ELIZABETH OROPESA doesn’t mind playing mom to Allen Dizon in “Kamkam(Greed)”. “Okay lang, lahat ng mga anak ko, puro college graduates na,” she says. “The eldest, Henry, is a doctor. Also, the director is Joel Lamangan, who gave me a grand slam for ‘Bulaklak ng Maynila’. And I’d really like to work with him again. At maganda ang story about a local gangster with three wives, si Allen yun. Akong ina niya at iniintindi ko ang sitawsyon niya with his three wives. Nangyari kasi sa’kin yan noong araw. Ako ang first wife ni Meng Fei (the Chinese action star with whom she did a movie before and they have a son). Tinira ko sa Taiwan. Nagkaroon ng second wife, third wife, okay lang sa’kin. Pero noon fourth wife na, ayoko na, umuwi na ko rito sa Pilipinas kasama yung anak namin na hindi naman niya sinuportahan.”
She’s happy that “Kamkam” got an A grade from the Cinema Evaluation Board, with glowing reviews. “It’s nice to be a part of a movie like this na sumasalamin sa tunay na buhay ng tao. Sana, suportahan ng viewers. Kasi ngayon, puro romantic comedies na lang ang ginagawa. Ngayong bigyan sila ng ganitong realistic and socially relevant drama, sana, panoorin naman nila kasi puro magagaling lahat ng kasama ko ritong sina Allen Dizon, Jean Garcia, Sunshine Dizon at Jackie Rice. Puro pang-award ang acting nila.”
Beth is now also a licensed acupuncturist and alternative healer. “I specialize on cancer patients, lalo yung sobrang mahina o matanda na for chemo. Mga doctor nila mismo ang nagpapadala sa akin sa clinic ko sa East Fairview.”
