Sid Lucero
Playing Andres Bonifacio on “Katipunan” has had actor Sid Lucero mulling over the decision in naming the country’s National Hero.
Sid thinks the Filipinos were influenced by the American government when it framed our national identities and so the preference for Rizal’s diplomatic stance over Bonifacio’s bloody thrust.
“Were the Americans the ones who appointed our heroes?” he asked in an interview with Bulletin Entertainment, then added, “I’m more on the sword than pen.”
While Sid believes Bonifacio has the qualities of a National Hero, he cannot assert if Supremo is better than Rizal or not. He clarified having nothing against Jose Rizal.
“I cannot really say I know as much. But… (if) we didn’t appoint him, we should take a look at the entire list,” Sid said.
Playing Andres
Sid initially laughed off the offer to play Bonifacio, surmising that he doesn’t have the qualities and features of the hero. The father of the Philippine revolution, he said, would probably look like a young Art Acuña.
The actor shared the difficulty in delivering some of his Tagalog lines.
“I got the script in advance (to study) and honestly, hindi ko pa rin ma-diretso. Buckle talaga!” he exclaimed. “Ewan ko ba, bakit pinipilit nila ako, alam naman nilang bulol ako.”
He related that one scene took him an hour to tape because he kept stammering.
Taking on the role gave him the “second education” to review the history and have some realizations.
“I can’t help but reflect to myself that I wish I was like this, I wish I was like that. It enlightened me on the strong side of the Filipino people, ones that aren’t pushed over. Nowadays, and I’m sorry to say this, parang we are being pushed around by the bigger people. It’s nice to know about some people who really fought back,” he continued.
Sid Lucero impressed with Bonifacio
Source: Mb.com.ph (October 31, 2013 at 03:35PM)
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