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Marian Rivera shares what made her decide to star in ‘Balota’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Marian Rivera shared what made her decide to take on the film<em> Balota.</em></p><p>&quot;Nung binasa ko kasi &#x27;yung script parang alam mo &#x27;yung may pulso ka na parang hinihikayat ka na gawin siya. May ganun akong pakiramdam nung binabasa ko &#x27;yung script ng <em>Balota</em>,&quot; she relayed in an interview with Boy Abunda.</p><p>She went on that <em>Balota</em> is also the type of movie that she has not done before.</p><p>&quot;Sabi ko sa sarili ko baka ito na &#x27;yung momentum na hinihintay ko na gumawa ng isang pelikulang hindi ko pa nagagawa,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Marian also highlighted that she is proud of this movie because it is a film filled with lessons.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBC08A1TD8-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A199789.40000003576%2C%22ls%22%3A199625.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A199631.90000003576%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="747" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Ang ganda nung message niya. Maganda kasing manood ng isang pelikula na may matutunan ka, na paglabas mo ng sinehan alam mo na may impact ito sa akin at gusto ko itong gawin para sa sarili ko, para sa taong-bayan, para sa pamilya ko,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>In <em>Balota</em>, Marian plays Emmy, a teacher caught in a dangerous situation during a tense local election.</p><p>&quot;Si Emmy ang teacher na may paninindigan na kahit anong presyong ibigay mo sa kanya hindi nya ibebenta &#x27;yung boto niya dahil alam niyang mahalaga ang boto niya at dahil sa boto na &#x27;yun maraming pwedeng magbago h<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">indi lang para sa sarili niya para sa pamilya niya, kundi para sa taong bayan na mas nangangailangan ng pagbabago para sa bansa</span>,&quot; Marian described her character.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C94fl6NS0bV/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A199798.80000001192%2C%22ls%22%3A199625.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A199631.90000003576%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="747" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><em>Balota</em> will have a nationwide release starting October 16.</p><p>The movie premiered at this year&#x27;s Cinemalaya Film Festival in August where Marian won Best Actress.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/12/marian-rivera-gabby-padilla-hailed-as-cinemalaya-best-actress-winners-823"><strong>READ: Marian Rivera, Gabby Padilla hailed as Cinemalaya Best Actress winners</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Birthday ko po bukas. Salamat po sa napakagandang regalo. Taos-puso po akong nagpapasalamat,&quot; Marian remarked in her speech at the awarding ceremony in August.</p><p>She went on: &quot;Sa lahat po ng Teacher Emmy na matapang na ginagawa ang lahat para maproktetahan ang boto ng sambayanan kahit pa ang sarili nilang buhay ang malaan sa panganib. Teacher Emmy, para sa &#x27;yo &#x27;to.&quot;</p>

<p>‘Ang ganda nung message niya.’ These were the words of Marian Rivera as she described her latest film ‘Balota’ which will have a nationwide release starting October 16 after it premiered at the Cinemalaya back in August. </p>

‘Ang ganda nung message niya.’ These were the words of Marian Rivera as she described her latest film ‘Balota’ which will have a nationwide release starting October 16 after it premiered at the Cinemalaya back in August.

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Marian Rivera shares what made her decide to star in ‘Balota’

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Published Oct 15, 2024 04:03 PM PHT

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