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Maureen Wroblewitz is proud to star in ‘Take Me To Banaue

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p class="p1">More than a year after being cast in the film <em>Take Me To Banaue</em> by Fil-Am director Danny Aguilar, Maureen Wroblewitz is excited for audiences to finally see her in the new romantic comedy.</p><p class="p1">“I shot this last year in March. This month is the time for everybody to see the movie. It’s nerve-wracking because I haven’t really done a lot of work. This is my first time doing it like this. But I’ve always wanted to be an actress. So I’m really grateful to be able to be the leading lady in a movie. But then at the same time I’m kind of like nervous for people to actually see me act,” she told PUSH during the Levi’s The Greatest Story Every Worn campaign launch last February 2 in Makati City.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="p2"><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoMda4FPZdJ/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A558158.6999999881%2C%22ls%22%3A557978.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A557982.5999999642%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="861" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div class="p3"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/21/maureen-wroblewitz-on-her-past-relationship-i-have-lost-myself-over-the-past-few-years-1603"></a><span class="s1"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/21/maureen-wroblewitz-on-her-past-relationship-i-have-lost-myself-over-the-past-few-years-1603"><strong><u></u>READ:Maureen Wroblewitz on her past relationship: ‘I have lost myself over the past few years’<u></u></strong></a></span></div><p class="p1">In the film, Maureen plays the role of Grace, the love interest of an American engineer who discovers the real truth behind the stunning woman he fell for as he tries to make it to Banaue, but not without a series of adventures along the way. Maureen’s leading man is American actor Brandon Melo who plays a character with a personality disorder called alexithymia which is the inability to recognize, make sense of, and express emotions.</p><p class="p1">“It’s a collaboration between the Philippines and the US. So the director is Filipino but he’s based in Dallas, Texas. Direk Danny actually held auditions for another movie. So I auditioned for that one and because of COVID it didn’t get to push through and so he had this other movie and he really liked my audition so he cast me for this one. He asked me, ‘Do you want to be in this one instead?’ and so I said yes!” she recalled.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="p2"><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoMdnkTvs1S/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A558168.6999999881%2C%22ls%22%3A557978.3999999762%2C%22le%22%3A557982.5999999642%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="830" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div class="p3"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/23/maureen-wroblewitz-may-trauma-sa-past-relationship-2342"></a><span class="s1"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/23/maureen-wroblewitz-may-trauma-sa-past-relationship-2342"><strong><u></u>READ: Maureen Wroblewitz, may ‘trauma’ sa past relationship?<u></u></strong></a></span></div><p class="p1">Now that she has landed her first major role onscreen, Maureen revealed she is looking forward to doing more projects this year as well as considering setting her sights on an international career as well.</p><p class="p1">“I’m still like back and forth. But I’d be open to it if I had the opportunity to. Acting wise, I’m very open to trying out different roles. I feel like the closer I am to myself, the harder it is for me. I don’t know why. So I like challenging myself and going outside of my comfort zone and be someone who’s like completely different. Which is also the story of <em>Take Me To Banaue.</em> The role I play, we have similarities but what my character Grace does, I would not do (laughs),” she said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div class="p3"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/5/fresh-scoops/maureen-on-life-after-breakup-with-jk-labajo-201059"></a><span class="s1"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/5/fresh-scoops/maureen-on-life-after-breakup-with-jk-labajo-201059"><strong>READ: LOOK: Maureen Wroblewitz on life after breakup with JK Labajo: ‘I choose silence for my peace and healing’</strong></a></span><span class="s1"><strong></strong><strong></strong></span></div><p class="p1">Aside from venturing into doing more roles onscreen, Maureen said she is also focused on her personal growth this year.</p><p class="p1">“I hope I get to do modeling as well so I’m still kind of like transitioning, seeing if I want to be there long, like for how long? I just want to travel a lot and I guess, grow,” she said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1">After visiting the country earlier this month, Maureen shared what she missed most about the Philippines and why she won’t be spending Valentine’s day the usual way.</p><p class="p1">“I miss the weather (laughs). When I was there I was really cold and raining a lot so it was definitely the weather. And of course my family. My parents live here and friends. I’m just here for ten days but I’ve already seen so many of my friends and I’ve already seen my parents. I actually am working on Valentine’s Day. My movie <em>Take Me To Banaue </em>is premiering in the US and so I will be traveling to Texas on a plane on Valentine’s day,” she explained.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

<p>Beauty queen and actress Maureen Wroblewitz gets her biggest acting break in the romantic comedy 'Take Me To Banaue' by Fil-Am director Danny Aguilar.</p>

Beauty queen and actress Maureen Wroblewitz gets her biggest acting break in the romantic comedy 'Take Me To Banaue' by Fil-Am director Danny Aguilar.

Maureen Wroblewitz is proud to star in ‘Take Me To Banaue’: ‘I’ve always wanted to be an actress’

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Maureen Wroblewitz is proud to star in ‘Take Me To Banaue’: ‘I’ve always wanted to be an actress’

Rhea Manila Santos

Published February 04, 2023 08:09 PM PHT

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