While there are good actresses in showbiz, the role of “Contessa” for GMA’s upcoming telenovela of the same title couldn’t be more fitting than to be portrayed by its Kapuso star Glaiza de Castro. “Wala lang, sinabi ko e, trip lang...” Nah! Kidding! I was just channeling the real Glaiza if only to sound like someone who could stir mixed reactions and emotions much like her versatility.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know Glaiza that well (more so, not on a personal level) but neither would I like to sound bias. Fans and media peeps (depending on affiliation) may have a different take to which it may be founded on some partial inclination. Thus, I’d like to present a more balanced take on that.
And so having had the chance to sit down with her together with Jak Roberto at Outlook Ridge Residences (dinner c/o Café Adriana), we seized the moment for a rather casual conversation. Prior to that, I have no thorough grasp as to who Glaiza is in real life adapting to her every portrayal. Thus, our conversation focused on her personality relating to that of her Contessa’s character “Bea”.
Having been “hated” for her previous antagonist roles, I’d say she’s good, very good... I would have said 'effective' but that could be misconstrued for her being such a real “bad girl”, innately justifying the role. But you see, here’s the thing, despite of her “kontrabida looks” and imposing image, she’s quite nice. Now, that’s where her depiction of “Bea” comes in. She’s now on the other side of the drama.
Yet, as “temperamental” as with any plot’s twists and turnaround telenovelas have, the actress in Glaiza lives up to that presumed characterization. And as audience, we don’t have to stereotype actors from that of their last or most compelling performance. A role is “just a role” set to be depictive of the character, not the other way around which Glaiza’s “Bea-to-Contessa” kind of adaptability could pull it off.
True enough, by all accounts, she “pulled” me (as much as I was fooled) into that assumption that she’s “intimidating” much like her wicked characters (and as a celebrity of course)... To my surprise, we were made to warm-up with her unpretentious demeanor. We got what we came there for, a pleasant conversational meet-up. Good girl, that Glaiza de Castro is. “BEAutiful!”
Whereas for Jak Roberto, he still has that hint of his “Andoy-bo (adobo) flavor” much like the “witty mainstay” he assumes in Bubble Gang. Though for his “Contessa” role as “Jong”, he managed to likewise transition himself from the like of his currently more popular role as Andoy (of Meant To Be) to that of Contessa’s “ever loyal BFF”. On this note, we asked him if he has, similarly, been “friend zoned” in real life to which he and Glaiza laughed it off, apparently an affirmation.
Possibly for any regular fan, with his fine attributes (not to “shallowly” mention the physique side of his package being known as “Pambansang Abs” and all), who’d think this hunk also gets relegated to being “second-fiddle”... Much like his “Jong” character to that of Mark Herras’ “Mark Caballero”, it’s possible. More so, like his life’s success story, there’s a good reason. He modestly admits his humbling limitations as means for better appreciation of his current windfalls.
The point, however, is that the life-seasoned person in this actor is very much an experienced young man who’d do justice portraying any role. His alter-ego “Jong” is a manifestation how he “alters” his ego if only to give relevance to a character’s purpose. Truly an actor, more true as a person, he’s a true-to-life inspiration. “Jak of all trades!”
Kapuso Mo, Glaiza de Castro at Jak Roberto! No Contessa'bout it!
Catch more of them, watch Contessa, malapit na! (March 19)
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t know Glaiza that well (more so, not on a personal level) but neither would I like to sound bias. Fans and media peeps (depending on affiliation) may have a different take to which it may be founded on some partial inclination. Thus, I’d like to present a more balanced take on that.
And so having had the chance to sit down with her together with Jak Roberto at Outlook Ridge Residences (dinner c/o Café Adriana), we seized the moment for a rather casual conversation. Prior to that, I have no thorough grasp as to who Glaiza is in real life adapting to her every portrayal. Thus, our conversation focused on her personality relating to that of her Contessa’s character “Bea”.
Having been “hated” for her previous antagonist roles, I’d say she’s good, very good... I would have said 'effective' but that could be misconstrued for her being such a real “bad girl”, innately justifying the role. But you see, here’s the thing, despite of her “kontrabida looks” and imposing image, she’s quite nice. Now, that’s where her depiction of “Bea” comes in. She’s now on the other side of the drama.
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Yet, as “temperamental” as with any plot’s twists and turnaround telenovelas have, the actress in Glaiza lives up to that presumed characterization. And as audience, we don’t have to stereotype actors from that of their last or most compelling performance. A role is “just a role” set to be depictive of the character, not the other way around which Glaiza’s “Bea-to-Contessa” kind of adaptability could pull it off.
True enough, by all accounts, she “pulled” me (as much as I was fooled) into that assumption that she’s “intimidating” much like her wicked characters (and as a celebrity of course)... To my surprise, we were made to warm-up with her unpretentious demeanor. We got what we came there for, a pleasant conversational meet-up. Good girl, that Glaiza de Castro is. “BEAutiful!”
Whereas for Jak Roberto, he still has that hint of his “Andoy-bo (adobo) flavor” much like the “witty mainstay” he assumes in Bubble Gang. Though for his “Contessa” role as “Jong”, he managed to likewise transition himself from the like of his currently more popular role as Andoy (of Meant To Be) to that of Contessa’s “ever loyal BFF”. On this note, we asked him if he has, similarly, been “friend zoned” in real life to which he and Glaiza laughed it off, apparently an affirmation.
Possibly for any regular fan, with his fine attributes (not to “shallowly” mention the physique side of his package being known as “Pambansang Abs” and all), who’d think this hunk also gets relegated to being “second-fiddle”... Much like his “Jong” character to that of Mark Herras’ “Mark Caballero”, it’s possible. More so, like his life’s success story, there’s a good reason. He modestly admits his humbling limitations as means for better appreciation of his current windfalls.
The point, however, is that the life-seasoned person in this actor is very much an experienced young man who’d do justice portraying any role. His alter-ego “Jong” is a manifestation how he “alters” his ego if only to give relevance to a character’s purpose. Truly an actor, more true as a person, he’s a true-to-life inspiration. “Jak of all trades!”
Kapuso Mo, Glaiza de Castro at Jak Roberto! No Contessa'bout it!
Catch more of them, watch Contessa, malapit na! (March 19)
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