What Nora Aunor Has To Say About People Saying Coco Martin Is Her Male Version

NORA AUNOR’S film with Coco Martin, “Padre de Pamilya”, will have its last shooting day on Monday. Doesn’t she mind that it’s Coco who plays the title role? “Okay lang,” she says. “Basta ang importante, maganda ang role ko. Naiiba. Ako’ng nanay niya na nagkaroon ng younger lover, si Joem Bascon. Siya, nagtatrabaho sa Malaysia. Ang akala niya, ang perang pinapadala niya sa’kin, ginagastos ko lang so boyfriend ko. Pero may twist sa story kaya abangan nyo na lang. Saka, mahal ko itong si Coco. Napakabait. Three years ago, hinanap niya ko noon sa States para alukin akong magsama kami sa isang project. Pero nagkasakit ako, hindi kami nagkita. Yun pala, uuwi naman ako dito sa atin kaya heto, natuloy na rin. First time ko rin makasama ang director namin, si Adolf Alix. Nakakatuwang katrabaho dahil cool na cool lang sa set kaya hindi ka mapapagod.”

Some folks call Coco as the male version of Nora Aunor. What can she say about this? “Oo naman. Mahusay siya. Mana sa ina,” she points to herself. “Sa husay niya, akong na-take two sa eksenang nagsasagutan kami. Nakakatuwa siyang katrabaho. Sa lahat ng mga naging anak ko sa pelikula, pinaka-okay siya. Masayahin. Tawa lang ng tawa. Nawawala ang mga mata.”

Direk Adolf says: “Nakakatuwa silang panoorin when they act together. Akala mo, mag-ina talaga sila. Nagbe-blend nang maganda ang styles ng acting nila. Actually, iba-ibang generations ng artista ang kasama rito, mula kay Anita Linda na lola ni Coco, then si Ate Guy and Joel Torre as his parents, then si Rosanna Roces as Coco’s aunt, at yung younger generation nina Coco, Joem Bascon, Baron Geisler at Julia Montes.”

“Padre de Pamilya” is one of the four films of Ate Guy for this year. She has also finished “When I Fall in Love”, her reunion flick with Tirso Cruz III, directed by Joel Lamangan. She has started “Dementia” with Jasmine Curtis Smith, directed by Perci Intalan. And she’ll also shoot “Hustisya”, a Cinemalaya entry for Joel Lamangan again. “I also have a new series sa TV5, ‘Trenderas’, tungkol sa mga baguhang singer na nagte-trending sa youtube, so magiging very busy ako this year,” adds Ate Guy.