“Once, I did a lead role in ‘Saan Darating ang Umaga’ with Yasmien Kurdi, but di na nasundan kundi ngayon na lang, as Bela Padilla’s childhood sweetheart in her launching soap, ‘Magdalena’,” he says. “I’m thankful to GMA-7 kasi pinagkatiwalaan uli ako ng ganitong mabigat na role. Marami kaming mabibigat na eksena ni Bela kasi ayaw sa’kin ng parents niya dahil poor ako, so pinaglayo ko. Drama talaga ang scenes namin at maraming iyakan. With the help of our director, Gina Alajar na talagang istrikta, confident akong nagawa ko naman ng tama ang hinihingi ng bawat eksena.”
Does he feel pressured playing a lead role? “Siempre, kasi sa last soaps ko, ‘Amaya’ and ‘Good Daughter’, suporta lang ako. Ngayon, I also play a more mature role in ‘Magdalena’. Dahil may kissing scenes and bed scenes kami ni Bela, Direk Gina required us to do a sensuality workshop to get rid of our inhibitions at para mas maging comfortable kami sa isa’t isa. Talagang gustong kong pagbutihan ang acting ko rito para mapansin ng bosses naming okay naman ang performance ko at masundan ito ng more lead roles.”
