Coco happy with first rom-com try

Romantic comedies aren’t Coco Martin’s forte that is why he had a hard time adjusting doing his first, “You’re My Boss.”

Though he had fun on the set, he said, “Honestly, sobrang hirap na hirap ako sa pelikulang ito kasi sobrang bago ’yung genre niya sa akin.”

Coco Martin

The change of pace has its upside, though. “Open ako para matuto. Ang dami-dami ko pong natutunan kay Direk Antoinette (Jadaone, film director) at kay Toni (Gonzaga, his co-star), at sobrang blessed ako dahil nakatrabaho ko sila,” he shared, adding, “Ang sarap palang gumawa ng ganito.”

He added in jest, “Baka after this si (iconic comedian) Babalu na ako.”

Coco is grateful for Toni’s guidance while shooting the film. “Hindi lang sa mga eksena kundi pati na doon sa kung paano sasabihin nang tama ang English words. Hindi naman kasi ako magaling sa English at minsan kapag mahaba ang lines ko ay hindi ko siya mamemorya. Si Toni, kino-coach niya ako,” he shared.

But learning goes both ways.

“Hirap akong umiyak,” Toni admitted. “Pinalaki kasi kami ng mommy’t daddy na hindi nagse-self pity, ’yung kapag may masamang nangyari sa moving on, hindi nagli-linger sa pain.”

Picking up hints from her co-star, Toni noted, “Sa pag-aartista at pagiging dramatic actress ay dapat ninu-nurture mo ’yun. Si Coco, ’yun ang nakita ko sa kanya, kapag tiningnan mo siya sa mata may karga na siya.” (With report from Jojo P. Panaligan)

Coco happy with first rom-com try

Source: Mb.com.ph (March 30, 2015 at 10:00PM)

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