Heartfelt story of mature love

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RURU Madrid will be facing two formidable female villains in “Black Rider,” Katrina Halili and Gladys Reyes, who did goody-goody roles in their last shows and are now happy to play bad girls once more. Katrina played the mother of Jillian Ward and sisters in her last drama, the hit afternoon show “Prima Donnas 1 and 2.”

“I’m a sexy assassin in ‘Black Rider,’” she says. “I was resting in El Nido, Palawan when they called me. I didn’t know it will be an action role. I trained in martial arts, shooting guns, doing stunts, fight scenes, pati pagsakay sa big bike. It’s hard but na-enjoy ko naman. Natagtag uli ang katawan ko and I lost the fats I gained while on vacation.”

Gladys’s last soap was “Madrasta” where she played a good girl. In “Black Rider,” she plays Madam Sasha Buenaventura, the wife of a mayor, Zoren Legaspi.

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“All out contravida ako this time,” she says. “I didn’t accept shows during the pandemic kasi puro lock-in taping. But I can’t say no to ‘Black Rider’ to support Ruru dahil pareho kaming Iglesia ni Kristo members. Worried lang ako na Carmina Villaroel might get jealous of me. Kasi patay na patay sa akin ang mister niyang si Zoren dito.”

Zoren is seated in front of her and keeps on laughing. “Hoy, tawa ka nang tawa,” says Gladys. “Bakit parang ikinahihiya mo ako? Aminin mo, ‘yun naman talaga ang role mo as Mayor Alfonso, sinasamba mo ako at hindi kita masisisi.”

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Arron Villaflor has done many sexy dramas with Vivamax where he almost always have butt exposure in his love scenes. He says his friends chide him, “Nakita na namin ang puwet mo.” Does he regret going sexy?

“No, when Viva first offered me to join them, two years na akong walang trabaho and depressed na because of the pandemic,” he says. “I consulted my parents. They said ‘yan ba talaga ang gusto mong gawin? It’s a very hard decision, after coming from doing wholesome shows, but I think I’m old enough to make decisions for myself. It’s a big gamble but I think it’s worth it. This is a career move for me to do more mature materials and I’m glad that Viva is giving me good projects ever since I joined them.”

His latest film, “Tuhog,” will start streaming on November 3. “I play a soldier who gets assigned in Mindanao and went missing. My girlfriend, Apple Dy, and my dad, played by Joko Diaz, thought that I was killed. They consoled each other and eventually, sila ang nagkaroon ng relasyon.”

But it turned out he’s still alive and was just held captive by rebels. He returns home but suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), acts strangely and has become sadistic to Apple when they make love.

“Sa mga nagawa ko sa Viva, naiiba ito and I consider it siyang pinakamabigat as it required a lot from me,” says Arron. “I’m really happy na sa akin nabigay ang ganito kagandang role and I think I gave it justice naman.”

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“When I Met You in Tokyo” will entertain, inspire, and make people believe in the power of love again.

Christopher de Leon

Christopher de Leon has lately been playing villain roles like in “Lolong” and “Batang Quiapo.” But he’s back to playing a romantic lead role in the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival entry, “When I Met You in Tokyo,” where he is reunited with his perennial partner, Vilma Santos.

Of all their films, our personal faves are the three films they did with National Artist Ishmael Bernal: “Relasyon” and “Broken Marriage” (which won best actress awards for Ate Vi) and “Ikaw ay Akin” (which gave Boyet a best actor award. Brother Boyet or Bro Bo turned 67 years old on October 31 and he certainly looks much younger than his age. He is very well-preserved and really knows how to maintain his lean figure.

In “When I Met You in Tokyo,” he plays the role of Joey, an OFW in Japan, just like Ate Vi’s character as Ason. Their relationship starts on the wrong foot as Ason thinks Joey is “mayabang” but they soon get to know each other better.

“It’s a simple love story, a feel-good movie about relationships among people in our age bracket now,” says Bro Bo. “We made sure na light lang siya, something viewers would easily enjoy. We’ve made many intense movies na heavy drama, but we feel na sa panahon ngayon, after the pandemic, people just want to be entertained by something that would inspire them and make them believe in the power of love all over again. So don’t miss ‘When I Met You in Tokyo’ when it opens in cinemas on December 25.”

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