Alessandra De Rossi Does A Bela Padilla & Also Writes The Story Of Her New Movie, '12', A Romdram (Romantic Drama) Totally Different From Her 'Kita Kita'

AFTER STARRING in the blockbuster “Kita Kita”, Alessandra de Rossi now stars in another romantic flick simply titled “12”, with a totally new leading man, Ivan Padilla. She does a Bela Padilla as she herself wrote the story idea of “12”.  “Actually, nabuo ang project na ito before ‘Kita Kita’ pa,” she says. “Alam nyo naman ako, I try to do everything. Ako rin ang nag-compose at kumanta ng theme song nito. Hindi lang nagawa agad kasi wala kaming mapiling leading man ni Direk Dondon Santos. After ‘Kita Kita’, Boss Vic del Rosario revived the project and Direk Dondon posted on social media kung sino ang puede kong maging leading man. May naglagay ng picture ni Ivan who was introduced in ‘I00 Tulad Para kay Stella’ as Hunter, one of the boyfriends ni Bela Padilla, and when I saw him, sabi ko, Direk, may leading man na tayo.”

How did “Kita Kita” change her life? “Wala namang nagbago sa buhay ko. Siguro, sa ibang tao, nabago ang tingin nila kasi box office hit yung movie. Pero ako, wala talaga akong pakialam. Like itong ‘12’, I don’t say na dapat parang ‘Kita Kita’ ito. Unang-una, magkaiba sila. ‘Kita Kita’ is romcom. Ito namang ‘12’ is romdram, romantic drama. Hindi ito pambata, so hindi sila puedeng pagkumparahin. Nahihiya nga ako kay Boss Vic pero sabi niya, gusto niya talagang gawin ito kasi naniniwala siya sa project. This is a story about the relationship between two people. Buong kuwento, sa amin lang ni Ivan tumakbo as Erika and Anton. We start out as friends, for 5 years, then naging magkarelasyon kami, for 7 years, so that’s a total of 12 years, na siyang title ng movie. Through it all, it’s like a roller coaster ride of emotions. He’s a director of TV commercials at ako naman, band singer who gives up my career para maging stay at home partner niya. So dumating yung time na he proposes marriage to me. Tatanggapin ko ba o hindi, especially after I realized I gave him all my life at siya na lang lagi ang nasusunod?”

So how would she rate the acting of Ivan? “Ang galing niya. Sabi ko nga, favorite actor ko na siya.
Iba yata talaga kapag galing Hollywood kasi nag-aral daw siya roon ng acting for 10 years. E, gusto ko talaga, magaling na aktor ang kabatuhan ko ng linya. May mga eksena kami, emosyonal, sobrang galing niya, sabi ko kay Direk Dondon, dapat malampasan ko yan. Subtle na lang ako, hindi ako iiyak, tulala na lang ako. Sabi ko nga sa kanya, puede ba ko sa Hollywood?”

“Sisikat ka run,” says Ivan. “I saw ‘Kita Kita’ and I was blown away by her performance. After watching her, parang nahiya ako sa kanya. Hanga ako sa kanya kasi she gets totally lost in her character, putting her heart and soul into it. Sa set, comedy kami kahit we’re doing drama. Before the take, tawanan kami nang tawanan, pero pag take na, biglang serious, and after the take, tawanan uli. I really enjoyed working with her and I’m proud of our movie so don’t miss it on November 8.”