THE NEW VIVAMAX MOVIE, ‘AFAM’, tackles the interracial relationship of Pinays with afams( foreigners).
It starts streaming this Friday, May 5. What can its two lead actresses Robb Guinto and Jela Cuenca say about this?
“It cannot be denied namang marami talagang Pinay na gustong makarelasyon ng afam,” says Robb.
“I hope our film will open the eyes of people who look down on Pinays with foreigners for a partner. Ang hirap kasi sa ibang tao, kapag nakita in public na ang isang Pinay may kasamang foreigner, ang tingin agad, pokpok yan, nangunguwarta lang yan.”
She feels so sad about this.
“We should not be so quick in making judgments, kasi we don’t really know what’s going on between them. Baka naman may love talagang namamagitan sa kanila. We don’t really know who is exploiting who. It’s a case to case basis. Sometimes the Pinay is the victim and sometimes it’s the afam.”
She thinks people should be more understanding of Pinays with afams for a partner.
“Ang pangit lang agad kasi ng tingin ng ibang tao. Nanghuhusga agad na pumapatol ang Pinay sa afam for economic or financial reasons.
"Ako, nagkaroon ng foreigner na boyfriend kasi hindi niya ako tinantanan hanggang hindi maging kami. Naging malaki ang impact niya sa buhay ko.
"Maalaga siya, pero ayun, naghanap siya ng ibang putahe, so yun ang aming naging problema and we broke up.”
Jela Cuenca says that in Tiktok, foreigners are always warned “na mag-ingat sa mga Pinay.”
“Nakikita ko kasi sa Tiktok, yung ibang Pinay, pino-post nila ang jowa nilang foreigner.
"Tapos, makikita ng ibang Pinay na pogi, macho, maiinggit sila at aahasin naman ang afam na karelasyon na ng ibang Pinay.
"But it all depends on the afam kung magiging faithful ba siya or not.”
She says one reason Pinays fall for foreigners is they get to have good looking kids.
“Di naman natin maitatanggi na magaganda talaga ang nagiging mga anak ng mga Pinay with foreigners. Talagang gumaganda ang lahi nila kaya andami sa showbiz ng ganyan. Kaya hindi mo sila masisisi kung gusto nilang magkaasawa ng afam.
"Ang mga kapitbahay ko sa amin sa probinsiya, sa Dumaguete and Palawan, mga foreigner ang jowa nila. Mababait naman daw. At ang mga anak nila, malalakas ang dating, nakukuha sa modeling.”
Just like Robb, she has had a relationship with an afam.
“My first boyfriend was a foreigner. Suwertihan din yan, kasi not everyone is perfect, so bahala na lang kung makaka-jackpot ka sa makukuha mo.
"Ang good side ng afam: hindi ka nila pababayaan kasi caring sila. Yung BF ko, ayaw niyang laging nakababad ako sa cellphone kasi sayang lang daw ang oras.
<br>Kaya lang, hindi kami talaga magka-match so nag-split kami.”
Don’t miss ‘Afam’ when it starts streaming on Vivamax this May 5.
