“Hindi siya nagpaiwan kay Ate Guy,” says the film’s director, Perci Intalan, who’s so happy because the film got a grade A no less from the Cinema Evaluation Board. “She delivered in all her scenes at hindi siya mukhang baguhan.”
Jasmine herself says she was so nervous during the shoot. “I was very intimidated kasi everyone knows Ate Guy’s status in the industry as the Superstars,” she says. “Tapos, ang first scene namin together, sisigaw-sigawan ko siya. Paano ko ba sisigawan ang isang Nora Aunor? Honestly, hindi ko alam kung paano ko na-overcome ‘yon, but I did dahil kailangan. In fairness to Ate Guy, she’s very supportive and encouraging. Siya pang nagsabi sa’kin na ‘Okay lang, acting lang naman ito. Huwag ka matakot’ kasi I had to shout at her.”
The story of “Dementia” was derived by Direk Perci from his own family.
“Ang mother ko, tito ko, tita ko, may dementia o alzheimer’s disease. Sa atin, ulyanin ang tawag dun. Marami nang nakakalimutan. My mom is now 87 years old pero na-diagnose siya na may dementia when she was 80 years old pa lamang siya. So siya ang inspiration ko sa role ni Ate Guy in ‘Dementia’.”