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Eugene Domingo, Barbie Forteza to star in new Netflix original ‘Kontrabida Academy’

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<p>Eugene Domingo and Barbie Forteza are set to star in a new Netflix original.</p><p>&quot;Bida or kontrabida, you decide 😉 Your first 👀 at Eugene Domingo and Barbie Forteza’s <em>Kontrabida Academy, </em>coming soon only on Netflix,&quot; the streaming giant announced on Friday, January 31.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-12" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFcs3wzNqER/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=754&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A12%2C%22os%22%3A6029597%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-12" 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;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFcs3wzNqER/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFcs3wzNqER/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFcs3wzNqER/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Netflix Philippines (@netflixph)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Barbie expressed her excitement about the project.</p><p>&quot;Waaaahhh finally! It’s out!!! I am sooo excited for this!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Kontrabida Academy with Ms. Eugene Domingo. Written &amp; directed by Chris Martinez. Coming soon on @netflix,&quot; Barbie posted on social media platform X.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:505px;height:822px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1885275922917699945&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-02-01T01%3A03%3A00.630569%3A969d5e53-3635-48a3-9e29-daba61d9c3f2%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=89d84e540a8d5b1db547a63454542f1c0291c896&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1885275922917699945"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Fans online were also quick to share their elation about the project.</p><p>&quot;Can&#x27;t wait for this, the cast is amazing!&quot; one fan commented.</p><p>&quot;Looks exciting!&quot; another fan wrote. </p><p>Eugene Domingo recently starred in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry <em>And The Breadwinner Is... </em>headlined by<em></em><em></em> Vice Ganda.</p><p>In a previous interview, Eugene shared the experience working again with Vice. &quot;Nanumbalik &#x27;yung connection namin. After more than 10 years, this project felt perfect. It’s something I’ll never forget, and I’m so thankful to be part of Vice’s movie,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEHMpz9zjcJ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=754&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A5989898%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="834" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" 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><p>The actress also remarked that the film brought &quot;something fresh and exciting&quot; to their dynamics as co-actors.</p><p>Eugene was also part of the horror film<em> Espantaho</em>, another MMFF entry,<em> </em>headlined by Judy Ann Santos, Lorna Tolentino, and Chanda Romero.</p><p>&quot;Na-starstruck ako. Na-starstruck ako! Ang galing ninyo! Grabe kayo! Walang biro, grabe ka. Grabe! Nagtatrabaho sila sa harap mo, hindi ko maipaliwanag yung sistema ng artista, e,&quot; Eugene said on working with the cast of the horror movie in a previous interview with PEP.</p><p>She went on: Pero you respect your co-actor. Kahit wala sa iyo &#x27;yung camera, you should be there para su-support ka. And they were very consistent. And by the time &#x27;yung camera, nakatutok na sa kanila, oh my God! May binigay pa, times one hundred.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Barbie recently starred in the romantic comedy film <em>T</em><em>hat Kind of Love</em> with David Licauco.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFP7JGiPRis/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=754&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A5969920%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="809" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" 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><p>In an interview last year, Barbie there was a great purpose behind her decision to do the film.</p><p>&quot;I guess the main purpose of all of us is to really put out a good film, na ibalik ang quality films na gawang Pilipino, na pelikulang Pilipino, na iyon &#x27;yung papanuorin ng mga tao sa sinehan, hindi lang Hollywood films, hindi ba? Alam mo na Filipino made films muna bago yung mga Hollywood films. &#x27;Yun naman ang I think purpose bukod sa dito sa project na ito, it’s the entirety of the film industry here in the Philippines. Gusto natin buhayin ulit ang industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;At saka maganda kasi panuorin ito pag mga first date di ba? O kaya yung mga gusto nila i-rekindle yung mga love nila, yung that kind of love? Para ma-realize  nila na kung gaano ka-powerful ang love. Ang saya kaya itong date movie,&quot; she stated. </p>

<p>Eugene Domingo and Barbie Forteza are set to star in Netflix's 'Kontrabida Academy,' written and directed by Chris Martinez.</p>

Eugene Domingo and Barbie Forteza are set to star in Netflix's 'Kontrabida Academy,' written and directed by Chris Martinez.

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