In an exclusive interview with GMANetwork.com for Kapuso Profiles, Barbie Forteza and David Licauco talked about their career beginnings and how they feel about becoming one of the country's most sought-after celebrities.
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Video producer: Aimee Anoc
Video editor: PJ Dela Cruz
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Video producer: Aimee Anoc
Video editor: PJ Dela Cruz
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00:00Yung Marimar, hindi pwede, takot sa aso.
00:03I wanted to become a model.
00:04And at that time, never ko naman siya naisip
00:07na kaya ko maging artista.
00:11Ako, si Barbie Corteza.
00:12Ako, si David Licao.
00:20May nakilala kaming agent na nagsusupply ng mga extra ng talent
00:24noong nag-VTR ako for commercials dati.
00:27Kasi nagsimula ako sa commercials eh.
00:29So, from there, nag-extra ako sa Lupin,
00:32sa Darna,
00:34ni Ms. Marian.
00:36Nakapag-shake, rattle, and roll ako,
00:37Yung Roxanne Guinaud.
00:39And then after noon, may mga auditions.
00:40Yun nga, Yung Marimar.
00:42Ang dami kong inaudition na Yung Marian.
00:44Yung Marimar, hindi pwede, takot sa aso.
00:47Yung Jezebel, hindi marunong lumangoy.
00:53Yung Darna, lampa.
00:55O, hindi, X lahat.
00:57Pero lagi ako nag-audition as Yung Marian talaga.
01:01And then, noong may isa na namang audition for a Yung role,
01:07Yung Rian for Stairway.
01:09Doon ako nag-work, kasi iyak-iyak lang yun.
01:13Doon ako nakuha, at doon ako na-discover din
01:15ng artist center pa at the time.
01:17So, yun, nag-sign up na ako after noon.
01:19Dream mo ba talaga mag-act?
01:20Oo.
01:21Oo, pangarap ko talagang maging actress.
01:26Growing up kasi, basketball talaga yung passion ko.
01:29And things didn't work out for me.
01:32So I had to shift my, you know, like my passion
01:35towards something else.
01:36And alala ko na sa Boracay ako,
01:39may lumapit sa akin na agent.
01:41Ayun, as I was walking sa beach,
01:45may nag-approach ka sa akin if I wanted to become a model.
01:48And at that time, never ko naman siya naisip
01:51na kaya akong maging artista or even like
01:53that good-looking enough to become a model.
01:57So, gulot ako.
01:58So, I remember texting my mom saying,
02:00Oh, man, ginawa ko model.
02:02Pati ating nanay ko nagulat eh, diba?
02:05So, ayun, dinag-start.
02:10Dalawa, yung favorite role ko
02:13kasi inaasam-asam, inaasam-asam,
02:16you're meant to be.
02:18Kasi ang ganda ko doon, diba?
02:21Awww, ang ganda ko lang sa show na yun.
02:24Kahit off-cam.
02:26Uy!
02:27Kasi noon time na yun, single ako.
02:29So, parang yung apat na nalang.
02:30Kaya talaga, for the buy ng coffee,
02:32for the buy ng ganitis,
02:33churrut-churrut, ganyan.
02:34Character naman na talagang minahal ko
02:38at in-embrace ko mula-simula, hanggang dulo,
02:42hanggang ngayon dala ko,
02:44and feeling ko, pinaka hindi ko malilimutan,
02:47si Clyde talaga.
02:49Si Clyde para sa akin,
02:51hindi ko siya nilayo kay Barbie din eh
02:53sa totoong ugali ko.
02:55So, yung iyak ko sa pilot episode,
02:59kasi noong pilot episode,
03:00yung very first episode,
03:01pinakita lahat yung struggle si Clyde
03:03sa real world, diba?
03:04Na parang, sa totoong buhay kasi,
03:06noon time na yun, may pinagda-daalan din ako,
03:09yung bakit ko,
03:10kasi nanggigigil ako talaga,
03:11just, mga talaga.
03:12So parang, talagang nag-a,
03:14yung alam mo yun,
03:16parang, na-incorporate ko rin yung personal life ko,
03:18kaya, I feel like,
03:20very close to my heart din talaga yung character.
03:22I think lahat ng mga roles, memorable.
03:24Like yung si Carding was also memorable,
03:26kasi first time kong mag-action scenes,
03:29and yung Maria Clara and Ibarra,
03:31like, of course, memorable yun.
03:33Not just for me,
03:34but for everyone here in the Philippines,
03:36diba?
03:39Noong nanalo ako ng best supporting actress
03:42sa Sinimalaya,
03:432014,
03:44for the film Marikina.
03:46Hindi ko siya malilimutan,
03:48dahil,
03:49young role lang ako dun.
03:51Sobrang,
03:53hindi ako yung bida dun.
03:56Tapos,
03:57umattend lang ako ng awards night,
03:59kasi, parang,
04:00very first ko yung awards night,
04:04after a long time, actually.
04:06Tapos,
04:07nominated yung pilikula namin.
04:09Habang pababa ako ng pababa,
04:11hindi na-dropdown ko na,
04:12okay, sinong pasasalamatan ko?
04:14Okay, ganito.
04:16Plus yung,
04:18wag kang madadapa,
04:19o yung gano'n.
04:20Ang dami kong iniisip talagang,
04:22sobrang halo-halo.
04:23Yun, yun yung pinaka hindi ko malilimutan,
04:25kasi yun yung time na
04:27na-recognize ako when I least expected it.
04:30Yung parang,
04:31I just did what I had to do in the film.
04:33I just did what I had to do for the role,
04:35dun sa project,
04:37tapos na-recognize ng Sinimalaya,
04:39one of the most prestigious award-giving bodies there.
04:42I think,
04:43doing Maria Clara was unforgettable.
04:45Especially a while ago,
04:47we were talking about Maria Clara,
04:49parang brought so much memories.
04:52And,
04:53nakatawa,
04:54kasi parang dami nangyari sa Maria Clara.
04:56So, yun.
04:58And also, I think,
04:59during Maria Clara, again,
05:01like when people started recognizing me,
05:03like the casual fans,
05:05pinakita ako sa screen,
05:06sa NCAA,
05:07sa UAP,
05:08parang,
05:09wow,
05:10hindi ko na-imagine na mangyayari yun sa akin, ah.
05:14Si Miss Nora Honor,
05:17nung nag-shoot kami ng Tuos,
05:19sa bundok sa Iloilo,
05:22may eksena kami na kailangan ko siyang ilikas
05:25from our house.
05:26Kailangan namin siyang
05:27i-bye-bye to the city,
05:29kasi may sakit na siya.
05:30Kailangan namin siyang i-dalihin sa ospital.
05:32Tapos medyo mabigat yung eksena.
05:34Tapos, for some reason,
05:36ito yung camera.
05:38Tapos,
05:39hindi ko sinasadya,
05:41on cue na tumuloy yung luha ko.
05:43I think memorable for me,
05:45yung,
05:46kasi si Dennis Trillo,
05:47tahimik siyang tao.
05:49And,
05:50for him to share so many things
05:53about himself with me,
05:55na-appreciate ko yun.
05:57And,
05:59I'd like to think na
06:00he treats me as a friend.
06:02Siyempre, like,
06:03also working with Barbie,
06:04Friteza,
06:05she's such a good actress.
06:07Jean Garcia,
06:08nung sa maging sino ka man,
06:10na-ootal ako pag kausap ko siya,
06:12kasi parang, galing niya eh.
06:13Tsaka,
06:14she looks like my mom.