After auditioning and getting one of the four main lead roles in the upcoming Star Cinema prequel Four Sisters Before the Wedding, Gillian Vicencio said she was so happy to win the part originally played by Angel Locsin in 2013 original. Playing her sisters in the film are Charlie Dizon, Alexa Ilacad, and Belle Mariano.

Before shooting started, Gillian said she went through all the preparations to be ready come shooting day.

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“Totoo, paulit ulit naming pinanuod yung pelikula tapos may time na sabay sabay namin napanuod yun bago mangyari lahat ng nangyari. Tapos ilang beses din namin binasa ng binasa. Yung script inaral pa namin siya sa workshop tapos nagkaroon kami ng mga script reading para maging okay rin yung chemistry ng lahat. Sobrang nakatulong sa akin yung one-on-one session with direk Mae (Cruz Alviar) talaga as in. Sobrang gaan, sobrang saya nung nagkasama sama na kami ng buong cast kasi andun na kaming four sisters. Parang magic na nag-click kaming lahat na kahit nung pag-uwi namin sa hotel parang si ate Charlie (Dizon) parang si ate Teddie rin talaga. Tapos si Alexa parang si ate Bobbie din talaga. Dumating pa nga sa point na naglilinisan kami ng mga kuwarto, mga ganun (laughs),” she shared.

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Their lock-in shooting set-up was an advantage for Gillian because it helped the cast build a strong bond and also helped her really get into her character.

“Sobrang nakatulong din yung nangyaring set-up para dun sa chemistry naming lahat. Kasi sobrang naging solid nga po. Siyempre may mga nuances yung character ni Alex so yun yung kailangan ko i-maintain. Pero other than that, younger version talaga ito so kailangan yung youthfulness nung character, pati yung iba’t ibang mga pinagdaanan niya nung 2003, dito siya nabuo,” she said.

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Being paired with Joao Constancia in the film was also a good experience for Gillian.

“I loved working with Joao because he’s such a gentleman. Hindi lang sa amin at hindi lang sa sisters kundi pati kina ate Kakai (Bautista), kila ate Cai (Cortez), kay direk, sa lahat ng babae. Napaka-sweet, napaka-caring and very genuine. Walang pambobola. So of course you know as a girl it’s really flattering. Masarap katrabaho yung ganun and bilang artista, si Joao gustong gusto ko siya kasi he’s very focused. Yun ang pinaka kinatutuwa ko kay Joao. Pagdating sa set, alam niya na it’s time to work, trabaho na ito. Pero pag off set magaling siya. He’s knows how to have fun with the ladies. So perfect balance,” she added.

Four Sisters Before The Wedding streams worldwide beginning December 11 via KTX.ph (ktx.ph), iWantTFC (iwanttfc.com), TFC IPTV, Cignal PPV (my.cignal.tv), and Sky Cable pay-per-view (mysky.com.ph). This is distributed by CineXpress.