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‘Pasado ba?’ Gina Pareno expresses interest to play Lola role in Disney film

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<p>Veteran actress Gina Pareno has expressed her interest to audition for Disney after the international media company announced that it is looking for a &quot;lola&quot;, or a Filipino grandmother, for its upcoming movie.</p><p>&quot;Pasado ba ako pag nag audition ako sa Disney? RETWEET IF YOU AGREE,&quot; Gina said as she posted a photo of herself on Twitter Thursday, January 7.</p><div> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Pasado ba ako pag nag audition ako sa Disney?<br/>RETWEET IF YOU AGREE <a href="https://t.co/4UZGMH71r1">pic.twitter.com/4UZGMH71r1</a></p>— Lolly (@yourlolagets) <a href="https://twitter.com/yourlolagets/status/1347208449466064896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2021</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>&quot;I-retweet nyo pa, para makarating sa kanila, pls! Haha,&quot; she said in a separate tweet.</p><p>In its casting call, Sarah Finn Casting of the hit movies <em>Avengers: Endgame</em> and <em>The Mandalorian</em> said it is looking for an actress to play the role of a &quot;lola&quot; in an upcoming Walt Disney Studios film.</p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="590" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FThisFilipinoAmericanLife%2Fposts%2F1390287937981791&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=true&amp;height=590&amp;appId" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>The search is open to Filipino or Filipino-American women aged 50 to 90 who may or may not have professional acting experience. However, the applicant must speak English fluently and be comfortable traveling on a plane to Atlanta. They also should be currently authorized to work in the United States (either a US citizen, a green card holder, or an O-1 visa holder.)</p><p>It added that shooting for the movie will begin in mid-February 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.</p><p>Gina, 71, is a multi-awarded actress. She is best known for her <em>films Serbis; Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo</em>; and <em>Kubrador,</em> for which she earned international recognition after winning the Best Actress award at the Osian&#x27;s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema and at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival.</p><p>Gina was last seen in the drama film <em>Unforgettable</em> in 2019 with singer Sarah Geronimo. On television, she was part of the ABS-CBN series <em>Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin </em>and<em> Born For You.</em></p>

Gina Pareno has expressed her interest to audition for Disney after the international media company announced that it is looking for a “lola” for its upcoming movie.