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| vic with pokwang/ maine mendoza/ jake cuenca |
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| vic with son vico and coney reyes |
VIC SOTTO says joining the annual Metro-Manila Filmfest has become some sort of a “panata” for him.
“Nasanay na akong taon-taon, pinaghahandaan ko yung magiging entry ko sa festival kaya parang nasa dugo ko na, nasa sistema ko na,” he says. “Kundi ako makakagawa ng entry, tiyak na hahanap-hanapin ko kasi tradisyon na for me na makapagpasaya ako ng tao sa Kapaskuhan.
"Ang importante lang, iba-iba ang story each year, para hindi magsawa ang tao. Kamukha ngayon, naiibang action-comedy-thriller ang offer namin in ‘Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity’.
"Heist movie ito tungkol sa attempt ko at nga mga kasama kong sina Maine Mendoza, Pokwang, Jake Cuenca at Jelson Bay na nakawin ang pinakamalaking perlas sa buong mundo na iniingatan ng kapatid ko ritong si Jose Manalo, na for a change, hindi ko sidekick kundi siya kong kontrabida rito.”
It’s no longer that important for him if his movie would be the topgrosser or not. “Ilang sunod-sunod na taon din namang naranasan ko yan with the ‘Enteng Kabisote’ series. Siempre, mas maganda pa ring kumita pero sa ngayon, hindi na mahalaga kung pang-ilan ang entry ko.
"Graduate na ako sa ganyan, e. Ang mas importante, yung movie ko, napapasaya ang mga taong nanonood na buong pamilya kung magpunta sa sinehan kapag Kapaskuhan.”
He has worked with Coco Martin last year in “Jack Em Popoy”. Folks are now asking as to when he will try joining forces with Vice Ganda. “I’d like to believe na friends ko lahat kasi wala naman talaga akong kaaway. Open ako to work Vice or anyone, kaya lang hindi lang naman sa amin nakasalalay yan.
"May other factors involved. We come from competing lunchtime shows na galing din sa rival networks. So it’s not going to be that easy na pagsamahin kami. But like I said, open naman ako, so we will just cross the bridge when we get there. Basta sa ikagaganda ng filmfest at ng Pelikulang Pilipino, bakit naman hindi?”
His youngest son, Vico Sotto, is making waves with his impressive work as the mayor of Pasig. But Vico’s fans and constituents seem to be more concerned about his love life and his being single up to now. What can he say about this?
“Sa totoo lang, I think it’s better that he’s single. Kasi may focus siya talaga eh. Baka maiba pa ang concentration niya kapag may lovelife na siya. So huwag na lang nating pangunahan si Vico. Hayaan muna nating maglingkod sa bayan nang walang kahati. Ang dami niyang ginagawa ngayon sa Pasig, so yun na lang munang mga responsibilidad doon ang tutukan niya.”
He says his relationship with Vico was also affected by his holding public office.
“Kung ako nga, bihira ko na siyang makita. Dati, every weekend, he joins us for dinner. E, ngayon sobrang busy na siya. Naiintindihan ko naman ang requirements ng trabaho niya as a public servant, so okay lang. What’s important is that he’s enjoying what he’s doing.
"Ginusto naman niya yan, e. He’s trying a new kind of politics na malinis and he’s trying his best, so let us give him a chance and support him na lang for him to succeed to bring changes in Pasig.”
