On Tuesday, December 28, Hugas stars AJ Raval and Sean De Guzman stressed that they’re not just being sexy stars. Both aspire to receive an award from any award-giving body.
In the virtual media conference of the film, Raval said that they had a conversation regarding the matter on countless occasions.
Hugas is the film where they showed how much they have improved.
“Yes po. Magkasama kasi kami ni Sean noong Christmas. So nag-usap kaming dalawa na parang gusto naman naming ma-recognize na magaling din kaming umarte at hindi lang sa pagpapa-sexy.
“Napag-usapan din namin ‘to bago kami mag-shoot ng Hugas. Nag-prepare po talaga kami sa Hugas.”
The sexy star also thanked the film’s director, Roman Perez Jr. for highlighting their improvement in acting.
“Nand’yan sina Direk Roman, sina Direk Ring, ginayd talaga kami sa lahat nang eksena sa Hugas para yung improvement namin sa acting nandoon po. Mapakita namin yung talent po namin sa acting,” pointed Raval.
De Guzman, on the other hand, noted that any artist [really] dreams of getting recognition for their work. He even said that just being nominated for any award is a huge confidence boost for actors.
“Sagot ko d’yan, opo wala namang aktor na hindi pinangarap na ma-recognize, or mabigyan ng award, or kahit ma-nominate lang sa isang prestige film fest gan’yan. Pangarap ko rin pong ma-recognize.”
Hugas is the third sexy project that Raval and De Guzman have worked on.
When asked if they still feel awkward seeing each other’s bodies, both answered “no.”
“Yung sa maiinit na eksena naman po, hindi na kami naiilang. As in wala na talagang ilang kung magkakitaan man kami ng kung anu-anong parte ng mga katawan namin, wala na kaming pakialam doon,” De Guzman responded.
Raval added that their relationship became deeper after working together in several films.
“Sobrang comfortable na namin sa isa’t-isa na hindi na kami nagkakahiyaan. So mas lalong naging deep ang bonding namin, yung samahan namin. So noong ginawa namin ang mga love scenes, parang nandoon talaga yung love. Makikita niyo talaga yung love sa mga love scenes,” she explained.
Before Hugas, the two worked together on Taya and Nerisa.
Hugas which will be available for streaming on January 14, 2022, also includes seasoned actors Joko Diaz and Jay Manalo along with a young cast in Cara Gonzales, Stephanie Raz, and Bob Jbeili.
