‘Love Me Again’ makes its Philippine premiere

Now that their movie is finally making its Philippine debut, Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin shared some stories from the set of Love Me Again. During the final press conference for the movie, Angel admitted that upon instructions from Director Rory Quintos, she really slapped Piolo hard in one scene.

Piolo revealed that the slaps really hurt. “Grabe po, mga anim na beses ata [naming shinoot yun]. Kasi naman hindi naman tayo common na nasasampal ‘di ba? So dito ko lang talaga narealize na mahirap po ang trabaho namin. Maraming beses po ako nasampal [ni Angel], masakit po, medyo nagpantal yung mukha ko. Pero ok lang kasi masaya naman. Actually lagi siyang nag-aapologize every after the take,” said the dashing actor.

Angel jokingly countered, “Maghuhugas kamay lang po ako ha. Kasi si Direk Rory Quintos sabi po niya sa akin lakasan ko talaga. Actually nung unang take nilakasan ko po, kaya lang sa sobrang lakas ng sampal ko, nablanko ako, nakalimutan ko yung susunod kong line. So inulit-ulit ko.”

In a way, Piolo got his revenge by stealing a kiss from Angel several times during a scene where Angel fell off her horse back in Bukidnon. “Yung scene na yun na bigla ko siyang hinalikan? Madaming beses din namin tinake yun. Hindi ako nagsorry, tumawa lang ako. Maraming takes kasi iba-ibang anggulo rin [yung kinukuhanan] eh,” Piolo naughtily remarked.

But even after all the kisses they shared onscreen, Piolo maintained that it was purely professional. “Yun po yung mahirap na trabaho nating mga artista because it (kissing scene) has to be realistic and that’s a craft amongst actors. Because when we get into a character, we have to feel it. So whatever you see, may katotohanan sa mga nangyayari dun. But siyempre tao ka na lang eh. Kung hanggang saan mo kaya dalhin yun, nasasayo na po yun,” he said.

Love Me Again’s international screenings will be held at Regal Village Square Stadium, Las Vegas; UA Horton Plaza, San Diego; Micronesia Mall, Guam; and Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18, Honolulu from January 23 to 29; Grand Cine Center, Qatar (January 29 to 31); Parkway Plaza Stadium 12, Seattle (TBA); Grand Megamall, Shariah; and Grand Cine City, Dubai (February 5 to 7); Pickwick Theater, Chicago (February 6 to 12); Grand Al Mariah, Abu Dhabi (February 12 to 14); and Cinescape Marina Mall, Kuwait (February 12 to 13).

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