Kumusta kaya ang karanasan ng Kapuso Primetime Queen na si Marian Rivera sa paggawa ng 2024 Cinemalaya entry na 'Balota'? Alamin sa online exclusive video na ito.
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00:00Kapuso Prime Time Queen Marian Rivera will star in the 2024 Cinemalaya entry, Balota,
00:06which is co-produced by GMA Pictures and GMA Entertainment Group with Cinemalaya.
00:11According to Marian, she will see a lot of new things in this movie
00:15and she also went through a lot of trials.
00:18What can an actress say about her first Cinemalaya experience?
00:22Find out here in Kapuso Insider.
00:31In the movie Balota, Marian will play the role of Emy,
00:35the teacher who will save the ballot box that contains the last copy of the election results
00:40when there is chaos in their place.
00:43In an interview with GMA Network.com, Marian said that she accepted this project
00:47because it's new for her.
00:49At first, she really offered it to me with Miss Sheryl C.
00:53She said, it's like reading a balota.
00:55And of course, Director Mike Toviera.
00:57I said, okay, let me see the script.
00:59So, I read the script.
01:01I looked at it.
01:02I said, something new for me.
01:03I said, there's no reason why I won't accept it.
01:06Marian Rivera will be watching on the big screen
01:09because Emy's character has no make-up on purpose.
01:12Number one, I was glamorized here as in no make-up.
01:15Number two, maybe it's my first time with a really different look.
01:22I would say, this is probably the dirtiest look I've ever had.
01:26At the same time, her character is different.
01:29It's not typical to see in television and movies.
01:33Teacher Emy's character is really deep.
01:37Marian also mentioned that she experienced trials in making balota.
01:41But on the other hand, they helped the director, Kip Obanda,
01:45to complete her character.
01:47Challenges.
01:48There are so many challenges.
01:50It's hard to say one by one.
01:52What's good about that character is that I read it well.
01:56And Direk Kip and I had a one-on-one discussion on how to portray the character.
02:00We talked, but it's still different from the set.
02:03In every scene, he'll tell me the situation,
02:06what happened, and what reaction he wants.
02:08Direk is a light-hearted person.
02:10He's one of the directors that I can say
02:13that he'll bring out what he wants from the actress because of his help.
02:18He's a very open director.
02:20He's there for the input that you can do.
02:24He's a very light-hearted and kind person.
02:27I said that if given a chance, I want to be a director again.
02:31Marian is also very happy with her first-ever cinema experience
02:35because of the actors and the entire staff of Balota.
02:39I really didn't have any expectations.
02:41But the people were really there for me.
02:44They were there for me.
02:45They were concerned about me.
02:47Actually, it's not just me.
02:48To all the actors, to all the staff and crew,
02:51I said, wow, this is what they're like.
02:53It's like a whole family that's together and concerned about each other.
02:57So it's fun to think about and experience this kind of theme
03:01in a cinema that they say is like,
03:04the movie is good, yes,
03:06but maybe I'll make the behind-the-scenes camera bigger,
03:10the people around me.
03:12According to Marian,
03:13Balota as a movie is also connected to education,
03:16such as the importance of voting.
03:18Balota is so deep.
03:20We're just making Balota known
03:23that the vote of every Filipino is important.
03:26And you shouldn't give that vote
03:28because your future, your child's future,
03:31and the future of the entire country is at stake there.
03:34Watch Balota this August
03:36at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2024.
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