00:00It's not just the viewers who have a hard time watching the heavy scenes in Pulang Araw, but also the cast themselves.
00:10Even though it was raining heavily because of the earthquake,
00:14Sonny Lopez couldn't watch the pain that the Filipinos were facing back then.
00:19Let's talk to Aubrey Carampel.
00:25It's so painful and it breaks my heart.
00:29These are just a few of the comments of the viewers of the scenes in Pulang Araw
00:33of the comfort women during the occupation of the Japanese.
00:37The character of First Lady of Primetime Sonny Lopez, Teresita,
00:41was dragged and brought to the garrison where she witnessed the destruction of the Japanese.
00:48A lot of people were inspired by Sonny's story and his eye-catching acting that was talked about on social media.
00:56Thank you so much.
00:58Their comments were beautiful.
01:01The painful scene that we did,
01:06even though it was heavy,
01:07but after we did it,
01:09I just thought that this is what I can give to the comfort women
01:15so that we can show the story of their lives to other Filipinos.
01:26Sonny was inspired by the comfort women that he personally talked to
01:31and experienced the abuse during World War II.
01:35That was the biggest thing that helped me
01:38to get the emotion that I needed from Teresita.
01:43When you read it, it's like, ah, this is her.
01:45But when you see it visually, it's like,
01:48it was really painful when it happened.
01:51Their scenes were difficult,
01:53but it was worth it for other comfort women
01:55like Tia Amalia Rochelle Pangilinan,
01:57Sister Manuela Ashley Ortega,
02:00and Dolores, who was played by Isay Alvarez.
02:04It was hard and tiring for the taping
02:07because they were able to convey an important message to the viewers.
02:11Ate Rochelle and I were always together,
02:13watching the red sun.
02:15While we were watching, we couldn't eat properly.
02:18We were amazed by what we were watching.
02:22Sometimes, we just thought,
02:24when we were watching,
02:26that we were still blessed
02:28that we weren't able to experience these things
02:31during that time.
02:33But now, we are free.
02:36We can do what we want.
02:40The unforgettable story of the comfort women
02:43is not far from the struggles
02:45of the Filipinos who fought against the Japanese.
02:48The story of the guerrillas
02:50that were given life
02:52by the character of Eduardo
02:54played by Asia's multimedia star Alden Richards.
02:57Kudos to Direk Dom and to the whole team
02:59for making that scene very well presented.
03:04Although it's not a good scene to watch,
03:06but I think it should be seen
03:08to give justice
03:10to the people who went through
03:12that kind of dark part of their lives.
03:16Every Filipino who went through
03:18that kind of situation,
03:20they were given and made sacrifices.
03:23Just like my character, Eduardo,
03:25he left his loved ones
03:27to fight for their country,
03:29our country,
03:31which is the Philippines.
03:34The sacrifice of the Japanese to Teresita
03:37will hurt Eduardo even more
03:40as he seems to lose his vision.
03:43For Pulang Araw,
03:45that's one of the most demanding scenes
03:47that I have done.
03:49I think it happened
03:51because the character of Eduardo
03:53has so much love for Teresita.
03:55He loved her just like
03:57he loved his mother, Adelina.
03:59He loved her wholeheartedly.
04:01He took care of her and protected her.
04:03And yet, he went there.
04:05I think that's where
04:07the motivation of Eduardo is coming from.
04:09Why is he so devastated
04:11upon hearing the news?
04:13Aubrey Carampel,
04:15updated to showbiz happenings.
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