On February 9, artist Queenay Mercado hoped her acting career would continue to flourish after her role in Slay Zone.
At the media conference for the mystery thriller Slay Zone, which LionhearTV covered, Mercado first remarked how surprised she was seeing herself in the film and how she delivered what her role required while thanking their director and production.
“Opo, siyempre, nakaka-proud po. Nagulat din ako sa naging resulta, okay naman pala yung arte ko. Thank you kay Direk Louie na nagtiwala sa akin at siyempre sa mga producers, Miss April, Pauleen, thank you so much.
“Nakakatuwa lang po na pangarap ko dati na makita sa big screen, pero ngayon natutupad na.”
She then expressed her hopes that her acting career would flourish following her role in the mystery-thriller.
“Yes, sana naman po. Sana mag-tuloy-tuloy ‘to. Ano siyempre, sino ba naman ang hindi gusto. Pero, praying po ako for that.”
Mercado also detailed her surprise seeing the audience’s reaction to her character surviving in the film.
“Totoo, nagulat ako ng nagpalakpakan sila na, ‘Oy buhay ako.’ Pero, ayun, masayang-masaya ako na nakikita ko naman ‘yung pinagpaguran at ‘yung pinapangarap ko noon na unti-unti ng natutupad.
“Tapos, ‘yung mga sumusuporta sa akin, naririyan sila parati, ‘yung mga magulang ko, thank you po. Siyempre sa gabay na rin nila Direk Louie at nina ate Glaiza, si Ken, salamat din sa mga advice, sila rin ‘yung mga tumulong sa akin, kaya salamat sa mga sumusuporta at patuloy na susuporta.”
As for their mystery-thriller film, Slay Zone stars Pokwang and Glaiza de Castro with Maui Taylor, Rico Barrera, Abed Green, Queenay Mercado, Richard Armstrong, Lou Veloso, Hero Bautista, Paolo Rivero, Paul Morit, Tabs Sumulong, Yuan Gabriel, Panteen Palanca, and a special participation from Kim Atienza.
Under the direction of Louie Ignacio, Slay Zone opens in cinemas this February 14.
