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Carla Guevara-Laforteza dreams to do 'Miss Saigon' again

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab from Star Magic" s="" Inside="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/06/28/20220628-carla-guevarra.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screengrab from Star Magic&#x27;s Inside News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Carla Guevara-Laforteza said she would love to do the hit musical &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; again if given the chance.</p><p>The theater and TV actress played the lead role of Kim in &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; in West End in the 90s.</p><p>&quot;Alam mo gusto ko siyang gawin ulit now that I have kids. Because now I know how it feels to really have a child, and to really know in your heart that whatever happens you will give your life for this child,&quot; she said in an interview with Star Magic&#x27;s Inside News.</p><p>Now in her 40s, Guevara-Laforteza believes that she would now be able to sing better and portray the character of Kim more effectively.</p><p>&quot;During that time, siyempre 18 years old lang ako, wala pa &#x27;yung sense of responsibility. If I do that role again now, kalimutan nilang magfo-47 ako, kunwari isipin na nila na puwede pa akong pumasang 17 years old, I would love to the role again. And I think I would sing it better. I would portray it better because of my experiences as a mother,&quot; she explained.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W0_wyvu3xz8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p><br/> <br/>Currently, Laforteza is part of ABS-CBN&#x27;s &quot;Flower of Evil&quot; which premiered over the weekend. The series is the Philippine adaptation of the popular South Korean drama.</p><p>She also expressed her excitement to be back in theater as one of the stars of &quot;Joseph the Dreamer,&quot; with Sam Concepcion as the lead actor.</p>

Carla Guevara-Laforteza said she would love to do the hit musical 'Miss Saigon' again if given the chance. 