Working on their first full-length movie together has been a fun experience for couple Bea Alonzo and Zanjoe Marudo.Initially, Bea revealed she was hesitant to act opposite her beau in “24/7 In Love.”
“Noong narinig ko lang na magkakatrabaho kami, noong una ay kinakabahan ako. Parang naiisip ko baka mailang ako,” Bea shared during the press conference of the movie.
While filming, though, Bea started to enjoy the experience. “Noong nandoon ako ay wala naman [akong naramdamang ganoon]. Natuwa pa nga ako kasi meron kaming limang araw na magkasama buong araw,” she shared.
“Parang ang sarap din pala na somehow ay katrabaho mo ‘yung boyfriend mo tapos wala kayong issue kasi ang tagal naming hindi nakikita ang isa’t-isa. Kasi noong time na ‘yon ay kakagawa ko lang ng ‘The Mistress.’ Ang sarap ng lagi ko siyang kasama,” said she.
Zanjoe, on the other hand, felt it was quite a challenge to act out a scene with his real-life love. What’s even more challenging is that, in the movie, he plays a gender-bender.
“Habang inaaral ko ‘yung character, dagdag pa ‘yung kasama ko si Bea, ay medyo nagkaroon ng konting problema sa umpisa,” Zanjoe revealed.
“Actually, yun pong mga unang araw namin hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko,” he said. Later, he admitted that he took inspiration from up close, as “doon po sa set [ay] maraming bakla,” even citing Bea’s make-up artist as among his many pegs for the role.
The two may already know a lot about each other, but working together led to a few more discoveries. Bea, for one, learned that her boyfriend sweats a lot.
“Pawisin pala siya ‘pag eksena na niya. Para siyang kinakabahan lagi. Nakakatuwa na hindi siya nagre-relax, ganyan. So parang pati tuloy ako kinakabahan. [Sabi ko,] kinakarir niya so kailangang karirin ko rin. Hindi naman competition. Parang ang feeling ko lang ay pinapaganda niya ito [so] kailangang pagandahin ko rin ‘yung episode namin,” she said.
The hunky actor explained, “Mainit lang talaga sa location kaya ako pinapawisan.”
Meanwhile, as co-actor, he describes Bea as very professional.
“Na-discover ko nga na sa tagal niya sa industriya ay parang alam na alam na niya kung ano ang gagawin niya pagdating sa trabaho. Alam mong actor na talaga na any time, ‘pag kailangan na ‘yung mga emosyon, nandoon na agad. Hindi katulad naming baguhan na…” he said, letting the thought trail off.
Bea countered, “Oy, hindi totoo ‘yan. Ang galing-galing niya sa isang eksena. I was expecting na somehow ay mawawala ‘yung pagka-bading kasi ‘di ba sarili mo nang emosyon ang papaganahin mo pero siya, hindi nawala ‘yung pagiging bading niya doon sa character niya kahit emotional na siya.” By wanderer || Full Story: Kapamilyalogy
