Kiray Celis says Gabby Concepcion is like a father to her |
| by Manila Santos | June 12, 2012 9:19 AM | |
After working together in the Regal films movie The Mommy Returns, Kiray Celis said that she and the rest of the cast really got to bond with each other during the making of the film. Aside from Pokwang and Ruffa Gutierrez, Gabby Concepcion, who played her father in the movie, became especially close to her even off the set. “Super miss ko na sila. Parang sobrang nag-bond talaga kami sa movie. Nakakatawa nga kasi di ba pag patapos na yung movie sobrang saya niyo na dahil sa wakas tapos na? Kami naman sobrang lulungkot namin (laughs). Ang babaliw lang namin,” she told Push.com.ph.
Even when the movie was released, Kiray admitted she felt a little sad because it meant their days as a cast were over. “Nakakatawa nga kasi nung bago mag-premiere night, magka-text kami ni papa Gab. Sabi niya, ‘Malungkot ako na masaya sa premiere night.’ Sabi ko, ‘Bakit naman?’ Sabi niya kasi yun na yung last time na magkikita kita tayo lahat at saka mami-miss ko yung kulitan. Sobrang naiyak ako kasi coming from Mr. Gabby Concepcion tapos siya talaga yung nag-open up. Yun din naman yung nararamdaman ko pero parang ang hirap i-open up sa kanya kasi baka hindi rin yun yung nararamdaman niya. Natakot ako. So nagulat talaga ako na nag-open up siya na ganun rin nararamdaman niya,” she admitted.
The petite LUV U actress said that she even spent part of Holy week at Gabby’s resort out of town. “Nag-bond lang kami dun, like usap-usap, kain-kain, ganyan. Umalis din ako nung same day. Dumaan lang talaga ako sa kanya kasi matagal na siyang nangungulit na pumunta kami dun,” she recalled.
Kiray said that Gabby was very fatherly to them even when the cameras weren’t rolling. “Pag may baklas kami sa ibang location, sa kotse niya kami sasakay. Seryoso parang tatay siya talaga! Tapos kapag may gusto kami, bibili naman siya agad. Lalo na ako, sobrang spoiled ako dun, pag sinabi kong, ‘Ahem, Starbucks, Starbucks,’ bigay agad ng pera yun (laughs). Basta kung anong sabihin ko. Super bonding talaga. OA talaga yung pagsasama namin. Lalo na kami ni Jillian (Ward), Gerald (Pesigan), ako at saka si papa Gab. Tapos sobrang naging close ko din si Miss Ruffa. Nag-uusap kami palagi sa Twitter, sa DM. Ang kulit-kulit din ni Miss Ruffa, ang sarap ding kausap,” she said.
Unlike Gabby and Ruffa, Kiray said she had no more adjustments working with Pokwang. “Ever since naman kasama ko na siya, hindi ko na kailangan makisama sa kanya, kilala ko na ugali nun at alam na niya rin kung ano yung kaya kong gawin at hindi ko kayang gawin. Hindi ko na kailangan mag-adjust kay mama Pokie,” she said.
Kiray is also part of the movie Born To Love You which she is also very proud of. “Magugulat kayo dito kasi first time ni Ms. Angeline Quinto umarte, never siya nag-try mag-drama. First time niya ito, movie pa. So malaking project ito para sa kanya. Magugulat kayo, magaling talaga siya. At bilang papantayan ang partner na si Coco (Martin) o di ba mahirap yun,” she said. Kiray enjoyed playing Angeline’s younger sister in the film. “Sobrang bait ni Ate Angeline. Ateng ate. Ang kulit kulit lang. Masarap siya kasama, makulit, pasaway,” she said.
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