Aga, humanga kay Arjo

Si Arjo Atayde ang magbibida sa The Rebirth of the Cattleya Killer na remake ng pelikulang Sa Aking Mga Kamay noong 1996.

Pinagbidahan ang naturang pelikula noon nina Aga Muhlach, Chin Chin Gutierrez at Christopher de Leon. “Si Arjo is my inaanak. I’ve seen some of his shows na ginawa niya lalo na do’n sa Netflix and ang galing niya. Ang galing niyang umarte talaga, mahusay siya. Kaya nga no’ng sinabing gagawin niya ‘yon, sabi ko by all means, bakit naman hindi? Sino naman ako para magsabing no, eh hindi naman ako ang may-ari ng pelikulang ‘yon but nakakatuwa naman na isang magaling na artista ang gumanap. Hindi naman nila kailangang humingi ng permiso sa akin. Nagsabi lang sila, nagbigay-pugay lang na gagawin ‘yung pelikula. Sabi ko, salamat, ang ganda naman ‘di ba,” pahayag ni Aga.

Samantala, malaki na raw ang ipinagbago ni Aga kumpara noong kanyang kabataan. Ngayon ay dalampu’t isang taong gulang na ang kambal na anak nila ni Charlene Gonzalez. “Hindi ko sasabihing marriage ang nagpabago sa akin. But I think it’s just years of experience I think, and the little wisdom that I have right now. It’s because of my age na rin. Kasi isa akong taong may pinagkatandaan. Hindi naman ako tumanda na basta nabubuhay lang. Bawat experience sa akin bawat na-experience ko sa buhay I try to not just try. I do my best to learn from it and correct the mistakes along the way. I think you try to perfect it but of course you cannot because you can never be perfect,” makahulugang paglalahad ng aktor.

Sid, inaming maraming pang-aabusong naranasan

Malaki ang naitulong kay Sid Lucero ng mga naranasan noong kanyang kabataan upang magampanan nang maayos ang karakter sa pelikulang Silip Sa Apoy.

Kasama ng aktor sa naturang pelikula na mapapanood sa Vivamax sina Angeli Khang, Paolo Gumabao at Jela Cuenca. “I grew up in a house that was really violent when I was younger. And those things stick. I think we all have at some level and sometimes it’s subjective na wala namang nangyayari but you kind of feel abused? And then you grow up and you realize nothing happened. I experienced it in my home when I was growing up with my dad. He had issues and it came out. Of course it affected the marriage and the kids,” pagtatapat ni Sid.

Para sa aktor ay maraming klase nang pang-aabuso ang kanyang mga pinagdaanan mula noon pa man. “I was bullied in school. That’s another form of abuse. I abuse myself in the gym if I go to the gym all the time. I have like a really dark past with substances which I did to myself. That’s another form of abuse. For me, this movie is my way to bring awareness. It’s an avenue to be able to talk about things like this. So that if people listen and people hear it, then at least maybe somehow I was able to do something good for other people. That’s why I did this film and I hope they get that from just watching it even if it’s just entertainment,” dagdag pa niya.

Inamin ni Sid na nalulong din siya sa droga noong kanyang kabataan. “I had a dark past. I was violent and I was into drugs and then that stopped. And then in the middle of my career I kind of fell back into it and then I let my ego swallow me up basically. And then I spent the last nine years trying to get myself back together. I think I’m doing okay,” nakangiting pahayag ng aktor. (Reports from JCC)