Kelvin Miranda of The Lost Recipe is one of the Philippines’ most promising young actors because of his looks and demeanor.
Thus, the up-and-coming actor has drawn comparisons to stars such as Alden Richards, James Reid, and Daniel Padilla but what are his thoughts about this?
In the media conference of The Lost Recipe, the actor shared that he somehow hopes that people will know him not just for having a look-alike but for his own name.
“Sumasagi sa isip ko ‘yon madalas sana makilla ako sa pangalan ko mismo, hindi sa kaninong personalidad na hinhangaan natin.”
But he doesn’t deny that the comparisons that he gets from stars like Alden Richards, James Reid, and Daniel Padilla makes him very happy.
“Minsan po compliment siya, nakakatuwa na hinahalintulad ka sa gwapings na binabaggit so parang, teka lang, gwapo rin pala ako,” said Kelvin.
He is grateful for the compliments that he gets when he’s compared with big actors, but in this industry, Kelvin knows that one must be able to build their own name.
“Pero sa career ko, kailangan makabuo ako ng sarili kong pangalan, sariling diskarte sariling paraan para makilala ako. Thankful ako dahil nahahalintulad ako sa kanila but kailangan kong umalis sa side na iyon, kailangan kong ako mismo.”
In the interview, Kelvin also shared that he almost lost hope as an actor during the pandemic. He even thought about returning to school.
“Gusto ko po mag aral na lang muna sa sarili ko kasi nawalan na ako ng tiwala sa sarili ko. Feeling ko end of the world na, sobrang apektado talaga ako ng pandemic hindi lang sa financial, lalo na sa mental health ko.”
Tracking back, Miranda auditioned for Star Magic and passed the initial screenings last 2017 but was later dropped by management due to absences.
His absences were attributed to his introversion, making it impossible for him to seek a career in the entertainment industry.
But in June of that year, he signed a contract with GMA Artist Center, the network’s talent agency, with the help of his manager.
With what has transpired in 2020, Kelvin shared how grateful he is for the opportunity that he was given in The Lost Recipe, not just a supporting role but the opportunity to be the lead actor.
“Di maganda ‘yung dating sa akin last year but naging blessing sa akin nung pumasok sa akin ‘yung The Lost Recipe. Feeling ko ito ‘yung naging kapalit sa lahat ng nawala sa akin, ito ‘yung pinaka malaking blessing sa akin.”
After becoming the lead actor of The Lost Recipe, Kelvin Miranda recently bagged the Best Young Actor award on the 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards.
To date, Kelvin Miranda doesn’t mind if he will ever return to a supporting role as long as he is allowed to explore his passion and talents as an actor.
“Sa akin po okay lang ‘yung support, okay lang din leading man. So kung ano po yung dumating tinaatanggap ko lang naman po. Kung pa-payagan ako ng network or manager ko, ni Sir Tyron, edi mas okay. Kase ako po thankful ako sa lahat ng natatanggap ko, hindi po ako ang re-reklamo, as in.”
The Lost Recipe is currently airing on GTV its final week. It was also a constant subject in the top trend during Twitter Philippines’ first three days of broadcasting. The Lost Formula increased ratings not only for GNTV’s primetime block but also for the Top 20 Urban Phils in general (based on Nielsen NUTAM overnight data).
