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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Jun 14, 2020

KIM DOMINGO WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED MORE AS A SERIOUS ACTRESS THAN AS A SEX SYMBOL







KIM DOMINGO




KIM DOMINGO could have been a bigger star if she allowed herself to be launched in a bold movie. In her youtube vlog, she says it was not easy for her to decide to junk her sexy image.

“I felt kasi hindi na ako masaya sa ganun,” she says. “Ang mga tao, ang tingin sa’kin, more of a sex object.

"Then when I did ‘Super Ma’am’ na sister ako ni Marian Rivera, doon ko na-realize na may fans naman pala akong mga bata kung wholesome ang role ko. Hindi puro mga lalaki lang na ine-expect na laging sexy ang dating ko.”

But she doesn’t deny the fact that going sexy helped her when she was starting her career.

“Hindi sa pagyayabang pero na-feel ko talagang nakilala ako agad ng publiko when they launched me as the new Pantasya ng Bayan. Kaya lang, eventually, naisip ko, hindi naman talaga ako yun. So unti-unti, binawasan ko yung pagpapa-sexy.

"Sa mga damit na sinusuot ko, ayoko na noong masyadong revealing na halos nakaluwa na ang dibdib. Then I did the afternoon horror soap na ‘Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko’, where I played a girl na napo-possessed ng kaluluwa ni Kris Bernal.

"Wala ring pa-sexy dun pero tinanggap naman ng tao. Honestly, I feel na mas maraming nakaka-appreciate sa’kin ngayon, both males and females. Ang sarap pala ng feeling na nirerespeto ka kaysa yung ang comment kapag nakita ka, ‘Ang sexy mo! Ang hot mo!’

"Sa ngayon, ang dream ko, mabigyan naman ako ng role na serious drama, sa movie man o sa TV, yung magre-require na magpakita talaga ako ng serious acting at hindi basta pagpapa-sexy lang.

"It doesn’t mean naman na I frown on those who will join showbiz para magpa-sexy. Galing ako dyan, sa pagiging hubadera, so wala akong karapatang manghusga. Basta yung sa’kin, personal choice ko lang and I’m happy na I’m free na sa dating sexy image ko.”

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