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Actress Nova Villa said that she is looking forward to going to Hawaii, where the movie will be shown in the Hawaii International Film Festival from October 30-November 9 in Oahu and November 13-16 at Big Island and Kauai.
“Yung pagpunta namin ng (Our trip going to) Hawaii, we will meet all our kababayans (fellowmen) there kasi matagal ako nag-host sa (I hosted) OWWA (Overseas Wokers Welfare Administration.) We travel all over the world,” Nova said, recall in the time she went around the world to perform with other stars.
The veteran actress said the opportunity to go to Hawaii is great, to give happiness to the Filipino community.
Asked about her feelings about being the lead in the movie, the actress said: “Hindi ko mapinta ang kasiyahan ko. Sa 43 years ko sa showbiz nalalagay din naman ako sa mga posters pero second. Naging leading din ako sa mga films [that starred] FPJ. Tuwang-tuwa ako talaga… this time ako bida,” Nova said laughing.
(I could not paint my happiness. In my 43 years in showbiz, my name was also in posters, but it was always second. I also became leading in films [that starred] FPJ. I am really..this time I am the lead.)
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As for working Freddie Webb, Nova said that she is happy to work again with him, having starred as his wife in the comedy show Chicks to Chicks.
“Hindi, kaya ko gampanan kahit hindi si Freddie. Kaya kong gawing natural na mag-on tayo noon araw. Ganoon naman eh kung natatandaan ninyo 14 years kami ni Freddie. Fourteen years din kami ni Dolphy,” Nova said of the late Comedy King, who played her husband in the show Home Along Da Riles.
(No, I can do the role even if it was not Freddie I was starring with. I can make it seem natural that we were together back in the day. It’s like that because if you remember, Freddie and I were together for 14 years. Dolphy and I were also together for 14 years.)
“So as what I have said, any role ginagawa ko na talaga na maging natural is naging malapit ako sa akin leading man. Ang feeling ko asawa ko talaga siya. Walang malisya.”
(So as what I have said, any role, I make sure it will be natural is for me to be close to my leading man, I feel he is really my husband. There is no malice.)
Love for storytelling
“Ako po, nung ginawa ko yung pelikula hindi ko naman inisip na kung saan-saan pupunta. Ang inisip ko lang po ay ang makapagkuwento,” said Direk Real.
(When I made the movie, I did not think about where it would go. What I was thinking about was that I wanted to tell the story.)
“Alam ko ang dami ko pang kulang na sana matuto ko magkuwento nang maganda. Pero looking at this project, hindi ko inasahan na may mga tao na lumalapit sa iyo nagsasabi na maganda ang kuwento, umiiyak, naalala nila ang lola nila…nagulat ako dahil hindi ko sinasadya. Gusto ko lang magkuwento ng simpleng storya na hindi inasahan na ikukuwento.”
(I know I still have things to learn in order to tell stories in a beautiful way. But looking at this project, I did not expect people to approach me and say how beautiful the story is, that they were crying, remembering their grandmothers…I was surprised because I didn’t expect it. I just wanted to tell a simple story that wouldn’t usually be told.)
Described as an uncoventional love story, 1st Ko Si 3rd revolves around Cory (Nova Villa), a retired government employee who crosses paths again with her first love Third (Freddie Webb) and finds herself conflicted about feelings from their past.
The movie won Best Actor under the New Breed Category at the Cinemalaya Film Festival for Dante Rivero. (READ: FULL LIST: Winners, Cinemalaya Awards Night 2014) – Rappler.com
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