“The crying scenes are hard to do kasi masakit sa dibdib kahit tapos na ang eksena,” she says.
How come it’s so easy for her to shed tears? “Iniisip ko lang ang personal experiences ko, like my mom being a deaf mute and me growing up without my dad. I’m now our family’s breadwinner, sending my two siblings to school. Kaya nga I’m so happy our new TV show, ‘Growing Up’, is so much lighter than the movie and our past show, ‘Mara Clara’. This one deals with the ups and downs of growing up most young people experience.”
She’s paired with Cesar Montano’s son, Diego Loyzaga, in ‘Growing Up’ that starts airing this Sunday. “We weren’t that close when we did ‘Mara Clara’ but now, mas nagkakilala kami and I can say we’re friends na. I’m 16 and he’s 17 so we more or less speak the same language. Okay siya kasi magaang katrabaho.”
What if Diego would woo her even if off cam? “Ay, huwag muna. We’re both so young so let’s focus on our work first. Masyado pang maaga para sa ganyan.”
