico score wins but never cross paths
NOEL FERRER
JERICHO ROSALES ON BERNAL MOVIE
Natawa si Jericho Rosales nang binanggit ang tungkol sa biopic ni Ishmael Bernal na inialok sa kanya.
Nagulat din daw siyang in-announce na itong passion project ng National Artist na si Ricky Lee.
“Well, there was an offer, yes,” pag-amin ng aktor.
“My manager is fixing the details. Hindi ko alam na mag-a-announce sila nang biglaan.
“Yes. It was offered to me. It’s safe to say na ngayon, the facts are… it was offered to me, and wala pa kaming final dates. Wala pang finality ng lahat ng ano.
“But I’m nervous. I’m nervous, if it’s a biopic and, of course, he’s [Bernal] like, he’s one of the heroes of Philippine cinema.
"And then I really hope that I will have, you know, the time and support para makapag-prepare para sa pelikula na yun,” sabi pa ni Jericho.
Nagsimula na raw siyang mag-research tungkol sa National Artist for Film na si Ishmael Bernal.
“Yes! I started researching already. One of my good friends is an apprentice, si Ruel Bayani.
“And my writer friend, Jacob Aguado, just messaged me, you know… he’s one of my heroes. I can give you all the ano.
“And you know, my friends are already so excited for me and giving me materials, those study,” saad ni Jericho.
Read: Ricky Lee's passion project: a star-studded Ishmael Bernal biopic