AYANNA MISOLA gets her most demanding role to date in “Ang Babaeng Nawawala sa Sarili”, a remake of a movie first made by Dina Bonnevie in 1989.
“Mahirap talaga, kasi the character I play, si Albina, is possessed by a spirit and she displays three different personalities,” she says.
“First shooting day namin, habang kaeksena ko si Ava Mendez, na siyang nagpo-possess sa akin, I had an anxiety attack.
"Medyo heavy ang scene, kailangan kong mag-act na nahihirapan akong huminga, and while we’re doing it, unti-unti, biglang namamanhid ang buong katawan ko.
"But I tried na ituloy ko lang ang acting, hanggang hindi ko na kinaya, napaiyak na lang ako kasi sobrang heavy ng eksena. Nag-melt down ako.”
The film’s director, Roman Perez Jr., says he got really worried.
“Natakot ako. Akala ko, sinasapian na talaga si Ayanna kasi namumutla siya, hindi makapagsalita, and when her blood pressure was checked, sobrang taas.
"Sabi ko, matapos pa kaya namin ang movie? E, may exorcism scene pa naman kami later.
"We’re shooting the movie in a very old house, baka may spirit na pumapasok talaga kay Alyanna. Buti na lang she was revived.
"Nagpahinga muna kami, for two hours. Pinatulog muna namin si Ayanna to calm her down.”
Did Alyanna feel she’s being pressured by Direk Roman?
“Wala namang nagpe-pressure sa akin. Ako lang mismo ang nagpe-pressure sa sarili ko. Very challenging lang talaga yung role. Sobrang bigat.
"Si Albina kasi rito, she comes from a religious and loving family, then bigla siyang nag-iba ng personality and her parents noticed it.”
She has to make sure her three distinct personalities are truly very different from one another.
“Yung tatlong personalities, paiba-iba talaga siya, so ang emotions ko, parang roller coaster.
"Sobrang napiga ako at ang feeling ko, nawala talaga ako sa sarili ko. Pero natapos naman namin ang movie and I hope I did justice to the role.
"I gave it everything na kaya kong gawin so sana, magustuhan ng tao.”
How did she prepare for the role knowing it’s a remake?
“I watched the original film before we started shooting. Sobrang idol ko talaga si Ms. Dina Bonnevie so when it was first offered to me, nagulat ako.
"This is really my biggest assignment to date. Na-excite ako kasi isang big project ni Ms. Dina, ipinasa sa akin? So I really prepared hard for the role.”
How?
“Una, nagpapayat ako. Then Direk Roman asked me na ipaputol yung buhok ko, so I have shorter hair.
"I also watched a lot of previous movies of Ms. Dina to find out kung anong magandang attack ang kinakailangan for this movie.”
But she quickly adds that their version is not just a remake of the first film.
“Actually, sobrang layo na nito sa old movie, iba ang story. Iba na ang approach.
"Pati sa sex scenes with my leading men, Diego Loyzaga and Adrian Alandy, this is more daring. Mas palaban.
"Alam naman natin sa Vivamax, walang limit when it comes to daring scenes, kaya mas malala ito kaysa sa anything that I have done before.
"Maraming shocking scenes, may orgy scene pa rito.”
Since Dina Bonnevie is her fave actress, would she also like to follow her career path?
“Career path? Naku, marami pa akong struggles. Hindi ako sure kung magiging mala-Dina ang career ko, pero sana nga, ganun din.
"Eventually, I want to be recognized as a good actress like her. And always, gusto kong mahigitan yung mga nagawa ko nang roles before.”
