After taking a long break from movies, one of the country’s most charming leading men, Aga Muhlach, breaks the mold in Philippine cinema as he dances away with one of the finest young actresses of today, Angel Locsin, in the movie Huling Sayaw (Last Dance) coming soon in theaters early 2011.
At 41, Aga is already considered a veteran in performing his craft. Huling Sayaw, according to the former matinee idol, has put a lot of “firsts” in his acting career.
Aside from being his first come-back movie in the year 2011, Huling Sayaw will be Aga’s first time to work with Angel, as well as with acclaimed director Olivia Lamasan. It will also be in Huling Sayaw that Aga and Angel will not merely act, but will put on their dancing shoes as well, portraying the role of dancers in Japan.
For Aga, Huling Sayaw is something new and challenging for him not only because of his role, but also because of the plot the movie presents.
In an interview with Philippine Entertainment Portal Aga said that he considers Huling Sayaw a very challenging film in the sense that it is not the typical boy-girl love story. According to him, there’s a political backdrop as well as fight scenes in the movie.
A dancer in the early days of his career, Aga said that Huling Sayaw was hard because it demanded a lot of dance rehearsals from him and Angel. He also said that he will be performing different dance styles that include all types of ballroom. The actor added that there were even some scenes that involved him and Angel dancing while someone was being killed, or a fight scene while they are doing tango.
Aga made it clear that being in his forties does not necessarily mean he is not strong enough to do all the dance routines like he did in his early days.
“When you start dancing again now, you have to tie it with reality na (that) you have to rehearse every other day and I’m doing seven dances. I have ‘yong (the) pasa-doble, then there’s my hip-hop doon sa mga eksena sa (in some scenes that were shot in) Japan, then may dalawang klaseng (there were two types of) tango—Argentinian and American—and then we are doing rumba... mahirap (it’s hard)!
In Japan, where most of the scenes of the movie were shot, Aga, together with Angel and the rest of the crew of Huling Sayaw painstakingly went through hot summer days of shooting (late August of 2010) mostly exterior scenes. The Huling Sayaw team also went to shoot in Mt. Fuji.
Aga’s leading lady, Angel, could not help but be ecstatic despite the challenging shoot when she shared her experience shooting near Mt. Fuji.
“We went to Mt. Fuji... it was so beautiful! They say, (we’re lucky) because rarely does Mt. Fuji become visible,” Angel shared in Tagalog in an interview with The Buzz.
Like her leading man, Angel also had her share of difficult tasks in order to effectively fulfill her role as a dancer in Japan. In Huling Sayaw, Angel had to learn how to pole dance among the other dances that she had to learn with Aga. She also said that it is through teamwork that they were able to finish to shoot in Japan within six days.
“We were all tired because of too much walking, we got blisters on our feet but I decided to endure it like everybody else in our group,” Angel shared. “What’s hard in Japan was that you have to get everything right with just one shot. Everything, from blocking to acting.”
Angel’s determination and passion for acting was lauded by Aga, saying that he was impressed with the young actress’s determination. He also said that he can see Angel has a lot of potential and has a lot to show the world. For all this, Aga said he was “dumbfounded.”
Likewise, Angel as she disclosed that the shoot in Japan with Aga has taught her a lot about acting, as well as given her the chance to know the actor as a person. The actress added that Aga is not the “selfish” kind of veteran actor when it comes to sharing his experiences and giving pointers in acting.
Also starring Jake Cuenca, Dimples Romana, Smokey Manaloto, and a lot more, Huling Sayaw will be another exciting Star Cinema film that will be worth the wait in 2011.
(www.asianjournal.com)
(OCIE Dec 31-Jan 6, 2010 RedCarpet p.2)
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