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Elisse Joson, Eric Fructuoso share what they love about their “Saving Grace” characters

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Mary Ann Bardinas

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750178281562Elisse-Joson-Eric-Fructuoso-share-what-they-love-about-their-Saving-Grace-characters-.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></div><p>The journeys of the &ldquo;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/savinggrace"><strong><u><em>Saving Grace: The Untold Story</em></u></strong></a>&rdquo; lead characters would not be complete without noble Police Officer Oscar Jimenez, who scrupulously followed and investigated the abduction case of the titular character Grace (Zia Grace), and sharp-witted Atty. Jessica Valdez, the sister of the accused Anna Sarmiento (Julia Montes), who eventually became her lawyer during her trial.</p><p>Now that the series is approaching its anticipated &ldquo;<em>The Last Hope</em>&rdquo; finale this week, here are seasoned actor Eric Fructuoso and Kapamilya actress Elisse Joson as they talk a bit about their characters in this video from Dreamscape Entertainment.</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK9b0Y3T2lI/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=486&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4952471.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="652" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><div><br></div><p>Eric related that he fell in love with his character and the story, as well as truly enjoyed working on the series since he didn&rsquo;t expect how significant and beautifully written his character is. Oscar may be among the secondary characters, yet he really played a big part in the series.</p><div><br></div><div><iframe width="967" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jy0RjWvufPU" title="Grace tries to beg Oscar | Saving Grace: The Untold Story (with English Subs)" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Meanwhile, Elisse shared that she loved Jessica because the character taught her through her journey that it&rsquo;s okay to be vulnerable, to lower one&rsquo;s pride, and to embrace weakness, as these qualities define our humanity.</p><div><iframe width="967" height="543" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzgN4Rpn_Jg" title="Jessica shows her support to Anna | Saving Grace: The Untold Story (with English Subs)" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Now that the series is about to end, Eric tells everyone to brace ourselves as we will definitely go through a rollercoaster of emotions in the remaining episodes. We will surely feel the tension and stress, as well as bawl our eyes out and get shocked, in the upcoming happenings.</p><p>Elisse seconded this by uttering, &ldquo;<em>Abangan ang napakatinding pagtatapos. Stay positive!</em>&rdquo;</p><p>Don&rsquo;t dare miss the last few episodes of &ldquo;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/savinggrace"><strong><u><em>Saving Grace: The Untold Story</em></u></strong></a>,&rdquo; weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z, and TV5.</p>

<p>Watch as Elisse Joson and Eric Fructuoso talk about their respective “Saving Grace: The Untold Story” characters, Jessica Valdez and Oscar Jimenez. </p>

Watch as Elisse Joson and Eric Fructuoso talk about their respective “Saving Grace: The Untold Story” characters, Jessica Valdez and Oscar Jimenez.