Quark then retorted with a smile: “Bakit? Sino ba ang abusado.” Even the stars of “Rakenrol” Glaiza de Castro, Jason Abalos, Alwyn Uytingco and Ketchup Eusebio laughed.
Crystalle’s face turned red upon realizing the implication of her answer that might refer to their mom’s fiancé, Hayden Kho, whose businesses are said to be all financed by Dr. Belo. “I don’t mean that,” she says. “Okay, wala na kong sinabi.”
“I’ve never really relied on my mom,” says Quark. “My past films were produced by Viva and Regal, but here, meron ngang significant donation ang mom ko.”
Was he serious when he said there’ll be blood if Hayden would fool his mom again? “My mom asked me about it and I told her it’s not my intention to malign anyone. I just want to remind now that everybody is kilig na, teka lang, baka nakalimutan nyo na what happened before. I think this is the chance for him (Hayden) to prove he’s not a bad person. Sige, we’ll give him another chance but don’t do it again.”
Will he call Hayden Tito? “Baka Papa,” he laughs. Crystalle butts in, also laughing: “Or Papi”. Quark adds: “We’re just the same age.” He admits he won’t be here for his mom’s wedding as he’d be in the U.S. to study. “If they’d do it sa L.A., I might be able to attend. I’ll be the ringbearer.” What can he say about Hayden asking for a pre-nup? “I’m super for it. In fairness to him, he’s the one who brought that up. I think he wants to prove something out of the goodness of his heart. Or it’s his way of atoning for his sins.”
Crystalle became more emotional talking about the wedding. “Sobrang mahal namin si Mommy kaya kunsaan siya masaya, masaya na rin kami ni Kuya. She deserves to be happy. Life is short.”
How’s her relationship with her future stepdad? “Okay naman, we’re civil. But when mom and I are together, we don’t talk about him as she knows maba-bad vibes lang ako. Let’s see what happens after the wedding. It’s only natural for us to be protective of our mom.”
Will they invite Hayden to the premier of “Rakenrol” at the CCP on July 23. “Everyone’s welcome. This is my tribute to the local rock music scene that has a rich heritage from the time of Pepe Smith, The Jerks and The Dawn. We composed original music for the film but we also use the songs of other bands like the Eheads, Sandwich and others as homage to them. When the movie was shown abroad, a lot of foreigners were excited by the music and asked us about it. It’s also my tribute to our dad’s (Atom Henares) former rock station, NU107, that closed down last November. We grew up with it, like it’s the third child of our parents. I even produced the NU Rock Awards.”
