Ina Feleo On Playing Odessa, The Most Hated Villain On TV These Days

INA FELEO is one of the most hated villains on TV these days because of her very convincing portrayal of the evil Odessa in “Hanggang Makita Kang Muli” which is on its final week. “Very memorable ito kasi ayokong nananakit ng tao, pero dito, ang dami kong sinaktan, bata man like Bea Binene and matanda like Luz Valdez na ayoko talagang sampalin pero okay lang daw sa kanya, but later, I felt so guilty,” she says. “Favorite scene ko naman when the simple Odessa transformed to being Margaret na naging sophisticated sa bago niyang anyo. Kunwari confident ang projection niya pero deep within, baliw siya and obsessed with Raymart Santiago as Larry.”

She’ll never forget Odessa. “This is the first time that I got to play a really psychologically challenged character and it has allowed me to stretch my instruments as an actress. In the past, my focus has always been just to be honest and truthful in all my scenes. But with a character like Odessa, na malayo talaga sa kung sino ako, I was forced to explore and step out of my comfort zone. Yung mga bagay na di ko talaga magagawa sa tunay na buhay, nagawa ko rito sa show na ito. Manampal, manakit, pumatay, at marami pang iba. At nung pinapanood ko yung mga eksena ko, parang hindi ko na nakilala ang sarili ko. Natutuwa akong bilang artista, natutunan kong mas magkaroon ng kumpyansa sa sarili ko, na when I step into the shoes of my character, magkakabuhay yon, kahit pa nga sa simula, pakiramdaman ko, parang hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. Nagpapasalamat din ako sa scriptwriters, sa director ko at sa lahat ng mga kaeksena ko. Basta don’t miss the last few episodes dahil very exciting ang mga twist na mapapanood nyo, lalo na kapag nalaman na nina Angelika de la Cruz and Raymart Santiago na ang feral child palang si Ana ang siyang anak nilang ninakaw ko noong bata pa ito.”