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5 films and a baby: How new dad JC Santos is juggling it all

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/11/13/20191114-jc-santos.jpg"/><figcaption>A first-time dad, JC Santos is juggling his parenting duties with his consecutive film projects this year. FILE/Alfredo Ruzol, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — When in-demand actor JC Santos faced the press on Tuesday to promote his latest film, he was admittedly “running on coffee.”Santos, 31, didn’t have a wink of sleep leading up to the packed day, which saw him hopping from one program guesting to another, on top of a media conference for “Motel Acacia.”Santos is a new dad — in fact, his baby girl is just about to turn a week old.As nursing any newborn goes, being sleep-deprived is par for the course. For Santos, that undertaking is made more challenging by his screen duties, with no less than five films for release this year.Aside from the horror-thriller “Motel Acacia”, which debuts in local cinemas on March 11, Santos recently starred in the Valentine’s Day offering, “On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets.” He also has films participating in Sinag Maynila, Cinemalaya, and Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Santos also happens to be a cast member of the ABS-CBN action drama “24/7.”As grueling as that schedule can be, Santos opts to look at it this way: He is more “inspired” nowadays.“Ang sarap umuwi galing sa pagod!” he said. “Totoo ‘yung sinasabi nila, na ‘pag makita mo lang ‘yung ngiti ng anak mo, wala na lahat.”Going home to Pampanga means taking the “night shift” to care for his first child with his wife Shyleena Herrera — never mind that he would come from, for instance, a full day of promotions for “Motel Acacia.”<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4u_30WkIwYw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>“So, ngayon, gumagana ako sa kape!” he told reporters, laughing. “Newborn, e. [Kailangan] hands-on. Gusto ko talaga. Nag-e-enjoy ako.”“Sa kaniya ‘yung buong madaling araw,” he added, referring to his child. “Kaya naman! Madaling araw, gising, ta’s pupunta sa work. Kung kayang magpahinga, magpapahinga.”“Kasi ‘pag gabi na, para kang sumabak sa gyera. Kada isang oras, gumigising. Ta’s pag nakita mo, umaga na, ngumingiti, okay na lahat,” Santos said.Asked whether being a new dad will mean accepting less projects, Santos answered that won’t be the case, as he’s still able to juggle his responsibilities.“Ang hirap, ah!” he conceded. “I have so much respect for women. Nai-imagine ko, paano ‘yung mga single mom? Kung ako, nahihirapan, dalawa na kaming magkasama… Sobrang hirap maging nanay.”Santos admitted he doesn’t yet know what kind of father he will be. He is certain, however, of the values he wants to instill in his daughter.“Gusto ko siyempre makuha niya ‘yung discipline, gusto ko makuha niya ‘yung idea ng consistency, at iyong pagpapahalaga sa tao,” he said.

“Totoo ‘yung sinasabi nila, na ‘pag makita mo lang ‘yung ngiti ng anak mo, wala na lahat.”

“Totoo ‘yung sinasabi nila, na ‘pag makita mo lang ‘yung ngiti ng anak mo, wala na lahat.”

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5 films and a baby: How new dad JC Santos is juggling it all

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 03, 2020 08:01 PM PHT

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