On July 13, Stephanie Raz recalled the sacrifices she made for her career as a sexy star.
During the media conference for Purificacion, Raz said she almost stopped her studies so she could pursue what she started.
“Blessed naman po ako and grateful kung nasaan man po ako. ‘Yung sacrifice po, siguro muntikan lang po ako– nag-stop po ako noong third year college, first sem, and then tinuloy ko po ngayon in the second sem. But pag fourth year po, itutuloy ko po talaga.”
She also revealed that she had to break up with her boyfriend.
“And then, ‘yung isa pang sacrifice siguro noong pumasok ako sa pagiging artista, is ‘yung nakipaghiwalay po ako sa boyfriend ko para makapagfocus po ako sa career ko.”
Aside from her sacrifices, Raz also talked about one challenging scene in her role in Purificacion.
“Every project naman po na nabibigay sa akin is challenging and kailanga ko po talagang pag-aralan kasi iba-iba, lalo na itong Purificacion po is isa sa mga mahirap na nagawa ko kasi sexy-thriller siya, and then may part kasi doon sa scene ko na parang hihilahin ako. Then, sa damuhan, hindi ko–‘yung first take hindi namin nadaya–hindi ko na-expect na tataas ‘yung damit ko para magasgas sa damuhan ‘yung damit ko, and then pati ‘yung kamay ko sa paghila sa akin habang nakadapa ako.”
Despite the scratches on her skin, Raz continued with the sequence for her role.
“And then take two– so in the first take hindi ko napansin na sobrang pula na ng tiyan ko and then kamay, sabi nila Direk GB, dayain na lang lagyan na lang ng karton, sabi ng mga wardrobe, sabi ng mga stylist po.
“And then sabi ko, ‘Direk, okay lang po, ‘wag na po, kasi parang halata siya kung lalagyan ng karton ‘yung tiyan ko and then parang mahihirapan po ako. So di pa ako comfortable na mayroon akong karton sa tiyan, and then sa pag-take two, so nagawa naman ng maayos.”
Unfortunately, her injuries became worse as they resumed filming the scene.
“And then sa take three po na iba-iba pong angle ng camera, may part po na dinaya na nila Direk ‘yun, and hindi po namin napansin na parang may bato-bato na po pala doon, so lumalala po na parang ito po ‘yung first shoot ko na parang nagasgasan ako pero sinabi ko kila Direk na okay lang po ako, okay lang po ‘yung nangyari sa akin at least nagawa ko ng maayos role ko.”
Stephanie Raz stars in the sexy-thriller Purification, alongside Cara Gonzales, Ava Mendez, Quinn Carillo, and Kat Dovey.
The award-winning filmmaker GB Sampedro helmed the Vivamax original movie Purificacion.
Catch its premiere on August 5, 2022, via the Vivamax app.
