Mercedes Cabral admits getting hate comments over ‘FPJ’s Batang Quiapo’ role

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Indie actress Mercedes Cabral plays the role of Lena Cortez, a police officer and mistress of Rigor Dimagiba, played by John Estrada, on the hit Kapamilya show <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/batangquiapo"><em><strong>FPJ’s Batang Quiapo</strong></em></a>.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2015/8/2/fresh-scoops/indie-star-mercedes-cabral-returns-to-mainstream-s-104429"><strong>READ: Indie star Mercedes Cabral returns to mainstream scene and ABS-CBN<br/></strong></a></div><p>Being one of the kontrabidas on the show, Mercedes admitted that doing the role is “challenging” and revealed that she has been receiving hate comments and personal messages from fans and viewers who really got angry with her character on the show.</p><p>“May mga tao na pine-personal na ako. Hindi na Lena, &#x27;yung tawag sa &#x27;kin or sinasabi, kung &#x27;di Mercedes Cabral na, so ako na mismo tinitira. But mostly sa messages ito,&quot; she said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDreamscapePH%2Fphotos%2Fa.3072449356191704%2F5079031808866772%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500&amp;preview=comet_preview" width="500" height="683" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>She also shared that fans also approached her personally and told her how they were very annoyed with her character but at the same time admired her good portrayal.</p><p>&quot;In person naman, &#x27;pag may mga nakaka-recognize sa &#x27;kin, they say things like &#x27;gusto kita sampalin kasi kuhang-kuha mo yung inis ko pero ang galing mo.&#x27; So kapag nakakarinig ako ng mga ganong bagay, that is a huge compliment for me,” Mercedes recalled.</p><p>She went on: “Ibig sabihin, nagagawa ko ng maayos &#x27;yung trabaho ko. Nagagawa ko ng maayos &#x27;yung assigned character sa akin.&quot;</p><p>Mercedes also expressed that she sometimes gets affected by the comments, but she always keeps in mind how important her character is.</p><p>“As an actor, it&#x27;s your job to give life to a character in a story. At kailangan &#x27;yung mga characters na tulad ni Lena sa istorya. Sila kasi nagbibigay ng conflict sa story e,” she said.</p><p>She added, “Although sometimes, naapektuhan ako sa mga sinasabi ng tao, siyempre tao lang din naman ako, iniisip ko na lang na ang importante nagagawa ko ng maayos trabaho ko.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="1519" height="569" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K8CeSEPG5CY" title="10 times you&#x27;ll go &#x27;gigil&#x27; over Rigor &amp; Lena&#x27;s affair in FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo | Kapamilya Toplist" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Mercedes is known for bringing characters to life vividly, may they be the kindest or the baddest, in both local and international projects.</p><p>With her experience, the actress shared some advice for new actors on how they should take time learning things and techniques to hone their acting skills.</p><p>&quot;Ang pag-arte, hindi lang &#x27;yan basta magaling ka mag-memorize at mabilis umiyak. Hindi &#x27;yun ang basehan kung magaling ka umarte. Madaming iba&#x27;t ibang techniques and sana give yourself time to learn those things. Mag attend ng acting workshops. Until now, nag aattend pa din ako whenever I can kasi its a never-ending learning process. Trust me, ang sarap pag-aralan ng ginagawa natin,&quot; she expressed.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CyLKEjLho2z/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A7502439.5%2C%22ls%22%3A7501807.400000036%2C%22le%22%3A7502372.400000036%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" 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>This is not the first time the talented actress has taken on a kontrabida role in a television series.</p><p>In 2021, Mercedes played the role of scheming Agatha Viloria in the Kapamilya series Huwag Kang Mangamba, where she admitted that she was not very confident to portray her first kontrabida role in a primetime drama series for quite some time.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/4/21/fresh-scoops/mercedes-cabral-on-playing-a-kontrabida-role-nag-192969"><strong>READ: Mercedes Cabral on playing a kontrabida role: ‘Nag-alangan ako kung kaya ko bang tanggapin’<br/></strong></a></div><p>“Actually nung sinabi sa akin itong project na ito nag-alangan ako kung kaya ko bang tanggapin kasi it’s been a year na hindi rin ako active in TV. So feeling ko nung umpisa nangangapa rin ako. May question na para sa akin na masyado malaki itong role para sa akin, kakayanin ko ba ito na bumalik after the lockdown na wala akong project?” she said in a previous interview.</p><p>“Itong character na ito kasi, ang role ng kontrabida is to add some spice sa istorya,” she added.</p>

<p><i>Mercedes Cabral plays the role of Lena, the mistress of Tanggol's stepfather on 'FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.'</i></p>

Mercedes Cabral plays the role of Lena, the mistress of Tanggol's stepfather on 'FPJ’s Batang Quiapo.'

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Mercedes Cabral admits getting hate comments over ‘FPJ’s Batang Quiapo’ role: ‘Ibig sabihin, nagagawa ko nang maayos ‘yung trabaho ko’

Mercedes Cabral admits getting hate comments over ‘FPJ’s Batang Quiapo’ role: ‘Ibig sabihin, nagagawa ko nang maayos ‘yung trabaho ko’

Nikka Sabio

Published Jun 07, 2024 02:59 PM PHT

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