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MANILA &mdash; While Frankie &ldquo;Kakie&rdquo; Pangilinan delivered in her movie debut &ldquo;EDJOP,&rdquo; she admitted that taking on the role came with its own challenges.Although her character Joy Jopson had several heavy and dramatic scenes, Pangilinan revealed that it was the &ldquo;kilig&rdquo; or romantic moments with co-star Elijah Canlas that she found the most difficult to film.&ldquo;Noong nag-workshop kami, unang napansin ni Direk&mdash;ako din eh, I never thought doon ako mahirapan. Na parang simpleng hug or &lsquo;Can you boop her nose?&rsquo; And when he did, my whole body all of a sudden [cringes],&rdquo; she recalled in an interview in Quezon City on Thursday. &ldquo;I did not think that part would be hardest to get over&mdash;and ang daming dramatic scenes and emotionally intense.&rdquo;Pangilinan, however, clarified that she did not &ldquo;cringe&rdquo; because of Canlas, but was simply shy and not yet used to that kind of physical intimacy on screen.&ldquo;There was something in me na hindi sanay sa gano&rsquo;n. Nahiya ako. Up until that point [kissing scene], conscious ako, sobra,&rdquo; she said.She eventually became more comfortable after developing a closer friendship with Canlas while working on the film.&ldquo;You are a wonderful first husband on screen and is one of my best friends now. The first kiss we shot was on top of the hill, that was like dawn. After, kinuwento niya buong buhay niya after that and nawala na hiya,&rdquo; she reasoned.Also part of &ldquo;EDJOP&rdquo; are Jodi Sta Maria, Cedrick Juan, and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, among others.

While Frankie “Kakie” Pangilinan delivered in her movie debut “EDJOP,” she admitted that taking on the role came with its own challenges.

While Frankie “Kakie” Pangilinan delivered in her movie debut “EDJOP,” she admitted that taking on the role came with its own challenges.

Kakie Pangilinan says ‘kilig’ was her hardest challenge in the first movie

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Kakie Pangilinan says ‘kilig’ was her hardest challenge in the first movie

Anna Cerezo,

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Published September 04, 2026 12:46 AM PHT

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