During the question and answer portion of Kris Aquino’s latest endorsement ay ni-reveal na din niya ang tungkol sa pelikulang gagawin on the life story ng kanyang mga magulang na sina dating Pangulong Cory Aquino at Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr. “Kung Mom later in life, ha, from the time Dad was assassinated to her death, I think nobody else but Ate Vi (Batangas Governor Vilma Santos). But if there are constraints about elections, kasi I know right now, ABS-CBN is in negotiation with a foreign firm, a US producer, big time, malaki. And if they would like to shoot earlier, ang naisip ko lang, apart from Ate Vi na in terms of being articulate and the ability, the command of several languages whether it’s English, Tagalog or French, it’s Sharon. ‘Yun ang naisip ko, because of the command of the language. But napi-picture ko rin the person addressing the US Congress, you know. But it would really depend on the time frame, kung kelan nila gusto ‘yan,” simula ni Kris tungkol sa gusto ng kanilang pamilya na gumanap sa papel ng kanilang ina.
On her dad naman, marami din silang kino-consider na aktor para sa role. “Tapos, as far as Dad is concerned, ang hirap kasi, namatay siya at fifty. So you really have to choose na, dad’s life was so fast na ‘yung impact ng buhay niya, nagsimula talaga siya at seventeen years old.” Kabilang din si Piolo Pascual sa mga na-consider para gumanap bilang si Sen. Ninoy. Pero na-realize rin daw niya na bagay din si Aga for the role.
What about her? Sino sa tingin niya ang pwedeng gumanap bilang Kris Aquino sa movie? “From six years old, noong una akong mag-speech. So, I don’t know. Maghanap tayo ng six years old, tapos I was twelve when Dad died, so mahirap talaga ‘yung casting, especially when you’re so very much alive and they see you. So, I don’t know. Ang hirap talaga.” People are also suggesting she play the role of Cory herself. Why won’t she consider it? “I can’t because I’m not my Mom. Sa pagka-soft spoken na lang, malumanay and all, that’s not me. And talagang people would be saying na ang layo naman niya kay Cory. O, di wag na lang. Buti sana kung magaling ako, hindi ko kaya talaga,” esplika ni Kris.
Bukod sa pagpaparamdam ng kanyang ina, nabanggit din ni Kris sa The Buzz last Sunday ang pagkakaroon nila ng gap ng elder sister niyang si Pinky Aquino-Abellada. “Siyempre ano, na-freak out si Pinky dahil sabi niya, ‘Bakit mo naman kinuwento sa (The) Buzz na nag-away tayo.’” Paano sila nagkaayos ni Pinky? “Kasi sinabi ko kay Pinky, ‘My God! Bahala na ang Mom sa ‘yo.’ Hahaha!” Mababaw naman daw din kasi ang dahilan ng kanilang pag-aaway. “No, it was mababaw. No, it’s like this, kasi, anyway it’s tapos na. ‘Yung sisters ko kasi hindi naiintindihan na when you’re premiering an MV you build up ‘di ba on that? So, you hype it. So, kailangan na kapag sinabi mo na within TV Patrol siya magi-air, doon siya magi-air. Eh, ‘yung sister ko pinahiram ‘yung material sa kabila (GMA7). Hindi kasi they were gonna do a story about political ad. She doesn’t mean any harm naman but sabi ko, ‘Why will you allow them to pre-empt the material that will air 7:45 or 8 o’clock tonight? Baka ilagay nila ang story early on and launching Noy together with all other stars so, nasira ‘yung suspense.’”
Hard work nga naman daw kasi nila ng kaibigang si Boy Abunda ang proyekto na ito. Mahirap kasing pagsama-samahin din ang mga artista na kasama sa video. “Iyak ako ng iyak ng iyak dahil nga pinaghirapan namin ni Boy and all. Tapos siyempre nagso-sorry na siya kasi iyak na ako ng iyak dahil sobrang emotional ako. Kasi talagang, sabi niya, ‘The last thing Mom would want to ay ‘yung naga-away-away tayo about this.’ So, siya ‘yung nakiusap doon sa (GMA) news na, ‘Can you hold the story because now I understand what Kris is trying to say.’ Na parang ano ah, ‘yung parang that first airing should be there (ABS-CBN). And then after, no, in all fairness naman, kasi nakausap ko rin si Jessica (Soho) tapos inexplain ko sa kanya ‘yung situation. Tapos sinabi ko rin na sa kanya na we were honestly trying to buy and ‘yung three minutes hindi maibenta. Kaya nila one minute and then they say, ayun ‘yung ano, it’s not na pinaboran ko lang ang ABS at ABS ko lang gusto. I wanted both because nga there’s Ogie (Alcasid) and Regine (Velasquez), Dingdong (Dantes) and Marian (Rivera) there. So, kung pwede. Pero wala talaga silang mabigay na spot. It’s only by this Thursday or Friday magkakaroon na sila sa kabila. ‘Yun lang ‘yun. So, ‘yun ang pinaga-arguehan namin ng sister ko na alam niya na iyak ako ng iyak sa phone. Na sabi niya, grabe, they already gave the material and sinabi niya na brainwashed ka masyado ng ABS. Tapos sabi ko, ‘Hiiindi!’ Until finally na-gets na niya. Nu’ng naintidnihan na niya, tapos na,” kwento pa ni Kris.
Labor of love ba lahat ng artistang nasa campaign ni Sen. Noynoy na ‘Hindi Ka Nag-iisa?’ “Yeah, grabe. Ay, naku, talagang inaano ko, ‘yung parang I was telling Noy. Sabi ko, cost of production na lang, e. Three nights kami nag-shoot. Niregalo ‘yun ni Direk Onat (Diaz) ng The Buzz. And then, niregalo ni Shane Sarte ‘yung paga-ano, DOP (Director of Photography) niya. Tapos si Eddie Boy Tuvierra did the steady cam. If you’re just renting the steady cam on the daily basis that’s already P50,000 bucks, per day! Eh, three nights ‘yun. So, P150,000 na ‘yun. Tapos ‘yung direktor normally, ang direktor sa ganyang commercial normally half a million ‘yun. Di ba parang? ‘Yung ano talaga, if you counted it out talaga, you’ll really be so touched sa lahat ng binigay.”
Idinagdag pa ni Kris ang ganitong ding approach ng mga kaibigan niyang artista. “O, imadyinin ninyo na lang, to commission Ogie to write a song and ipiktyur ninyo si Regine pa ang kumanta. How much she got paid for her DOT (Department of Toursim) campaign? Kung magkano ‘yun ‘di ba? Eto,mapagsama mo, ‘di ba kapag nakapagsama ka ng premium na stars from ABS and GMA? Sabihin mo na lang, ha, a commercial na pinagsama mo si Anne (Curtis) at si Bea (Alonzo) with Marian? Eh, ‘di syempre both channels will charge double kasi nagsama-sama sila. Or not for anything but I guess everybody knows na ang highest paid sa commercial is kami ni Sharon. So, magkano ‘yun? And that was all given talaga, yeah.”
Paano nabuo ‘yung video campaign ni Sen. Noynoy? “Ako at si Boy, and nag-schedule pa n‘yan talaga. Kasi ‘yung Wednesday si Regine lang ang nag-shoot ng kanyang music video and Erik Santos. Tapos nu’ng Thursday, that was Noy with Dingdong, Marian, Ogie, Bea and then the basketball players. Tapos Friday was ako, si Boy, si Mariel, si Bianca, si Anne. Sino ‘yung nakalimutan ko? Hindi, ‘yung nakalimutan kong date was, Sharon. We shot Thrusday in our Mano Po set. Like, nag-second unit kami doon at ni-recreate ‘yung forest because there was no other free day.”
Tinanong din si Kris sa partisipasyon ng Comedy Queen na si Ai-ai delas Alas sa campaign ni Sen. Noynoy. Aware naman ang publiko na meron silang pelikula ngayon ni ex-President Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada mula sa Star Cinema. At the same time, nag-declare na rin si Erap ng kanyang candidacy sa pagtakbo niyang muli bilang Presidente sa 2010 election. “I asked her. Kasi si Boy kinumit siya and she committed herself. And I said, ‘Friendship, lalabas ‘yung MV hindi pa nagsho-showing ‘yung movie mo, sigurado kang okay?’ And then she told me, ‘Friendship naman, hindi pa kita kilala, hindi ko pa kilala si ama, Corista na ako. Nasiraan na ako ng sapatos para sa nanay mo. Naglakad ako ng naka-apak para mag-rally.’ Tapos sabi niya, ‘Ngayon na may opportunity ako na makatulong, para sa nanay mo ‘to and siyempre magkakamag-anak na tayo dahil sinabi nu’ng mga kapatid mo, adopted Cojuangco-Aquino raw ako.’ So, ‘yun. And I really told her, ‘Kung gusto mo doon ka sa second batch kasi sina Toni Gonzaga, she said yes to us. And then, uhm, ‘Ate Kris ‘yung movie namin. Sinabi lang ni Papa na nakakahiya kasi sa movie namin siya ‘yung dad (Erap) ko. Sabi ko, ‘Oo naman. Doon na sa next batch. ’Yun naiintinidhan ko. And then, I told Ai-ai, ’Friendship, si Toni nag-request sa second batach.’ ‘E, go na tayo Friendship, ‘no.’ So, go. So, ayun. So, I guess it was really her personal conviction at I think ‘yun ang maganda dito kasi everybody would join us out of a personal conviction talaga.”
Malaki rin daw ang pasasalamat niya kay Ogie, who wrote that song intended for Noy. “He wrote that song and he texted me to say, I dreamt, I prayed about this and when I woke up it only took me two hours. Nasulat ko agad. Tapos sinabi niya sa akin, ‘Regalo ko sa inyo.’ Tapos whatever Noy will decide basta it’s yours. And then, maloloka ka, ‘di ba normally, rock beat lang ‘yan. Ang binigay niya na rock beat si Regine na ‘yung nagbe-belt na nagga-ganu’n. So, ang bongga talaga. Nararadaman mo ang level of commitment nila,” tapos ni Kris.
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