On February 9, actress Maui Taylor confirmed that she had already said goodbye to the sexy genre.
At the media conference for the mystery thriller Slay Zone, which LionhearTV covered, Taylor referenced her last sexy role in the Vivamax film Haliparot and how she transitioned into the mystery thriller.
“Actually, I think alam po ninyong lahat na gumawa ako ng isang medyo sexy bago po itong pelikulang ito, which was Haliparot under Vivamax.
“Pagtawid ko po dito sa Slayzone–actually matagal na po talaga akong hindi tumatanggap ng sexy. Kumbaga, talagang naging napakaganda lang po talaga ng story ng Haliparot kaya ko siya natanggap. And sa part ko, hindi naman po siya ganon ka-sexy.”
She then highlighted her plans of saying goodbye to future sexy roles, citing that she wanted to protect her children.
“Kaya pagtawid ko dito sa Slayzone, nakapag-decide na rin po ako na medyo mag-goodbye na rin, mag-exit na rin. Kasi kung nakita ninyo po kanina malaki na po ‘yung mga anak ko, tapos dalawang boys pa. Eight and ten, so medyo may mga malay na ‘yung mga ‘yan. So kailangan ko na talagang protektahan ‘yung dalawa.
“Para na sa kanila ‘yun, hindi na para sa akin, ‘yung tumawid na ako ng ibang genre sa career ko.”
Taylor first ventured into the sexy genre in 2002 with the films Gamitan and Hibla. From then on, she became a well-known sexy actress but has gradually moved back into mainstream productions.
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.
