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From kiddie winner to ‘direk’: Nash Aguas makes debut behind the camera

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Nash Aguas earned his start in showbiz via the kids edition of &quot;Star Circle Quest,&quot; at the time ABS-CBN&#x27;s flagship program for discovering new talent.</p><p>Aguas won that competition in 2004, and the now-19-year-old actor hasn&#x27;t had an inactive year on television since.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH4OCELBJZn/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.4537037037037% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BH4OCELBJZn/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Aeign Zackrey Nash Aguas (@zackwey)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-07-15T10:16:05+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 15, 2016 at 3:16am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;SCQ,&quot; as it was popularly known, groomed hopefuls such as Aguas to be triple threats in singing, dancing, and acting. And Aguas has shown he&#x27;s mastered these at a young age; he&#x27;s been practicing for 14 years after all. His dramatic reveal as a schizophrenic in the ongoing &quot;The Good Son&quot; was praised by viewers, and he has no shortage of &quot;swag&quot; in performances with his pop group Gimme 5.</p><p>But unknown to many, Aguas has long wanted to pursue a different dream, one that was formed through years and years of being in front of the camera; that is, to be behind it. &quot;Ever since bata pa ako, gusto ko na mag-direct,&quot; he said.</p><p>Like being crowned &quot;Grand Kid Questor&quot; more than a decade ago, this dream, too, has come true. </p><p>&quot;Weird pakinggan,&quot; he quipped, referring to being credited director of the just-released ABS-CBNmobile series, &quot;Coffee Break,&quot; about a group of friends who regularly bond over coffee, unfolding from the perspective of the café barista.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1441300" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Aguas&#x27; enthusiasm over the project, his own original concept, was apparent as &quot;Coffee Break&quot; was formally unveiled Thursday as ABS-CBN&#x27;s latest mobile-exclusive offering.</p><p>&quot;Coffee Break&quot; came to form when, upon the urging of colleagues to whom he confided the idea, Aguas sought the greenlight from ABS-CBNmobile. &quot;Nagustuhan nila,&quot; he recalled. &quot;Sabi nila, &#x27;Tutal, sa iyo nanggaling iyong concept, ikaw na rin mag-direct, dahil alam mo ang pasikot-sikot ng story.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Speaking with ABS-CBN News, Aguas described the story as &quot;feel-good na at the same time tatagos sa puso.&quot;</p><p>He cited, as an example, parallels between the situation of a character and the type of coffee he tends to drink: &quot;Ang favorite niya, iced coffee, kasi iyong binibigay na pagmamahal sa kanya, malamig, hindi mainit.&quot; Another, more tragic example is the case of &quot;3-in-1&quot;, which goes both for the instant coffee mix, and to describe a cheating partner.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1441302" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Executing the idea was admittedly daunting for Aguas, but having friends as fellow cast members helped make his directorial debut less challenging.</p><p>Aguas will also star in &quot;Coffee Break,&quot; alongside &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit&quot; batchmates John Manalo and Igiboy Flores, and Star Magic artists Claire Ruiz and Anne Tenorio.</p><p>&quot;Thankful ako sa cast ko kasi sobrang cooperative naman sila. Lahat kami nagtutulungan sa set,&quot; he said. &quot;Siguro, lahat kami doon, sanay na kung paano gumawa ng teleserye. Naging masaya at malumanay naman iyong shoot namin.&quot;</p><p>Constraints in time and production were the more grueling parts to contend with, Aguas shared. &quot;Ang biggest challenge, maghabol ng araw [para] sa day effect,&quot; he said, referring to ensuring continuity in daytime scenes, in the face of night approaching during shoots.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc6SpbYAG0s/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc6SpbYAG0s/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Igiboy Flores (@igiboyflores31)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-12-20T04:34:10+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Dec 19, 2017 at 8:34pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Fortunately for Aguas, he is no stranger to on-set hurdles, having starred in more than a dozen TV dramas in the last decade. He credited a number of his past and present directors, including Manny Palo and Andoy Ranay of &quot;The Good Son,&quot; for allowing him to have an &quot;internship&quot; of sorts in helming a series. The aspiring showrunner, however, would be the first to admit he still has much to learn.</p><p>&quot;Pressured ako kasi first-ever directorial job ko ito, pero fulfilling,&quot; he said. &quot;Nakaka-enjoy talaga, nakakatuwa na iyong dating pinapangarap mo, ginagawa mo na.&quot;</p><p>Already, Aguas is setting sights on mastering a genre: It&#x27;s a toss-up between horror or family drama.</p><p>Asked whether he sees directing taking a bigger slice of his career in show business, Aguas answered, &quot;Sa tingin ko, umpisa pa lang ito . . . Hindi mawawala sa akin iyong pagiging artista, pero nakikita ko iyong sarili ko na tumanda as a director.&quot;</p>

<p>Aguas' "Coffee Break," ABS-CBN's latest mobile-exclusive series, is about friends who bond over a cup of brew.</p>

Aguas' "Coffee Break," ABS-CBN's latest mobile-exclusive series, is about friends who bond over a cup of brew.

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From kiddie winner to ‘direk’: Nash Aguas makes debut behind the camera

Miguel Dumaual,

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Published Jan 12, 2018 12:10 AM PHT

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