Photo credit to @marianrivera Instagram
“I want to do it again.”
These were the words of Marian Rivera after starring in her first Cinemalaya movie Balota.
“Nakakakilig. It was a great experience,” she further shared about filming the project in an interview with ABS-CBN News.
Marian highlighted that the role she portrayed in Balota is far from her previous roles.
“I am super excited. I was able to do many firsts — no makeup, direct does not like [it]… Or say lines I usually can’t in films and TV series. There is the fight scene I did not ask for a double,” she relayed.
She went on: “I have so many wounds! But it is okay—they will heal. At least, I was able to give my best for the film.”
According to a previous report by GMA News, Balota follows the story of the intense competition between a land-grabbing tycoon and a former male sexy actor, both vying for the mayoral seat in a small town.
In the movie, Marian portrays the role Emmy, a teacher who serves polling duties during the election. When violence breaks out in their town, Emmy flees into the wilderness with the ballot box, containing the final copy of the election results.
Marian recently starred in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry Rewind.
In January this year, Rewind became the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time after it earned ₱889 million in gross sales globally as of January 26.
“Noong binasa namin ‘to, isa lang gusto namin mangayari, bonus na lang figure, alam namin maraming pinagdaanan tao ng pandemic. Kaya sabi namin sana gawin kami instrumento ng Panginoon na ma-touch puso nila na magbago at mas mahalin mga tao sa paligid nila,” Marian shared as she reflected on the success of the film during a thanksgiving event.
She added: “Ang pinakaimportante sa amin ay ang message ng film na ito, na talagang tumatak sa puso nila.”
