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Donny Pangilinan reveals challenges, best thing about working on “An Inconvenient Love”

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Mary Ann Bardinas

In light of his latest project <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/starmagic/articles-videos/donbelle-looks-back-on-their-journey-towards-achieving-their-moment-in-special-star-cinema-docu-18570">“An Inconvenient Love,”</a> a romantic film that he topbills opposite loveteam partner Belle Mariano, Metro.Style had an insightful conversation with promising young actor Donny Pangilinan through its Metro Talks segment, which was uploaded in their official YouTube channel.The interview commenced by asking him which of the characters he portrayed was the most challenging, to which he revealed was his latest role, Manny, from the said film.“I always say my most recent project kasi there’s a different challenge in every project. So, siguro ito, ang mahirap dito is, number one, shoot in a lock-in again. Minsan kasi mahirap ‘yon kapag one month hindi ka nakakauwi, ‘di mo nakikita ang pamilya mo, ‘yong friends mo. Kapag emotional ‘yong scene, walang kang kalas masyado kasi next scene na ulit…Parang nasa bubble ka lang. That was one of the hard parts, challenging parts,” he stated, adding that they also felt pressured with time, as they had to fly abroad for the promotions, do shows, then go back to taping.He imparted that it’s his first time to do a character that is a “plantito” and activist, as well as very game and energetic in everything. It was also the first time that he’s able to ride a big bike, which he had to learn for this movie. He described the experience as challenging and really fun, especially working with their director Petersen Vargas.When asked what he liked about the project, he said that it’s very timely because there’s a lot of people who experienced the type of love that their characters Manny and Ayef went through – filled with second-guessing and hesitations. In an era when many of us want to do a lot of things at the same and there are also a lot of things going on nowadays, it made him ponder if love still part of our priorities.Besides, he’s also thrilled upon learning that they would be working with Direk Petersen, an up-and-coming director whose first Star Cinema project is their film. He felt the same towards their castmates, and utter praises towards the other members of the production staff, including director of photography Noel Teehankee, and writers Daisy Cayanan and Enrico Santos. He even recalled how Belle cried while reading the script during their script-reading session.Furthermore, it was also the thought that he’s going to put himself in another person’s shoes, as well as that this serves as Star Cinema’s 30th anniversary offering and return to theaters after more than two years due to the pandemic. This may not be their first movie together, since it can be recalled that they did Love Is Color Blind last year, but they felt so much pressure about <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/an-inconvenient-love-scene-drop-18582">“</a><a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/an-inconvenient-love-scene-drop-18582">An Inconvenient Love”</a> because they had to do a series of shows out of the country and out of town in order to promote it. But the unwavering support they have for one another and their group effort to make it successful made them feel at ease.However, Donny imparted that they tried not to think about the pressure too much as they’re more focused on making sure that the people will enjoy the movie and get a breather from it. As for himself, he’s just staying in the moment and being grateful for this blessing because not a lot of actors is given the opportunity to shoot a movie even during the pandemic.Since he and Belle have already done a few projects together, such as <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/hesintoher">He’s Into Her</a> and “Love Is Color Blind,” in the past three years, they already knew the working process of one another, how to support each other in certain things, and how to adjust to each other.He also commended her for her portrayal of the gutsy Ayef, saying, “Seeing her portray Ayef, grabe ang galing niya kasi sobrang iba sa personality niya. ‘Yong ibang characters niya, siyempre gano’n din, iba. Pero ito kasi, even the way she talks, moves, it’s so different from Belle in real life. So, I’m just so excited to see it all come to life.”There were also instances, according to him, that Belle seemingly had a difficult time detaching from her character, such as when she attended the awarding ceremony of the Seoul International Drama Awards 2022, wherein she bagged the Outstanding Asian Star trophy.

Donny Pangilinan talks about his experiences in working on “An Inconvenient Love” in Metro.Style’s Metro Talks.