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Cherry Pie Picache finds new challenge in 'Fatherland' film

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174295406061520250326-cherry-piefatherland-AC.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Actress Cherry Pie Picache stars in Joel Lamangan&#x27;s film &quot;Fatherland.&quot; " style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Actress Cherry Pie Picache stars in Joel Lamangan&#x27;s film &quot;Fatherland.&quot; </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Cherry Pie Picache is no stranger to demanding roles, but her upcoming  film “Fatherland” presented a new kind of challenge for the veteran actress — learning a new language.</p><p>In the film directed by Joel Lamangan, Picache’s character required her to deliver lines in Chinese.</p><p>“Nahirapan ako, kasi Filipino-Chinese. I had to speak Chinese. Kailangan believability,” she shared during the media conference held in Manila City, Tuesday.</p><p>“Pinaaral niya old Chinese. On-the-spot lessons. Ang hirap!” she recalled. “May nagko-correct naman. Iyon ang challenge ko,” she reasoned.</p><div> </div><div><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" 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=1904482141049692492&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%3A2025-03-25T23%3A00%3A46.027785%3A99a53040-1fc0-4111-9dd0-5d955cda5ca6%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=c26e348aea80fac3d9fb92300857d1a6b9302e93&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:745px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1904482141049692492"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Beyond the language, the actress had to work under Lamangan’s fast-paced direction.</p><p>“Si Direk Joel, gusto mabilis magtrabaho! Napi-pressure ka pero gusto mo siyempre bantayan na kailangan tama. Ang hirap,” she said.</p><p>Despite the struggles, Picache embraced the experience, seeing it as another opportunity to grow.</p><p>“As long as the role is good and nakaka-challenge, game ako,” she enthused.</p><p>“Fatherland,” produced by Eng. Benjamin Austria’s Bentria, also stars Inigo Pascual, Angel Aquino Mercedes Cabral, Max Eigenmann, Richard Yap, Ara Davao, Jeric Gonzales, among others.</p><p>The upcoming movie will be shown in cinemas beginning April 19.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M17DvylrMrc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pa31zqWEEyI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Cherry Pie Picache is no stranger to demanding roles, but her upcoming film “Fatherland” presented a new kind of challenge for the veteran actress — learning a new language.</p>

Cherry Pie Picache is no stranger to demanding roles, but her upcoming film “Fatherland” presented a new kind of challenge for the veteran actress — learning a new language.