GINA ALAJAR continues to bask in the glory reaped by the success of “Onanay”, which she is directing, on primetime. “When the project was first offered to me, meron akong apprehensions?” she confesses. “Magki-click kaya sa viewers ang isang show na tungkol sa isang midget, si Jo Berry? Tapos, si Nora Aunor, ang nanay niya. Paano mo naman ididirek ang isang Nora Aunor? Nung unang sabihin sa’king, kinukuha siya, hindi pa sure. Under negotiation pa. But I prayed na sana, tanggapin niya kasi she’ll be very, very good for the show. At nung tanggapin na niya, kinabahan ako. Kasi you don’t direct a Nora Aunor. So when we started taping, I have to constantly remind myself na huwag ko siyang sasabihin ng ‘Guy, ganito ang gagawin mo ha.’ When I talk to her, I don’t want to sound like I’m giving her instructions or direction. Alam ko na namang alam na niya ang gagawin sa eksena on her own.”
How about her ex-sister in law, Cherie Gil? “It’s the same case. She’s also an excellent actress na hindi mo na rin dapat idirek kasi alam na alam na rin niya ang gagawin niya bilang La Primera Kontrabida, di ba? They make my work easier para mas ma-devote ang time ko sa pag-guide ko sa mga baguhan, like Jo Berry, at sina Kate Valdez and Mikee Quintos who play her two daughters. Napakasuwerte nga nila kasi Nora at Cherie ang mga katrabaho nila na puro magagaling at hindi maramot sa eksena with them. The story has become more absorbing now that Cherie Gil has returned from abroad with Kate Valdez, so umaasa si Jo Berry as Onay na she will be reunited sa anak niyang matagal na nawalay sa kanya, pero siempre, si Cherie will be against this.”
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