On August 14, Vivamax stars Victor Relosa and Stephanie Raz addressed whether they feel tired of doing sexy-genre projects.
At the special screening event for ‘Kahalili,’ which LionhearTV covered, Relosa remarked that if the sexy scenes were necessary, he would gladly do it and would not get tired of filming intimate scenes on camera.
“Siguro kung kailangan naman sa story, masarap siyang gawin eh. Like kung kailangan talaga siya sa kwento– kumbaga kailangan siya doon eh, so bakit ako magsasawa akong gawin ‘yun kung parte siya ng storytelling.”
He said he felt lucky to work with a director and production that didn’t ‘force’ any sexy scenes with justification.
“So far wala pa naman akong nakuhang project na parang ‘yung pinilit, na parang hindi naman kailangan ‘yun doon. Pero ‘yun, swerte rin ako sa mga director na napunta ako. Kasi maayos ‘yung mga pagkakagawa ng mga pelikula.”
As for doing full frontal nudity, Relosa stated that he’s open to it as long as it’s necessary for the script.
“Pero ‘yun nga po, kung mabibigyan ako ng materyal na kailangan ko mag-frontal or mga ganon, magche-check din po ako. Babasahin ko rin po ‘yung script kung kailangan po talaga. Kung makikita ko na hindi, ita-try ko makipag bargain. Pag hindi, let’s see. Let’s cross the bridge when we get there.”
As for Raz, she maintained that it was their job as actors, and the sexy scenes in Vivamax weren’t perverse.
“Ang sa akin naman hindi, kasi work ‘to eh. So Vivamax tayo di ba? Kaya tinanggap na lang. Hindi siya nakakasawang gawin at hindi rin siya bastos gawin.”
She also thanked the entire team behind the film for helping her with her portrayal of the role in ‘Kahalili.’
“Direk thank you. Grateful po ako na nagtiwala kayo sa akin. Direk Jackie (Lyn Barcebal). Kaya mo kaya ko. Thank you so much po sa lahat ng bumuo ng Kahalili. Kung di po talaga dahil sa tiwala ninyo, hindi ko po magagawa ‘tong si Martha at Gina.”
As for their upcoming film, ‘Kahalili’ stars Raz, Mercedes Cabral, Sid Lucero, Millen Gal, and Relosa.
Directed by Bobby Bonifacio Jr, ‘Kahalili’ streams via the Vivamax app starting on August 18.
