At the media conference for Pamasahe, which LionhearTV covered on November 14, Viva artist Azi Acosta tracked back her experience of abuse from relatives.
Acosta stressed how she related to her character in Pamasahe, especially with verbal and physical abuse from her relatives.
“Hindi naman po sa ganon na although mayroon naman po kaming similarities ni Linet, sample na lang noong ano, pang-aabuso sa kaniya ng Tito at Tita niya ayun doon lang po ako naka-relate.
“Pero, the rest po hindi po ako nagahasa or ganon po. ‘Yung hugot ko lang po doon, inintindi ko po talaga si Linet. Tapos mabilis po talaga akong ma-apektuhan ng emosyon ng tao, kaya ‘yun po nangyari.”
She then cited the challenge of letting go of her character after filming each scene while they were on set.
“‘Yung naging challenge po para sa akin, kasi napakabigat po ng character ni Lineth no, ayaw ko lang po ma-trauma kasi in character nga po, so talagang naramdaman ko po talaga ‘yung character ni Lineth. Kaya na-ano din po ako after ng shooting, nahirapan po akong irelease si Lineth.
“Hindi po ako nahirapan kasi napaka-swerte ko po kay Direk Roman, kasi siya po ‘yung unang naging director ko pa, hindi niya po kami pinababayaan kahit nagse-sexy po kami.”
She appreciated those who acknowledged and praised her acting skills after seeing her portrayal in Pamasahe.
“Masaya po ako na na-notice po ‘yung talent ko hindi lang sa paghuhubad, siyempre po sa pag-acting din. ‘Yun po talaga ‘yung ginoal ko na ‘yung acting ko ‘yung mapansin, hindi ‘yung katawan ko. Kaya na-ano naman po ako–medyo na-achieve ko naman po.”
Acosta stars in her first leading role in the Vivamax film Pamasahe. The erotic drama also has a powerhouse Viva cast with Mark Anthony Fernandez, Felix Roco, Rash Flores, Chad Solano, Aj Oteyza, Shiena Yu, Julio Diaz, and Erlinda Villalobos.
Directed by Direk Roman Perez Jr., Pamasahe premieres on December 5 via Vivamax Plus and streams on December 9 via Vivamax.
