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“A Family Affair” leading men on their happiest and most challenging scenes, real-life brotherhood

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Liezel dela Cruz

When we think about the focal point of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/afamilyaffair">A Family Affair,</a> it really comes down to filial relationships. For one, it showed a great, realistic example of brotherhood through the Estrella men, whose flawed and intricate relationship made the drama heartbreakingly good. They are proof that family isn’t always rainbows and butterflies but, at the end of the day, they care for each other deeply through ups and downs, scandals and all.In this episode of Behind the Affair special series on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/abscbnentertainment">ABS-CBN Entertainment’s YouTube Channel</a>, Paco (Gerald Anderson), Dave (Sam Milby), Seb (Jake Ejercito), and Drew (Jameson Blake) reflect on their characters’ struggles, happiest and most challenging scenes, and the real-life bond they share.A little warning, though: this episode will make you feel the ‘sepanx’ even more!The video opens with the brothers&#x27; earliest scenes, which established their bond with Cherry Red (Ivana Alawi). They remember going to the sandbar, biking, swimming, and horse riding like they were bonding for real. Those were the happiest days, said Jameson.Gerald and Sam also enjoyed every bit of their intense rodeo training with legit cowboys, from learning calf roping (the part where they pursue or lasso a calf) to riding a bucking horse. “Medyo nakakatakot doing the scene. Siyempre may kasamang totoong cowboy na nagro-rodeo. It was a bit intense tapos nu’ng nahuli ko ‘yung baka, kinaladkad niya ako hanggang doon sa bakal na pader, medyo malakas ‘yung tama. It was a kakaibang experience,” Sam enthused.They went on to reveal Jake’s “very athletic” moment during the photoshoot, running away from the horse after its strap broke, “Doon ko nakita na si Jake Ejercito napaka-athletic pala. Mas mabilis pa siya tumakbo kaysa sa kabayo,” Gerald quipped.For Gerald, <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/afamilyaffair">A Family Affair</a> is his dream teleserye, thus every scene with his brothers are memorable, “Kaming brothers kapag may eksena na kumpleto kami, kahit nag-aaway kami or itong pinapalabas ngayon na nagre-reconcile na kami, favorite scenes ko ‘yan kasi matagal ko na gustong magkaroon ng family drama show. Tapos ang show pa apat na brothers. Kumabaga nag-enjoy ako kasi ‘yung rapport namin, ‘yung chemistry namin nado’n na. Parang natural lang. Para kaming totoong magkakapatid.” He shared that friends and fans compliment their chemistry, so props to the team who cast them for their roles.They went on to discuss their favorite scenes, which not only showcased their brilliance as actors but, more so, enlivened their friendship. In the family confrontation that broke out after Dave (Sam) confessed Drew (Jameson)’s crime, which turned out to be just a dream, Sam admittedly struggled with his lines, yet his brothers, especially Gerald, supported him from start to finish.Gerald told him to not feel pressured by the crew, “At the end of the day, isa lang goal natin, ang makapagbigay tayo ng magandang produkto. Sabi ko, ‘Huwag kang ma-pressure kahit minamadali na tayo. Tatapusin natin ‘to hanggang sa makuha natin ‘yung gusto natin.’”Also filed under ‘challenging’ is the scene where Sam finally spilled the truth to Gerald’s character, Paco. “Mahirap kasi kinikimkim ko ‘yung mga pinagdaanan ko and it was the first time na nilalabas ko lahat kay Paco. Mahirap na aminin lahat kay Paco.”Gerald confides that living out the friction between his and Sam’s characters is already a challenge, “Alam natin kung gaano kabait si Sam, eh. So, as an actor, naging challenge sa akin na tanggalin si Sam Milby, wala si Sam Milby dito sa harap ko.”Another memorable scene for Gerald is his confrontation with Cherry (Ivana) after she discovered the letter, which reveals the truth about her mother’s death, “It was challenging kasi alam ko kung gaano ka-importante, kung gaano ka-crucial. Ako bilang aktor, lagi kong china-challenge ‘yung sarili ko. So, kahit gaano ka-intense, dramatic, o kahit gaano ka-simple ‘yung eksena, laging challenge siya.”As for Jameson, his favorite scene is when his character Drew hit his head with a vase and confessed to Cherry. He recalled having to feel a myriad of emotions in that scene and taking inspiration from personal experiences. “I just thought of someone na I feel sorry for. Hindi naman sorry pero ang dami kong regrets sa isang tao. I thought of my stepfather who passed away last year. Naisip ko ‘yung bagay na hindi ko na nagawa with him. That helped me.”The Kapamilya actors went on to tackle how they’d react if they were put in the same situation as their characters. Well, there’s no right or wrong answer. At the end of the day, anyone in the same scenario could only listen to his heart and conscience, as Gerald puts it, “Siyempre may kasalanan [si Drew] at malaking kasalanan ‘yan. But, dugo mo ito, eh. And I think that’s why marami rin nakasubaybay sa amin dahil parang, ‘Ano’ng gagawin?’”He continued, “Mahirap rin ‘yan sa konsensya ni Paco kasi mabait naman siyang tao, maayos siyang tao. Well, kung paano niya protektahan ‘yung mga mahal niya sa buhay, gagawin naman natin lahat yan, eh. Minsan mas kaya nating magtiis kung tayo lang pero ‘pag nadamay ‘yung mga mahal natin sa buhay, I think, gagawin natin lahat para protektahan sila.”What lessons did you learn from the Estrella brothers, Kapamilya?Don’t miss <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/afamilyaffair">A Family Affair&#x27;s</a> finale episode on Friday, November 4, on <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/kapamilya-channel-livestream-12685">Kapamilya Channel,</a> <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/kapamilya-online-live-12710">Kapamilya Online Live</a>, and A2Z.

Feel the ‘sepanx’ and the love between the Estrella brothers as they look back on their happiest and most challenging moments in the series. 