On August 17, Vivamax star Azi Acosta how she got bullied after moving from Mindanao.
At the media conference for his upcoming Vivamax series ‘Secret Campus,’ which LionhearTV covered, Acosta recounted that she got bullied because of her accent after moving to Metro Manila.
“Bilang isang probinsyana na napunta sa Manila na nahihirapan makipagsabayan. Naranasan ko po ‘yan at a young age. Grade Six po ako noon, tapos I’m from Mindanao po, kaya Bisaya po ako that time, tapos ‘yung accent ko, nagta-Tagalog ako–Bisaya ‘yung accent ko tapos Tagalog ‘yung salita ko kaya binu-bully ako.”
She even got into catfights because of the bullying she had experienced.
“Tapos minsan sinasabunutan ako, basta lahat ng pambu-bully nagawa ko, nagkaroon pa nga ako ng naka-cat fight noon. Tapos nahawa ako sa kuto niya. Tapos sa probinsya, malamig maraming puno kaya fresh-fresh ako noon.”
She then discussed her character’s struggles and how it connects with people she knew back in school.
“Hindi naman sa naka-relate pero may mga tao akong kilala na anak sila tapos sabi nila, ginagawa silang retirement plan ng mga magulang nila. Tapos naiisip ko noon, parang nakakaawa naman sila kasi hindi naman nila choice na ipanganak pero ‘yun ‘yung ine-expect ng magulang nila sa batang katulad nila na first time rin lang namang mabubuhay sa mundo.”
She also remembered how she experienced physical abuse from her Aunt when she was younger.
“And ‘yung ano ‘yung dati, ‘yung nakwento ko rin sa ibang interview ko na ‘yung Tita ko na parang lagi niyang pinapamukha sa akin na ano nakikitira lang ako sa kanila kaya dapat umayos ako. Hindi ko lang nabaliktad ‘yung maayos ‘yung adobo sinampal na ako. Ayun, parang hindi talaga deserve ng mga bata ‘yun.”
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As for their upcoming series, Acosta stars in ‘Secret Campus’ with Angela Morena, Ataska, Angelica Hart, and Armina Alegre.
The cast also features Aaron Villaflor, CJ Jaravata, Victor Relosa, Jem Milton, Aerol Carmelo, Clifford Pusing, Erlinda Villalobos, Roi Alonte, Chad Alviar, Jaggy Lejano, RJ De Vera, Aaron Concepcion, Ali Asaytona, and Benzo Santiago.
The series, under the direction of Jose Javier Reyes, streams on August 27 via Vivamax
