JELA CUENCA was introduced playing a supporting role in “Taya”. Then she did a lead role in “Palitan”. In “Silip sa Apoy”, she went back to playing a supporting role as the best friend of lead star Angeli Khang.
And now, she’s one of the two leading ladies of Wilbert Ross in “Boy Bastos”, the other one being Rose Van Ginkle. Doesn’t she mind doing supporting roles even if she has already played a lead role?
“Hindi naman po, kasi baguhan pa lang ako,” she says. “Wala pa ako sa posisyong mamili ng roles ko. Nagpapasalamat lang ako na tuloy-tuloy ang assignments ko sa Vivamax at hindi ako nababakante.”
In “Boy Bastos”, she plays Kathy, Wilbert’s classmate in high school.
“Ako po yung girlfriend niya at pareho pa kaming virgin,” she says. “Pero ako, atat na atat nang magpadyug sa kanya at ang usapan namin, sa birthday ko, magse-sex na kami.
"Ako yung mas agressive sa aming dalawa. Mas maelya at siyang nagyayayang mag-sex na kami. Pero itong si Boy Bastos, siya ang natotorpe.”
She enjoyed playing her role. “Kasi si Kathy, mukhang inosenteng santa-santita, parang nerd ang dating, pero ang totoo, mapusok pala siya at patay na patay kay Boy Bastos. Uhaw na uhaw sa kanya at lagi siyang inaakit.”
Has she experienced that in real life? “Ay, sa tunay na buhay, hindi naman po ako ganun sa lalaki. Strict ang parents ko, e. Hahahaha!”
Her roles seem to getting more and more daring. Doesn’t she have any limitations?
“Ako naman, tatanggapin ko ang lahat ng ibibigay sa aking role, basta hindi lang yung sobra. Ayoko naman nung wala na akong maitatago sa sarili ko. Hindi ko kaya yung all out na ipapakita ko na ang lahat-lahat.”
Since “Boy Bastos” is about the foolish things you do in your youth, does she have any such experiences in real life?
“Oh yes, noong high school ako. Yung classmates ko, nakita kong nanonood sila ng cellfone sa canteen during lunch break. Nagkukumpulan sila. Ang akala ko, movie lang ang pinapanood nila so nakipanood ako. Yun pala, nasa porn site sila.
"That time when we watched that, hindi pa ako open-minded, e. Ayokong panoorin ang mga ganun, pero ngayon, alam ko na. Ako na ang gumagawa ng sexy scenes. Hahahaha!”
