EXCLUSIVE: Arron Villaflor admits being challenged with his role in ‘Heneral Luna’

Aside from starring in the afternoon series All of Me, actor Arron Villaflor is also included in the cast of the movie Heneral Luna. He played the role of Joven Hernando, a young journalist who will later on narrate Antonio Luna’s life in the movie.

On taking the role of Joven, he admitted that the role was challenging.

“Very crucial ‘

yung part ko kasi parang

I’m an actor and narrator on this film,

mabigat so nasa eksena ako

at the same time

kine-kuwento ko ‘yung istorya parang ganun at ‘yung mg

a secrets of Luna and the rest of the gang

alam ko,

” he said in an exclusive interview with Push.com.ph.

He also added that for him, the most challenging scenes to perform were the ones with explosive effects.

“

Siguro ‘yung mga

explosion,” he laughed.

“

Dun ako na amaze kasi nakuha namin siya ng mg

a less than three takes lang

na hindi naman dapat kasi

it’s a big scene n

andun lahat sina

Paulo Avelino, sina Joem [Bascon] so

andaming

shots din at

yung isa dun yung

heartbreaking

siguro parang

when Luna tries to tell his upper officials

na

, ‘No we’re going to fight, I won’t let this happen na Americans will hold our country,’” he continued.

When asked about his preparations for the film, he revealed that he researched how journalists act so that the real-life journalists won’t be offended.

“Sobrang dami, mahirap

, actually

hindi naman mahirap

it’s more of

ano

challenging

siya

e

kasi

as an actor you have to research,

parang

how the writer works with the people ‘

di ba

, how to talk with them, how to negotiate with them

na hindi sila

ma o-offend,” he shared.

This film took one year to finish and they shot on location at historical places like Laguna and Ilocos.

“Nag shoot

kami sa

Laguna, sa Ilocos

, malalay

o. Very amazing

talaga kas

i we tried to get the real periodic settings of this film.

Kaya masaya din kasi napupuntahan namin yung iba-ibang lugar

,” he informed.

Arron has already proven his versatility in acting by portraying various roles in drama, comedy, and action, but he said that his dream role is to be “gusto k

o maging

Heath Ledger

sa

Batman. Y

un yung gusto ko

i-portray.”

He then thanked his fans and the supporters of the film.

“

Unang-una maraming salamat sa suporta nila habang ginagawa namin yung

film

marami nang nag me

-message s

a akin, nag

co-comment

sa akin na ‘uy

excited

na kami’ kas

i first ever film

ni

Luna to e,

sa bansa natin.

Actually sa buong mundo.”

Since he mentioned that this is the first movie about General Antonio Luna, Arron said he is grateful to be a part of this movie.

“Thankful and blessed

talaga kasi kasama ko dito mga

veteran actors

na

e tsaka award-winning actors tong mga ‘to kaya sa akin it’s a privilege to work with them. It’s an honor to work with them and at the same time it’s a pleasure for me to work with them

kasi

it’s a big movie

talaga,

it’s a big project

hindi siya yung

‘o indie film,

maliit lang yan’ pero napakalaking proyekto

,

Arron also sees this movie as informative not only for the moviegoers, but also for himself since he learned more about the Philippine history.

“

Importante siya sa atin kasi na

re-refresh ‘

yung utak natin kung ano nga ba ang kwento ni

Luna,

ano nga ba si Luna sa bansa natin kasi nung high school ako ang kilala ko lang

si Jose Riza

l. Kumbaga sakin

extra info din

tsaka nagpapasalama

t

ako dahil pinakilala nila sa

akin si Luna,” he ended.