Jaclyn Jose, After Her Campy Interpretations Before, Returns To A Traditional Serious Contravida Role In 'The Millionaire's Wife'

JACLYN JOSE is noted for her campy interpretations of the villain roles she portrays, like in “Marimar” and “Mundo Mo’y Akin”. But in “The Millionaire’s Wife”, she decided to go back to her serious portrayals of a kontrabida. “Tama na muna yung pa-comedy,” she says. “Balik muna sa seryosahang pang-aapi kay Andrea Torres dito.”

Working with a multi-awarded actress like her can be quite formidable and Andrea herself admits she was intimidated the first time they did a scene together in “Millionaire’s Wife” that now airs on GMA-7’s Afternoon Prime. “Siempre naman, Jaclyn Jose siya, e,” says Andrea. “Pero napalagay agad ang loob ko kasi ang bait niya. Kinausap niya agad ako at nakipagkuwentuhan sa’kin, so na-relax ako agad sa kanya.” “Ang dami ko nang nakatrabahong young stars at lahat sila, gusto kong tulungan,” says Jaclyn. “We’re all in this business together so dapat lang, magsuportahan tayo. Si Andrea, okay katrabaho. Very warm siya sa lahat and, in front of the camera, she delivers. She can be a great actress. Mabait pa’t masunurin sa magulang. Enjoy rin ako rito sa ‘Millionaire’s Wife’ kasi I get to work again with Sid (son of Mark Gil, the dad of her daughter Andi). Nagkatrabaho na kami noon sa very first movie niya, ‘Donsol’. Mag-ina rin kami at ngayon lang naulit.”

Jaclyn wants to see some reforms in stressful pa-morningan taping sessions of soaps that is said to be the primary cause of the heart attacks of the late directors, Wenn Deramas and Francis Xavier Pasion. “I’ve worked with both of them at si Direk Wenn, inaanak niya yung bunso ko at ninang din ako ng isang anak niya kaya close kami. Even my daughter, Andi Eigenmann, is so affected kasi close din siya kay Direk Wenn and si Direk Francis naman, director niya sa ‘Dyesebel’. Kaya sabi ko sa kanya, huwag na niyang hayaan ang daughter niyang si Ellie na mag-showbiz. Gusto ko, ma-enjoy nung apo ko ang buhay niya and have normal life. Ayokong maranasan niya ang hirap ng pagiging artista. I told Andi mag-ipon na lang siya nang mag-ipon at kung magagawa niyang makalabas ng mundo ng showbiz, gawin niya. Kasi ako, 30 years na akong artista, so 30 years na rin akong laging puyat. So gusto ko, magtapos na lang siya ng kolehiyo, pati yung son kong sumunod kay Andi, have a more normal life na makakatulog ka nang maaga at masarap and then gigising ka rin nang maaga the next day na walang stress, na hindi ko naranasan.”

Is it true Andi has a new BF? “Yes, pero hindi pa pinapakilala sa akin, e. Sa tingin ko, maligaya naman siya sa bago niyang karelasyon.”

Still about “Millionaire’s Wife”, its program manager, Anthony Pastorfide, issued a statement about the complaint of Robert Arevalo’s daughter on Robert’s working for 30 hours straight on the show’s taping. It says: “Humingi na po kami ng paumanhin kay Mr. Robert Arevalo sa nangyaring insidente na late pack-up noong March 9. Marami lang pong eksena na kinailangang tapusin noong araw na iyon at baka matagalan pa bago makabalik sa location na 2 hours away from Manila. Ngayon po ay inaayos na ng produksyon ang lahat para hindi na maulit ang pangyayaring iyon."