Friday, 19 September 2014
Alden Richards is Jose Rizal in 'Ilustrado'
After a quite number of award-winning actors who played Dr. Jose P. Rizal in previous biography movies and TV specials, Kapuso actor Alden Richards is set to prove he also fit the bill as the country's national hero in GMA News TV docu-drama series entitled "Ilustrado."
“This is something new for me. Kasi first time ko pong gagawa ng isang project na meron akong ipu-portray na isang national hero. Mahirap po. Hindi biro pero excited ako for this project and I've never been so hands-on in any of my projects, ngayon lang for Ilustrado. Kung nag-e-effort ako before sa soaps ko, doble effort for this," Alden said of the series which will revolve around Rizal’s sacrifices in the name of freedom and sovereignty for the Philippines.
So how did Alden prepare for the role?
"The production team gave me a few pointers kung ano ang puwede kong pag-aralan. Binigyan nila ako ng CDs, ng documentaries about Rizal, movies before like Cesar Montano's Jose Rizal. Pinanood ko 'yun. I did a lot of workshops with Kylie, with our director, with my acting coach. Andami eh, it's very different from doing a soap na you're going to create your own character." he said.
Alden said the role is different from any role he has had in the past.
"The difference between Ilustrado and other soaps or primetime teleserye is kapag soap, you create something different, you create on your own. In doing this bayani serye, mayroong basis from history. You create it in line with what was listed in history. Hindi puwedeng ikaw lang 'to kasi Jose Rizal 'to eh. It's still 70 percent Jose Rizal, 30 percent of Alden."
"The production team gave me a few pointers kung ano ang puwede kong pag-aralan. Binigyan nila ako ng CDs, ng documentaries about Rizal, movies before like Cesar Montano's Jose Rizal. Pinanood ko 'yun. I did a lot of workshops with Kylie, with our director, with my acting coach. Andami eh, it's very different from doing a soap na you're going to create your own character." he said.
Alden said the role is different from any role he has had in the past.
"The difference between Ilustrado and other soaps or primetime teleserye is kapag soap, you create something different, you create on your own. In doing this bayani serye, mayroong basis from history. You create it in line with what was listed in history. Hindi puwedeng ikaw lang 'to kasi Jose Rizal 'to eh. It's still 70 percent Jose Rizal, 30 percent of Alden."
"Ilustrado" also stars Kylie Padilla as Leonor Rivera, Solenn Heussaff and Ms. Jaclyn Jose.
Slated to air starting October on GMA Telebabad timeslot, Ilustrado is being handled by the same team that worked on the historical series, Katipunan.
By JED || Full Story @ Showbiznest
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