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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Sep 24, 2012

Pen Medina A Hit As The Gay Mang Ben In 'Aso Ni San Roque'

PEN MEDINA is not the original choice as Mang Ben, the gay old man who adopts Mona Louise Rey as blind girl Fatima in “Aso ni San Roque” but Eddie Garcia. But he turned out to be a great replacement as he delivers a rollicking performance in the show. Did he have second thoughts in accepting the role?

“Hindi naman as I’ve played gay roles before, like in ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’ at sa ‘Death Row’ na ako yung macho gay inmate who rapes Cogie Domingo,” he says. “Pero dito, may kalandian ang pagkabading ko. Nataranta nga ako dahil madalian nang ialok sa’kin ito. Nang sinabi sa’kin ngayon, kinabukasan magte-taping na ako for them. Grabe ang pressure kasi nga si Manoy Eddie ang papalitan ko and he just earned rave reviews for ‘Bwakaw’. Tinanong nga raw niya kung sino ang pumalit sa kanya at, nang malamang ako, ang lakas daw ng tawa kasi hindi niya ma-imagine na magbabading akong ganito. Kabado rin ako noong una but so far, maganda naman at positive ang feedback sa akin so nakakahinga na ko ng maluwag. As for Manoy Eddie, kasali pa rin daw siya sa ‘Aso ni San Roque’. Ayaw lang niyang magbading uli kasi katatapos lang nga naman niya sa ‘Bwakaw’. This time, siya ang gaganap na Supremo ng sindikato sa ‘Aso ni San Roque’.”

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