Shaina hindi nagdamot, Ibinigay lahat kay matteo

MANILA, Philippines - Atat na ang marami na mapanood ngayong gabi, 8:00 p.m., ang pinaka-unang  mini-series, ang Single/Single na Cinema One na pinagbibidahan nina Matteo Guidicelli at  Shaina Magdayao.

Liberated ang approach sa programa kaya tiyak maraming maloloka.

Ayon kasi kay Direk Pepe Diokno hindi lang basta may matutuhan ang mga manonood nito, kundi maaaliw sila at makaka-relate sa character nina  Joee (Shaina) and Joey (Matteo), dalawang single na nag-share sa isang apartment for practical reasons and tries to answer the question, “when strangers have no choice but to share the rent, will it be a disaster or a happy ever after?”

Ayon sa ilang nakapanood na sa ginanap na preview, medyo daring, naughty pero masaya at swak sa panlasa ng mga young adult.

 “Hindi kami limitado in terms of ‘yung kailangan gawin, so nu’ng pagkapasok pa lang namin sa project na ‘to, sabi sa amin nila Ronald (Arguelles, head of Cinema One), you can talk about sex, about relationships, whatever you want,” says Direk Pepe. “Napaka-free namin dito, pwede kami mag-English, pwede kami mag-Taglish, so in terms of content, yung freedom, mas malawak,” dagdag ni Direk Pepe.

Ito actually ang unang pagkakataon na nagkatrabaho sina Matteo and Shaina. Pero nakita agad sa TV plugs na may mga eksenang topless ang actor at ramdam ang lakas ng kanilang chemistry.

Bukod sa nag-topless, may eksena pa na naka-boxer shorts ang bebe ni Sarah Geronimo.

Kaya nga kilig-kiligan ang actress. “Naka-boxer shorts lang po kasi siya eh, buti na lang magkaibigan po kami,” say niya (Shaina) sa character niyang si Joee sa Single/Single na obvious na kinikilig.

Pero may assurance naman ang actress na walang ikaseselos si Sarah kahit na nga may ilang daring scenes sila ni Matteo. “Wala naman pong dapat ipagselos si Sarah, work is work. Sa title lang po nang galing siguro yung pagiging single ni Matteo, but we know naman that he is not in real life.” 

So may tikiman ba o tukaan ni Matteo kasi daring eh?

“Kailangan po ninyong mapanood kung matitikman ko! Pero natikman ko ‘yung abs niya. Lagi po niyang pinapakita! Ha! Ha! Ha!” paniniguro ni Shaina.

So certified single ba si Shaina? “Yes po,” maikling sagot niya.

Sa part naman ni Matteo, sinabi niyang super generous ang actress dahil lagi itong nagsi-share ng mga healthy food sa taping. “She’s very generous too with her feelings. With her emotions,” pahayag naman ng actor.

Single/Single is a co-production venture between The Philippine STAR and Cinema One. Dinirek ito ng award winning indie filmmaker na si Pepe Diokno, with Lilit Reyes as writer and Bianca Balbuena as producer

Sa kabilang banda, sinabi ni The Philippine STAR group SVP (Senior Vice Presidente) for sales and marketing Lucien Dy Tioco, “The Philippine Star advocacy is financial security, so every year we do something different.  So it’s best to engage audience by story-telling.  With Cinema One, we get to share the story, and they were very supportive from the start.”

Playing Matteo’s mom is veteran actress  Cherie Gil together with Cinema One Originals best actress Anna Luna, and theatre actor Brian Sy in supporting roles. 

Kaya watch na ngayong gabi,  August 29 (Saturday), 8PM on Cinema One. New episodes will air every Saturday with replay schedules on Wednesdays at 8:30 PM and Sundays at 10PM. (SVA)