When Chances Are, You and I lead actors Kelvin Miranda and Kira Balinger first started working together on the set of their Pocket Media Productions project more than a year go, rumors broke out online about them being linked in real life too, despite Kelvin being in a relationship at that time.
During the presscon for their film, Kelvin made sure to clarify the rumor once and for all.
“Yung issue kasi na ito, yes naging issue sa social media, sa lahat ng platforms and ang masasabi ko diyan is ang hirap maging isang artista. Kasi hindi lang yung pag-memorize ng lines, hindi mo lang kakabisaduhin ang mga blockings, hindi lang yung makikinig ka sa director. Hindi ka puppet dito. Kumabaga, isa kang instrumento para kulayan mo yung canvas na binigay sa iyo ng director or ng writer. Bigyan mo ng buhay, ng pakiramdam yung character or yung script na binigay sa iyo,” he shared during the Chances Are, You and I presscon held last May 14 at Valencia Events Place in San Juan.
While explaining his side, Kelvin said it was all a natural reaction to embodying his role as realistically as possible.
“Sino ba namang tao ang hindi makakaramdam kung sobrang devoted ka? Yes na-confuse ako sa reality, kung totoo ba lahat ng nararamdaman ko or it’s just because of my character. I don’t know. Pero isa lang yung gusto ko linisin sa issue na ito. Alam din naman ni Kira na, hindi po naging kami, okay? Para linawin yung issue. Walang ligawan na nangyari. Yan yung lilinawin namin dito para hindi na siguro kayo mag-isip pa ng kung ano. Yes, yung naramdaman ko noon totoo. Inaamin ko yun. Kahit na sinong magreklamo dito, inaamin ko na totoo yung naramdaman ko nung ginagawa namin yung character. Nagpakatotoo ako, yes,” he shared.
In the film, Kelvin plays the role of Sol, a pessimist who thinks his life is on the down turn after getting diagnosed with an illness until he meets Gab, played by Kira, a fellow patient.
“Binigyan ko ng buhay, binigyan ko ng pakiramdam. Siguro dala siya ng pagmamahal sa ginagawa ko, respeto sa director ko, sa writer ko, and siyempre tiwala ko sa co-actor ko. Totoo na close kami (ni Kira) sa isa’s isa. Walang masama dun. Pinagkakatiwalaan namin ang isa’t isa. And dun nangyari yung magic. Hindi kami natuloy. Wala kaming naging relasyon whatsoever. Kung ano man yung iniisip niyo,” he added.
While shooting the film, Kelvin admitted he had to become a strict morning person in order to accomplish everything he wanted to do for the day before work started. “Nung sinu-shoot po namin dun, nasanay po ako na gumising two hours before. Kung call ng 6:00 a.m., nagigising ako ng 4:00 a.m. kasi nag-workout pa ako nun. nagpapa-makeup na po ako, para pagdating ng 6:00 a.m., prepared na. Nagkakape na ako. Ayoko kasing masyadong minamadali yung preparation,” he recalled.
Kelvin was also thankful to working for the first time with Chances Are director Catherine “C.C” Camarillo. “Parang nanay talaga siya. As in sa lahat ng aspeto, hindi lang sa paggawa ng pelikula. Off cam, on cam, sobrang hands on. Nararamdaman namin bilang kami, inaalam niya talaga yun. Kaya nakakalakas ng loob, nakaka-boost ng confidence kaya pinapanuod ko yung trailer paulit ulit kasi alam kong maganda yung resulta ng pelikula.”
Chances Are, You and I opens in cinemas nationwide starting May 29. Produced by Pocket Media Productions, Inc. in peatnership with Happy Infinite Productions, Inc. and Pocket Media Films. Distributed by Regal Entertainment, Inc.
