DID ROBIN PADILLA and Bea Alonzo feel uncomfortable doing their kissing scene in ABS-CBN’s “pinaka-astig na teleserye”, “Guns and Roses”? “Ako, hindi ako nailang,” says Robin. “Isang malaking karangalan yung mahalikan ko siya. Di kinaiilangan yun, pinagpapasalamat yun.”
“Ako, talagang kinabahan,” says Bea. “Dumadagundong ang puso ko kaya naka-ilang takes kami.”
“Akong nag-request ng retakes,” says Robin. “Iba-ibang anggulo.”
“All in all, inabot ng 3 takes at 8 angles each per take,” says Director Trina Dayrit. “Ganun karami kissing scenes nila.”
Won’t their respective partners, Mariel Rodriguez and Zanjoe Marudo, get jealous? “Ba’t naman sila magseselos, mga artista rin sila, alam nila, trabaho lang ito,” says Robin.
So how is it working with Robin? “He’s a real gentleman, I can attest to that,” says Bea. “Marami kaming scenes, kinunan sa kalye, at hindi niya basta hahayaang nakakatayo ka lang doon. Ihahanap ka niya ng upuan. At aalalayan ka niya, lalo na pag dumaraan kami sa mga lugar na maraming tao, he protects me.”
All of Robin’s other co-stars have nothing but praises for him. “It’s an honor na makasama ko siya rito as he’s really my idol,” says Ejay Falcon who plays his younger brother in the story. “Lahat ng mga kasama kong actor, siya ang idol.” “I got starstruck when we first had a scene together,” says Empress Schuck who’s Ejay’s love interest. “Muntik na kong di makaarte. Pero hahanga ka kasi hands on talaga siya sa mga eksenang ginagawa niya.” “Saludo ako kasi he remains very humble,” says Ketchup Eusebio who plays Robin’s best friend. “Kahit sa fans na nagpapa-picture, pinapa-stop niya ang taping just to accommodate them.”
Robin plays Abel, a man who saw the death of his dad when he was 10 years old and wants to take revenge on the killers. Bea is Reign, a woman whose groom (Jake Cuenca) was killed on the day of their wedding. These two lonely souls then meet in a story of love and revenge that will ignite screens starting this Monday