At the height of LizQuen’s “My Ex and Whys” promotion, another indie film will make our post-Valentine more extraordinaire. The indie film, titled “I’m Drunk, I Love You,” will be shown on theatres along with “My Ex and Whys.”
The film will star Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino.
But, how do they feel about this since they are both from ABS-CBN?
Well, according to Salvador, she is “very happy” to be a part of this movie.
“It’s about the joys and pains of love kaya bagay talaga sa Valentine’s Day. Maganda ang movie namin, I’m very proud of it, and it will show na hindi lang Star Cinema ang gumagawa ng magagandang pelikula.”
Meanwhile, Avelino wished that people would also watch their movie. He also emphasized that we should be glad for there are lots of local movies being produced right now.
“Let’s just be glad na maraming local movies being produced now—kahit mainstream man or indie,
“It means more jobs are being given to more people. I think our movie can stand on its own and let’s just pray na sana, panoorin ng tao ang both movies.”
Avelino recalled that he read the script of the movie that was sent to him, and liked it right away.
“I like my role as Dio, an aspiring filmmaker and singer. I liked the songs chosen to be part of the film, kasi the lyrics of the songs were written into the script.
“Also, I’ve worked with our director here, JP Habac, when he was still an assistant director in ‘Heneral Luna’ and ‘Sana Dati’, so I now want to be a part of his first full length directorial job.
“I recommended Maja to be the leading lady kasi we’ve worked on TV in ‘Bridges of Love’ but on film, hindi pa kami nagkatambal, although we made a movie together, (‘Status: It’s Complicated’), but I was paired with Solenn Heussaff and she’s paired naman with Jake Cuenca. Ngayon, kami na talaga ang magkapareha,” he said.
Salvador also professed that she fell in love with her role as Carson. “Si Carson is secretly in love with Dio, her college best friend, for seven years na. But she can’t verbalize her feelings for her. I’m sure maraming makaka-relate dito kasi marami namang nai-in love na hindi ma-express ang sarili nila,” she said.
Moreover, Avelino and Salvador singe their own song in the film. Avelino sings “Lloyie,” where actor John Lloyd Cruz appears in a cameo, while Salvador sings “Huling Gabi.”
“I’m Drunk, I Love You” is produced by TBA: Tuko Films, Buchi Boy and Artikulo Uno and will be shown in cinemas on February 15.
