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Maris Racal on filming ‘Incognito’ action scene in lingerie: 'I just felt powerful!'

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MJ Felipe

<p>Maris Racal’s performance in the highly-praised Kapamilya action series ‘Incognito’ has received good reviews from audiences. </p><p>But Maris admitted, “Kinakabahan ako kung paano nila i-accept yung role ko as Gab Rivera, kasi first time kong mag-action (genre).”</p><p>“I’ll be honest I was conscious about it. There’s a little bit of insecurity ‘coz it’s going to be my first time. They might think na hindi naman siya astig, hindi bagay. But nagulat ako sa reviews, sa mga comments, na gusto nila yung character ko doon,” she said. </p><p>Most recently, viewers talked about a scene wherein Maris ran around the woods, just wearing a sexy pair of lingerie.</p><p>“Super lamig. Nanginginig lang ako the whole time,” she said, adding that they shot that scene in Baguio, during one of its lowest temperatures.   </p><p>“I can say that I am very confident with my body.”</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF4nMizTsxB/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A12181015.299999237%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" 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><div><br/></div><p>“So, nabasa ko yung script - panty at bra, tatakbo. Sabi ko talaga, ‘hello, bukas na ba ito kukunan?’,’Yes po’, ‘okay sige, game!’ Tapos sabi nila kung hindi ka naman comfortable pwede ka naman mag-cycling (shorts). Sabi ko ‘hindi! Itodo natin to! Game ako!’” Maris shared. </p><p>“I just felt powerful,” she added. “Wearing that didn’t faze me. Very comfortable [ako] with my whole body, tumakbo lang, no one was watching. It encourages you to be confident with your body.”</p><p>Collectively, the show has been praised by viewers not just for the performance of its actors, but also the location, the fast-paced storyline, the surprise cameo appearances and the camerawork and stunts.</p><p>“We know, we had a feeling na they’re gonna love it, but we didn’t expect the numbers to be like that. Number one siya agad, it stayed there for a long time, nag number two, then number one again,” Maris said.  </p><p>“As a group, nakakagana magtrabaho.”  </p><p>Maris said she had read about the ‘green screen’ comments of some viewers, implying that the location and backdrop of some scenes were way too beautiful to be real.</p><p>She said, “Pag sinabing green screen, compliment siya kasi ganoon siya kaganda. The place is just beautiful. And the production is using prime lenses that’s why ganoon siya kaganda.”</p><p>Are there more exciting scenes to come? “[There are still] so many things to uncover,” Maris replied.  </p><p>‘Incognito’ airs nightly on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, TV5 and A2Z. 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<p>Maris Racal’s performance as Gab Rivera in the highly-praised Kapamilya action series ‘Incognito’ has received good reviews from audiences. But Maris admitted, “Kinakabahan ako kung paano nila i-accept yung role ko as Gab Rivera, kasi first time kong mag-action (genre).”</p>

Maris Racal’s performance as Gab Rivera in the highly-praised Kapamilya action series ‘Incognito’ has received good reviews from audiences. But Maris admitted, “Kinakabahan ako kung paano nila i-accept yung role ko as Gab Rivera, kasi first time kong mag-action (genre).”