On May 3, Kapamilya actress Dimples Romana highlighted the importance of women supporting each other when battling viral scandals.
During the media conference for Viral: Scandal‘s Finale, Romana shared what she learned from her character in the series.
“For Kakay Sicat, I think one of the pinaka-pinaka point na dinala niya sa akin and–also, the message across is that there’s strength in numbers.
“I was just telling Charlie this na laban lang ng mga kababaihan dito at hindi lang ng mga kababaihan ha. Nakikita natin ‘yung iba’t ibang perspective ng mga tao pagdating sa pagsugpo or at least pagharap ng isang viral scandal or any scandal.
“Kasi– nobody really want to be a part of a scandal naman talaga. You wouldn’t want to be like, ‘ay, I want to be in a scandal.’ You don’t necessarily want that, unless ganon ‘yung pag-iisip mo di ba?”
She added that her role reminded her of women’s innate strength.
“Pero ako siguro sa character ni Kakay Sicat, pinalakas talaga ako nito. As in, pinaalala sa akin na ang kababaihan may taglay talagang kalakasan na innate.
“At hindi lang ‘yun, pag pinagsama mo pa ‘yung pagiging ina niya, pagiging victim niya ng mga sitwasyon na pinagdaanan niya in the past– kasi, remember alam niya.”
Romana then stated that she wanted to make a mark with her character in the series.
“Isa sa mga pinaka nagdagdag ng pagiging espesyal niya para sa akin–as you know, I make sure that all of my characters–may it be called small or is it a markadong character. I always make sure that it will be memorable.”
She also pointed out her character’s backstory in the series and how it relates to the challenges women face amid a scandal.
“Noong pinalabas ‘yung flashbacks ni Kakay, alam niya ‘yung pinagdadaanan ni Atty. Laura, ‘yung pinagdadaanan ng character ni Aya, alam niya ‘yung pinagdadaanan ng character ni Rica, in fact noong nalaman niya at nakita niya ‘yung scandal na ‘yun.
“Natakot siya. At that point kasi na ‘yun, hindi pa pinapakita ‘yung flash back natin di ba? Pero at that point dala-dala ko na ‘yun lahat. So you can imagine the revelation scene of Kakay and Rica, we weren’t close yet.”
She then noted that her role in the series had the makings of a strong character.
“‘Yung kapit ko talaga noong panahon na ‘yun, ‘yung umuwi siya, and imagine OFW siya ha. So sa totoo, lahat ng makings of a strong character, mayroon kay Kakay Sicat. Kumbaga, pinagtibay siya lahat ng nangyari sa kanya at ng pagkakataon. So isa ‘yun sa mga strongest suits na dinala ko at hopefully na-convey ko din sa mga tao.”
As for Viral: Scandal, the series starring Charlie Dizon, Joshua Garcia, and Jameson Blake nears its finale with two weeks left into the series.
Catch the final episode of the socially relevant series on May 20 on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5, Kapamilya Online Live, Jeepney TV, iWantTFC, WeTV, and iflix.
