What lights up Thea’s fire

Thea Tolentino (Photo by Pau Aguilera)

Teen actress Thea Tolentino wishes to continue her studies given the chance.

“Siguro po pag nakaluwag-luwag na tsaka pag na-manage ko talaga ’yung schedule ko,” Thea told Bulletin Entertainment and other select members of the press during a recent set visit to GMA-7’s “Pyra: Ang Babaeng Apoy.”

The 17-year-old is taking a two-year Multimedia Arts program at STI College – one of her prizes for being one of the grand winners on talent tilt “Protégé” – although she still hasn’t finished it.

She explained, “Nung time na ’yun kasi ang daming pumapasok na schedules (projects). Tapos ’yung pasok ko, Monday to Friday, so ang dami ko talagang nami-miss – mahirap… kawawa ’yung transcript ko.”

Thea gets her fascination with the arts from her father.

“Talagang na-curious na ’ko (sa multimedia arts) kasi Architecture ’yung kinuha ng tatay ko – nakikita ko ’yung mga plates niya, nung bata ako gumagawa ako ng floor plans, (at) ginagaya ko ’yung tatay ko,” she narrated.

For Thea, having an artist-dad turned out to be advantageous because “’yung multimedia arts parang may halo din kasi – meron kaming basic drawing and drafting na subject, so nagagamit ko ’yung templates ng tatay ko, ta’s tinuturuan niya ko kung pano i-drawing ’yung parang figure talaga, ’yung shaping.”

Anime lover

Another reason she took multimedia arts is because “mahilig po kasi ako sa anime, so gusto kong matuto ng proper na pag-drawing nun… ’Yung mga iba kong drawings, sinusubukan ko na siyang kulayan sa computer.”

She related, “Nung nagustuhan ko ’yung anime, nag-follow na rin na, bumili nga ’ko ng seven dictionaries, Japanese books. Gusto kong matuto (ng Japanese), gusto ko ding pumunta dun (Japan). Dumating nga ’yung point na gusto ko (na ring) mag-try mag-cosplay.”

The Ultimate Female Protégé is also interested in “stageplay(s).”

Thea related, “Dinala ko nung friend ko, may play sa UST nun, comedy, tawa ’ko nang tawa, ta’s parang ang saya, ta’s (I asked myself,) ‘Ano kayang feeling?’”

She is aware that in theatre acting “kailangan talaga dun, large expressions, movements, eh dun ako nakukulangan sa sarili ko kaya kailangan ko (talaga).

“’Yung weakness ko, maliit ’yung movements pati expressions ko.”

Thea explained, “Kasi ganun talaga ’kong tao – tahimik ako, mahiyain ako. Kaya siguro, nadadala ko rin (sa acting)… Sa ‘Anna Karenina’ (where she played Angel, the fake Anna Karenina) nga, nung una talaga, (tinatanong ko sa sarili ko), ‘Pano ba ’to? Pano ba magtaray?’

“Pero ngayon, kasi nung ‘Pyra’ nagwo-workshop na kami… nababawasan naman (’yung hiya).”

What lights up Thea’s fire

Source: Mb.com.ph (October 31, 2013 at 02:39PM)

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