Julia Christine Botin

Martin del Rosario gets theater tips from aunt Ces Quesada

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Jude Cartalaba

Martin del Rosario&#x27;s character Joel was originally played by Adrian Alandy in the film version of &quot;Anino sa Likod ng Buwan&quot; by Jun Robles Lana in 2015.The 32-year-old Kapuso actor is known for playing character roles -- and that makes the stage version of &quot;Anino sa Likod ng Buwan&quot; challenging for him.In the play, del Rosario plays a soldier who sympathizes with couple Nardo and Emma (Ross Pesigan and Elora Españo). As Joel, he loots food from the military ration to share with the civilian couple, but behind all the kindness, he has ulterior motives. Like those he played on TV and in film, he considers his character one of his most memorable roles, along with Prince Zardoz in &quot;Voltes V: Legacy&quot; (2023) and Daniel Panti in the movie &quot;The Panti Sisters&quot; (2019). Prince Zardoz is a villain from the famed live-action animated series, which achieved global success, reaching even Japan. Meanwhile, Daniel Panti is a gay character whom Filipino filmgoers loved dearly.<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17405308242810dc11ab8-bc7a-424c-ab8f-8fc8073f8b0e.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Actor Martin del Rosario</div>At the recent press preview of  &quot;Anino sa Likod ng Buwan,&quot; the audience was impressed with del Rosario&#x27;s approach to the role. Despite being a neophyte in theater, he&#x27;s thankful to his director Tuxqs Rutaquio, and co-actors Pesigan and Españo for all the guidance.Even if it&#x27;s his baptism of fire to act with two seasoned stage thespians, acting onstage may seem natural to him since he&#x27;s the nephew of actress and TV host Ces Quesada. Theater runs in his blood.The last straight play he watched his aunt was &quot;The Dressing Room.&quot;What were the tips he got from Quesada?&quot;Aside from the discipline, the most important thing is trusting the material,&quot; he said, adding that he learned to trust the process. No shortcuts. &quot;Allow the character to grow on you.&quot; The second thing is the art of listening to his co-actors. &quot;It&#x27;s about feeling the energy flow between actors. This, it makes good rapport. One can not be a lonely wolf in the theatre,&quot; he said.And lastly, he stressed, &quot;To be a complete performer. One should develop voice skills, movement, memory retention, and improvisation.&quot;His powerful rendition of Joel may not only earn him loud applause but could gather citations and awards from live-performance award-giving bodies.After The Idea First Live’s maiden theater production, would he be open to doing more stage plays?&quot;Makakuha lang ng magandang material, story, gusto ko ma-explore ang theater. Any role basta matsa-challenge ako as an actor,&quot; said del Rosario, who prefers straight plays in Tagalog or perhaps English, but not musicals.<div>&quot;Anino sa Likod ng Buwan&quot; runs at the PETA Theater Center, Quezon City, from March 1 to 23, 2025.</div>

At the recent press preview of "Anino sa Likod ng Buwan," the audience was impressed with Martin del Rosario's approach to the role.

At the recent press preview of "Anino sa Likod ng Buwan," the audience was impressed with Martin del Rosario's approach to the role.