00:00Now, on December 25, Metro Manila Film Festival will be held with 10 entries, if I'm correct.
00:11One of these entries is Isang Himala.
00:14This is a reimagined version of the classic film which was shown 1982,
00:21that starred National Artist Nora Honor, directed by National Artist Ishmael Bernal,
00:26written by our National Artist Ricky Lee.
00:30Now, this is a reimagined version, and we will talk about the stars of Isang Himala.
00:37But this time, this is still written, of course, by Ricky, but directed by the brilliant Pepe Jokno.
00:43And the star is one of the most brilliant performers in the country today.
00:49Naytay Kapuso, please welcome Aisle Sande.
01:00Thank you very much, Aisle.
01:02Thank you for having me here. Thank you.
01:04You are welcome here every day.
01:07Thank you very much.
01:08I just watched the trailer, and I repeated it over and over again.
01:13How are you?
01:14Now, I'm nervous.
01:16I feel more nervous talking to you than singing.
01:19No, but I was telling Aisle off-cam that I've seen you in a number of musicals.
01:23You've done a lot. You did Katy, you did Rock of Ages,
01:27Rock of Ages, yeah.
01:28Rock of Ages, Maynila,
01:30Maynila sa Kokonang Liyuanag.
01:32Sa Kokonang Liyuanag, and there's more.
01:34Miss Saigon.
01:35Of course, you played Gigi in Miss Saigon.
01:37I like that story.
01:38Yes.
01:39When you auditioned, what did you sing? Music in my mind?
01:42I sang Movie in My Mind.
01:43Music, I'm sorry.
01:44Yes.
01:45Movie in My Mind.
01:46But did you find out who the white person in front of you was?
01:49I didn't know.
01:50You didn't know.
01:51That he was the composer of Miss Saigon.
01:54So, it's a good thing.
01:56I wasn't too nervous.
01:58I just found out that the panel in front of me was Sean Berg
02:04when I was in the UK.
02:06Okay.
02:07When you auditioned for Aisle, he said you're too nice.
02:09Yeah.
02:10He actually said you're too nice.
02:12Okay.
02:13So, he told me the story.
02:14Oh, this is the background of Gigi.
02:15Now, sing it again.
02:17So, I followed Gigi's story.
02:19When I sang, there was a tear in my eye.
02:22I accepted it.
02:24Because of the tear.
02:25Maybe because of the tear.
02:26It's funny because I was with Isay Alvarez,
02:30the original Gigi in the first edition of Miss Saigon in London,
02:35who played Gigi.
02:37Isabel was with the Manila Metropolitan Theater Chorus.
02:41I was a PA in the Met.
02:44But we were friends.
02:46Congratulations.
03:11Congratulations.
03:41Congratulations.
03:42Congratulations.
04:11Congratulations.
04:12Congratulations.
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