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Ryza Cenon In Tears of Joy for Bagging the Lead Role in ‘Manananggal’ Film

Former StarStruck winner Ryza Cenon becomes a little emotional during the pocket presscon for “Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B” as she narrates how she bagged the titular role in the movie and how she waited for a lead role in a project for a long time.

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“Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B” is an official entry to the 2016 QCinema International Film Festival which will run from October 13-22, 2016 at TriNoMa, Gateway, Robinsons Galleria and UP Town Center. The rom-gore movie is helmed by Prime Cruz, the NETPAC winning director of last year’s “Sleepless.”

Here’s the excerpt of our interview with Ryza…

On bagging the lead role in the movie:

“Naiiyak ako, sobrang pinaghirapan namin ito. Ang tagal kong hinintay kasi e. Thank you kay Direk (Prime Cruz) at kay Direk Jun Lana dahil ako ang napili and pinagdasal ko talaga na makuha ko siya. Thank God at nakuha ko siya. Sa character ni Jewel, same kami ng personality kaya sabi ko sana makuha ko siya kasi ramdam na ramdam ko si Jewel that time nung nag-audition ako. So ayun, I’m happy naman na nakuha ko, thank you, thank you talaga. Sobrang proud ako na natapos ko siya ng maayos.”

Director Prime Cruz, Lead star Ryza Cenon, and Scriptwriter Jen Chuaunsu.

Director Prime Cruz, Lead star Ryza Cenon, and Scriptwriter Jen Chuaunsu.

On the daring scenes in the movie:

“Yes, eto na ang pinaka-daring na nagawa ko. Hubad e. Iba talaga e. Plaster lang. Sa masturbation scene, madali lang kasi ako lang sa eksena, ako lang ang gagawa. Kaya ko siyang kontrolin. Pero yung sex scene may kasama ka sa eksena so hindi mo kontrol kung ano ‘yung nararamdaman niya. Pero kinausap ko rin naman si Cholo (Barretto) about it. Sinabi ko sa kanya na medyo natatakot ako kasi first time ko siyang gagawin so in fairness naman sa kanya talagang sinuportahan niya ako sa eksena. Sobrang gentleman niya, talagang after scene, tinakpan niya ako agad.”

A scene from the movie "Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B"

A scene from the movie “Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B”

On being pitted against veteran actresses like Nora Aunor and Jaclyn Jose in the 2016 QCinema Film Festival:

“Numb na kasi sa set ‘yun ang laging pinamumukha sa akin (laughs). Pine-pressure nila ako ng pinepressure e, pero sanay na ako. Feeling ko tinatakot talaga nila ako e, lagi nila sinasabi sa akin ‘yung first film namin nakakuha kami ng award, naging best actress yung artista namin’ blah blah blah Pero feeling ko naman jino-joke lang nila ako so hindi naman ako nagpapa-pressure.”

On her edge against other actresses also vying for the festival’s best actress award:

“Kasi bago ito, bagong Ryza Cenon ang makikita nila. As in never pa nila akong nakitang ganito. As in never pa nila ako makikita na parang pag nakita nila ako dito sasabihin nila ‘sh*t ginawa niya ‘to’ parang ganun kasi hindi ako ganun.”

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Catch the gala screening of “Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B” on October 15, Saturday, at 6:30PM at Gateway Cineplex 2. Here is the complete schedule of the film:

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