1 on 1: Miles Ocampo on no-script serye, fame, 20 years in showbiz

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2478974" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><strong>Watch the full interview on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sIVmqYcjA">here</a></strong></div><p>MANILA — At just 25 years old, Miles Ocampo can be considered a relative veteran in show business, with a career crossing the two-decade mark next year.</p><p>With those years of experience, it&#x27;s no wonder that Ocampo did justice to the physically and emotionally taxing role of Marites in &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo,&quot; which has drawn her wide praise and made her a social media darling.</p><p>More than week since her pilot appearance in the ABS-CBN teleserye, Ocampo continues to be overwhelmed by the glowing feedback to her portrayal of an assault victim, an expectant mother about to abort her pregnancy, and later, a woman who embraces motherhood.</p><p>Doubly impressive for viewers of &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; is the belated revelation that most, if not all of the scenes in the series don&#x27;t rely on a script, including Marites&#x27; birthing and confrontation with her mother, portrayed by Lara Quigaman.</p><p>&quot;Lumaki ako doon sa ang bible namin &#x27;yung script namin talaga. May mga directors and writers na you have to say your line as is, sa script talaga,&quot; she told ABS-CBN News.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Miles Ocampo sits down with ABS-CBN News for an interview about her 20 years in showbiz and her trending " Batang="" performance.="" Fernando="" G.="" Sepe="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/02/24/20230220-miles-ocampo-fsj-1826.jpg"/><figcaption>Miles Ocampo sits down with ABS-CBN News for an interview about her 20 years in showbiz and her trending &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; performance. <em>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Recalling being offered the role — she was handpicked by her former co-star Coco Martin, who is also the lead actor and director of &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; — Ocampo shared: &quot;Siyempre, bago mo tanggapin ang project, &#x27;Pabasa po ng script.&#x27; &#x27;Wala pong script,&#x27; sabi sa akin. &#x27;Ah, okay, sige!&#x27;&quot;</p><p>&quot;Parang ako, since Kuya Coco naman siya, Dreamscape naman siya, go lang ako,&quot; she said, referring to the ABS-CBN production unit Dreamscape Entertainment. &quot;Nag-trust ako kasi alam ko naman kung gaano sila kagaling gumawa ng mga proyekto nila.&quot;</p><p>The undertaking proved to be both challenging and rewarding for Ocampo, who credited her co-stars, including Martin and Quigaman, for being dependable and generous in their exchange of on-the-spot lines and emotions.</p><p>&quot;You have to be prepared all the time. Hindi ka puwedeng relax lang pagdating sa set,&quot; she said. &quot;You have to be ready kasi spontaneous talaga. You have to say yes. Kung ano ibabato sa &#x27;yo, ia-accept mo lang. Iyon &#x27;yung papasok ka sa set na dapat ready ka at may bala ka. Hindi mo alam kung ano&#x27;ng ibibigay mong bala, basta may bala ka lang.&quot;</p><p>The rawness of their performances resonated with pilot-week viewers of &quot;Batang Quiapo,&quot; if social media buzz is anything to go by. Ocampo, in particular, even ranked among worldwide trends on Twitter for her scenes as Marites.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ph6C4zEje7s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;Ang totoo, noong ginagawa ko &#x27;yung project, wala akong ini-expect na anything,&quot; Ocampo said. &quot;Ang confident po ako talaga, ginalingan ko. Alam ko sa sarili kong ginalingan ko at binigay ko ang best ko.&quot;</p><p>Ocampo described the response to her stint as Marites as &quot;overwhelming.&quot; She&#x27;s personally received congratulatory messages from colleagues and ABS-CBN executives, and has been hearing left-and-right references to her &quot;Anak ko &#x27;yan!&quot; line from friends and strangers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/23/watch-miles-ocampos-trending-batang-quiapo-performance">Miles Ocampo trends worldwide with &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; performance</a></li></ul><p>Most importantly, her lauded performance has opened &quot;doors and windows&quot; for Ocampo — opportunities she intends to make the most out of.</p><p>&quot;Maraming pinto at bintana ang nagbukas for me because of &#x27;Batang Quiapo.&#x27; I&#x27;m grateful talaga. Hanggang ngayon, kahit saan ako magpunta talaga, &#x27;Batang Quiapo.&#x27; Ang dami ko pong naging anak ngayon bigla! &#x27;Anak ko &#x27;yan!&#x27; Iyon na po ang tawag sa akin.</p><p>&quot;Until now, paulit-ulit ko sinasabi, hindi ako makapaniwala kasi hindi po talaga ako makapaniwala. I&#x27;m just happy na hanggang ngayon, may nakaka-appreciate pa rin sa trabaho ko, sa ginagawa ko,&quot; she said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Miles Ocampo sits down with ABS-CBN News for an interview about her 20 years in showbiz and her trending " Batang="" performance.="" Fernando="" G.="" Sepe="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/02/24/20230220-miles-ocampo-fsj-2040.jpg"/><figcaption>Miles Ocampo sits down with ABS-CBN News for an interview about her 20 years in showbiz and her trending &#x27;Batang Quiapo&#x27; performance. <em>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Interestingly, this latest breakthrough for Ocampo comes at the cusp of her 20th anniversary in showbiz, and as she nears that celebration, the former child star has a clearer-than-ever view of the summit she hopes to scale.</p><p>&quot;Habang tumatagal, hindi mo na goal &#x27;yung maging sobrang sikat. It&#x27;s the longevity, iyon na &#x27;yung goal ko... Gusto ko makilala ako bilang magaling na artista, hindi sikat na artista. Kahit tumanda ako, &#x27;pag sinabi ang pangalan ko — &#x27;Uy, magaling &#x27;yan.&#x27;</p><p>&quot;Nandito ako sa stage na kailangan ko siyang ingatan, kailangan ko siyang bigyang halaga, para hindi masayang &#x27;yung tiwala at galing na nakita nila sa akin, ng mga tao,&quot; she said.</p><p>In her sit-down interview with ABS-CBN News, Ocampo also spoke at length about her showbiz beginnings, including her time as a &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit&quot; cast member; her milestones, such as her first lead roles on TV as a teen (&quot;And I Love You So&quot;) and on the big screen (&quot;Write About Love&quot;); and navigating life in the limelight.</p>

At just 25 years old, Miles Ocampo can be considered a relative veteran in show business, with a career crossing the two-decade mark next year.

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1 on 1: Miles Ocampo on no-script serye, fame, 20 years in showbiz

1 on 1: Miles Ocampo on no-script serye, fame, 20 years in showbiz

Miguel Dumaual,

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Published Feb 24, 2023 03:33 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 24, 2023 05:43 PM PHT

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