SHARON: HORROR ANG PULITIKA

ni Rohn Romulo @Run Wild | September 6, 2026

Photo: Sharon Cuneta sa Honor Thy Mother sa Prime - IG

Sa kanyang muling pagharap kay King of Talk Boy Abunda sa programang Fast Talk with Boy Abunda (FTWBA), may inamin si Sharon Cuneta sa kanyang role sa Honor Thy Mother na ipapalabas sa Prime Video.

Aniya, “I’ve done Saving Grace, medyo mataray ako ru’n, but this is the most mataray I’ve been. It’s the first time I’m in this territory…”

Makakasama niya sa naturang serye ang kino-consider niyang dalawang bagong anak-anakan niya – sina Barbie Forteza at Khalil Ramos.

Samantala, tinanong si Sharon ni Kuya Boy ng “Sa iyong influence at sa tagal mo dito sa public sphere… I know you said no, but you wouldn’t consider getting into politics?”

Seryosong sagot ni Sharon, “I would consider running… away from politics.” 

Kasunod nito ang tawanan sa loob ng studio, kasama ang premyadong host.

Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “Tatakbo ako palayo r’yan. Ang sarap ng buhay ko. I love my life.

“I love that I’m able to make people happy, thousands at the time, in concerts, TV shows, movies. It’s a gift. I take care of it.

“I love the work that I have. I love singing. I love acting. I love working with actors, new and, you know, people I’ve worked with before.

“New directors. I become family on the set with everybody I’m working with. It’s special to me, so I wouldn’t trade it for a life in politics. No, it’s a horror story.”

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Beteranang aktres ang tinalo…

DIREK SIGRID, PINALAGAN NA AWA LANG DAW KAYA NAG-BEST ACTRESS SI KRYSTEL GO

Sa mahabang post ni Direk Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, hindi nga niya napigilan na maglabas ng sama ng loob at napamura pa dahil sa mga natatanggap na panlalait ng mga bida ng I’mPerfect na produced ng Nathan Studios.

Panimula ni Direk Sigrid, “PA-RANT LANG. Isa lang. I’m scared to celebrate my own actors. There. I said it.”

Pahayag niya, “When I’mPerfect won Best Picture and Best Ensemble at the 2025 MMFF, and Krystel won Best Actress, I was so proud of her, of everyone.

“After carrying this film since 2009, I thought, FINALLY. They’re being SEEN the way they deserve to be seen. But NO.

“Tapos mababasa mo mga comments na ganito: ‘Bakit mananalo ang isang mongoloid kaysa sa beteranang aktres?,’ ‘Sarili lang naman n’ya ang ginagampanan n’ya,’ ‘PITY vote,’ ‘Puro retarded naman ang pelikulang ‘yan’ Nakaka… P**tan**!” galit na galit na pahayag ng direktor.

Kuwento pa ni Direk Sigrid sa pinagdaanan ng kanyang mga bida, “Because I was there. The entire team was there. Krystel and Earl didn’t have years of film experience. They had TWO MONTHS.

“And in those two months, they didn’t just learn acting. They had to learn filmmaking.

“Continuity. Marks. Eyelines. Camera limits. Sound. Blocking. Scheduling. Lighting. Repeating the same scene, the same movement, the same emotion again and again because we needed another take. At ang dami pa!

“And it wasn’t only them. We had other actors with Down syndrome, and extras with autism, cerebral palsy, and other disabilities. We wanted them to represent themselves to show their abilities, not their disabilities.”

Dagdag-pagmamalaki pa ni Direk Sigrid, “Now I’mPerfect is being considered as a contender for the Philippines’ entry to the Oscars, and Krystel (Go) and Earl (Amaba) are nominated for Urian as Best Actress and Best Actor.

“I should be celebrating. Pero ang hirap-hirap lang talaga. Because I’m still seeing the SAME COMMENTS.

“They can work twice as hard, prove themselves again and again, and still be reduced to their disability.

“How much more do they have to prove before it’s enough? Kailan ba magiging sapat?

“And what broke me was realizing I was more affected by those comments than they were.

“Chill na chill lang sila, eh. Kasi they’ve heard these things their whole lives.

“What mattered to them was finally seeing themselves on the big screen.

Not as a diagnosis, not as someone people should feel sorry for.”

Paglilinaw pa niya, “They were Krystel playing JESSICA and Earl playing JIRO.

“So criticize the film. My direction. The script. Their performances. That’s part of the job. But they did NOT ‘just play themselves’ ‘di awa ang pinaghirapan nila. Trabaho. Tapang. Talento.

“I didn’t cast them out of pity. I cast them because I saw actors. I believed they could do the job. And they f*cking did.

“So the next time you see an actor with a disability on screen, SEE the ACTOR first.

“Watch the performance. Judge the work. Applaud the talent. Don’t give them pity. Give them the same RESPECT you give every other actor.”

Samantala, malapit nang mapanood ang I’mPerfect sa Netflix PH ayon sa kuwento ni Sylvia Sanchez.

Patuloy itong nakatatanggap ng imbitasyon sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Europa. Naipalabas na ito sa 27th Lucania Film Festival (LFF) sa Italy at next naman sa Prague, Czech Republic.

Samantala, na-postpone ang announcement ng official entry ng Pilipinas sa 99th Academy Awards para sa Best International Feature Film category.

Nakatakda sana itong ilabas noong Biyernes, Setyembre 4, pero naglabas ng official statement ang Film Academy of the Philippines sa pamamagitan ni Jose Paolo Villaluna.

Ia-announce ang new date ng announcement kapag natapos ang deliberation ng National Selection Committee.

Kasama ang I’mPerfect ni Direk Sigrid Andrea sa walong pelikulang pagpipilian. Ang pito pa ay ang 58th ni Carl Joseph Papa; All the Things I Leave You (Patawid) ni Jade Castro; Filipiñana ni Rafael Manuel; Manila’s Finest ni Raymond Red; Quezon ni Jerrold Tarog; Silenced Nights ni Lawrence Fajardo; at Sisa ni Jun Robles Lana.