Did he expect to win in the filmfest? “No. After manalo si Xyriel Manabat as best child actress, sabi ko okay na, at least di kami nabokya. But when the trophies came ng sunod-sunod, aba, blessing talaga.” Tanging Ina Mo bagged most of the awards in the MMFF awards night.
What can he say about the twit of Albert Martinez’ son against him? “Totoo ba yun? Ayoko maniwala kasi I know Albert and his wife Liezl at mabubuti silang tao kaya I’m sure mababait din mga anak nila at marunong rumespeto sa mas matanda.” What if it’s true? “E, di God bless na lang. Pero kami ni Albert, okay kami. I directed him several times sa ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’, starting with The Walter Navarro Story na nanalo siya ng award. Since then, I send him Biblical messages sa text at sumasagot siya, up to now. The day after I won, he even texted me congratulating me, so I don’t think sisirain ang friendship namin ng isang trophy lang. Baka kung mga limang trophy pa,” he laughs.
Will he do another sequel for ‘Tanging Ina’ now that it’s a hit? “No, sinabihan na nga ako ni Mam Charo Santos na ‘You can’t stop the franchise’, but I said, Mam, sinabi na nating last na ito, so tama na, credibility po natin is at stake. Maghanap na lang ng ibang magandang material for Ai Ai de las Alas.”
Wenn himself wrote the script of “Who’s That Girl?” “Anne plays a girl na crush noong college days pa nila si Luis, who comes from a very rich family but who’s not even aware she exists. After graduation, nagtrabaho na siya, pero crush pa rin niya si Luis. One day, nabasa niya ang pangalan nito, nasa obituary, so nagpunta siya sa burol, but it turned out, tatay pala ni Luis na kapangalan nito ang namatay, so bigla siyang umalis. Everyone who saw her was asking ‘Who’s that girl?’ Akala nila, mistress ito ng father ni Luis, played by Miguel Faustmann. So doon nagsimula ang love story nila.”
