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Charo Santos undergoes acting workshop with Meisner Institute

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>&quot;Because growth never stops.&quot;</p><p>These were the words of Charo Santos as she shared that she recently underwent an acting workshop.</p><p>&quot;The more I learn, the more I realize how much there is still to discover,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>The actress relayed that she studied the Meisner technique under Scott Trost, who is the director of the Meisner Institute.</p><p>&quot;I’ve been curious about the method for years, but this was my first time fully immersing in it,&quot; she explained on her decision to study the technique.</p><p>&quot;Meisner’s motto is &#x27;living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.&#x27; Their approach hinges on imagination, daydreaming, listening, connecting and being present,&quot; Charo further highlighted.,</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGiF_pkzVHQ/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A392911.1%2C%22ls%22%3A392404.30000000005%2C%22le%22%3A392897.4%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 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He knew exactly how to unlock any emotion—whether deep sorrow, uncontainable joy, or anything in between,&quot; she said.</p><p>Charo remarked that after her workshop session, she felt &quot;recharged, inspired, and eager to weave these lessons into my craft.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Thank you to the Meisner Institute and Alecx Lorica of Sightlines Actors’ Space. This day—and the emotions it stirred—will stay with me, both on and off the screen,&quot; she stated. </p><p>Fans online were quick to react to Charo&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;A true role model,&quot; one fan commented.</p><p>Charo is currently starring in the primetime series <em>FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo.</em></p><p>She is set to star in an upcoming movie with Dingdong Dantes.</p><p>It was in April 2024 when Charo announced that she would start filming the movie with Dingdong that month.</p><p>&quot;This was pitched to me even before the pandemic. 4 or 5 years ago? I already I forgot about it because so much time has passed by. One day though, I got a call from Direk Irene Villamor. She asked if I still want it, I said definitely,” Charo said in a previous interview with ABS-CBN News.</p><p>The actress relayed that both her and Dingdong had always wanted to work with each other.</p><p>&quot;[Dingdong] said he wants to work with me. And I really want to work with him,” she stated.</p>

<p>Charo Santos recently studied the Meisner technique under Scott Trost, who is the director of the Meisner Institute.</p>

Charo Santos recently studied the Meisner technique under Scott Trost, who is the director of the Meisner Institute.

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