He has three entries in the Cinemalaya that will be shown in August. “Lead character ako sa ‘Marquina’,” he says. “Ako yung father na may personal issues with his daughter, earlier to be played by Judy Ann Santos pero si Mylene Dizon na raw ngayon. Sa ‘The Janitor’, ako ang general who manipulates the other characters. Under sa’kin sina Richard Gomez at Dennis Trillo. Sa ‘Separados’, I play a man married to Melissa Mendez at anak namin si . Then I realize gay ako at naghiwalay kami. Anak ko rito, si Jason Abalos, na anak ko noon sa ‘Endo’. Now, lovers kami at may kissing scene pa kami rito.”
He’s also directing “Dading”, where Gabby Eigenmann plays the title role, a ‘dadding bading’. Aside from “Separados”, Ricky has also played gay roles before in films like ‘Lalaki sa Buhay ni Selya’ and ‘American Adobo’, so he’s familiar with the material. What if people would say they’re a spin off of “My Husband’s Lover”?
“Malayo naman kami roon. This is much lighter, patatawanin kayo at paiiyakin din. Gabby plays a character na noong may girlfriend pa, si Glaiza de Castro. Homophobic kasi ang daddy niyang si Freddie Webb kaya in denial siya at nasa closet siya. Pero unti-unti, bibigay siya and will reveal to Glaiza na gay siya. Magiging friends naman sila and when Glaiza gives birth to a baby na anak ni Benjamin Alves, siya ang tumayong ama. Then babalik si Benjamin with a new girl, si Chynna Ortaleza.”
“Dading” starts airing this Monday, June 23, replacing “Innamorata”.