Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Bembol Roco and Rez Cortez, iconic kontrabida kings! (Full Episode 674)

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Transcript

00:00Thank you so much for joining us.

00:30Medyo maraming tao o dito sa studio, may mga paikot-ikot po dito.

00:35Kanina pa ho, at siyang Susan, may dumating daw dalawa na naghahanap, may hinahanap ako.

00:42Talaga. Ay, tuloy ho kayo, tuloy ho kayo.

00:46Oo, Rez, at saka si Bremble, parang meron ho yata kayong hinahanap.

00:55Bakit ganyan itsura mo?

00:56Ah, may hinahanap ka ba ng kaaway?

01:01Hindi naman ho, hindi ho pala.

01:03Gusto mo ng kaaway.

01:04Parang gano'n ang dating mo.

01:05Ayan, ayan.

01:07Away mo.

01:09Hindi ho, hindi ho.

01:10Pero waray ho ako, hindi rin ako umatras.

01:13Oo.

01:15Waray, waray.

01:16Waray, waray ho.

01:17Bakit ho? Ano ho ba ang gusto nyo dito?

01:19Si Bremble, waray din.

01:21Ah, waray din.

01:22Waray buhok, para ikaw.

01:23Ako din, waray buhok, kaya magka, mag-anak ko kami.

01:26Oo.

01:27Pero ano ho ba ang problema ninyo?

01:29Bakit kayo galit kanina pa?

01:31Naririn, may hinahanap daw kayo.

01:33Eh, hindi ko alam dito kay Bremble.

01:35Wala ho sa akin yung payong na galing sa Rolls Royce ba yun?

01:39Wala ho.

01:40Hindi ko po tinatago.

01:42Sigurado ka?

01:43Wala, wala Rez.

01:44Wala talaga.

01:45Maniwala kayo sa akin.

01:46Wala.

01:47Pero meron kang Rolls Royce.

01:49Wala akong Rolls Royce.

01:51Wala po ako.

01:52Luma po yung aking mga sasakyan.

01:54Mga talaga.

01:55Yung aking mga sasakyan.

01:56Sabi mo na sa akin, ilan ba talaga ang iyong sports cars?

02:0328.

02:04Data, 38.

02:06Hindi ho.

02:07Iisa lang po.

02:08Wala ho akong sports cars.

02:08Hindi, ang sabi mo nung una, 40.

02:11Ah, hindi po, hindi po.

02:12Para ho yun sa mga tao dito sa Fast Talk.

02:16Hindi po.

02:17Wala po.

02:17Lahat po ng aming sasakyan ay pinaghirapan.

02:19Yung iba nga po, hinaram lang namin sa kapitbahay.

02:22So wala ho akong tinatago.

02:23At saka yung payong na pinag-uusapan po.

02:25Ito ho yung payong ko.

02:26Kung kayo magagalit.

02:28Ito lamang po.

02:29Mamahalin yan?

02:30Oo, ito ho.

02:31Mamahalin ho ito.

02:33Pag ito'y ginamit niyo, lilipad ho kayo.

02:36Pero meron akong sekreto na sasabihin sa iyo.

02:39Okay.

02:39Huwag kang pag-alala.

02:41Dahil dalawa lang ang naabutan nung mga polis na merong dalang warrant of arrest sa bahay mo.

02:51Huwag na natin pag-usapan yan.

02:52Baka saan tayo pag-usapan.

02:56Yes, Cortez.

02:58Welcome to the program.

03:00Maraming maraming salamat.

03:01Please.

03:02Sabi ko, huwag na tayo doon pumunta.

03:03Medyo delikado na.

03:06All right.

03:06Hindi, pero dapat talaga tayo, hindi naman nakikialam, but we should be involved and engaged in the national conversation dahil para sa atin yan.

03:15But today we're going to talk about life and career and everything in between.

03:20Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong pagdalo dito sa aming munting programa.

03:26Maraming salamat sa iyong imbitasyon.

03:28At ano ba ba, ito si Boy, mga 70s, magkaklase kami sa cultural center.

03:39Doon kami umistambay.

03:41Totoo naman yun.

03:43Dahil ako yung nag-umpisa na production.

03:44But that's not the story you're about to tell.

03:48Dito tayo mag-umpisa.

03:49Kasi, pag halimbawa kayo lumalakad sa isang lugar, halimbawa, individually or magkasama o kasama niyong inyong mga kaibigan, may takot ba na naranamdaman ng tao?

04:01Sa akin, minsan may nagmumura pa eh.

04:04May nagagalit.

04:06Pero I take it as a compliment.

04:09Of course.

04:10Meaning, effective ako sa mga roles ko.

04:13Oo.

04:14Ewan ko dito kay Calvo.

04:16Mimbali kao.

04:17Meron mga nagagalit pero madali naman dali naman.

04:22Correct, oo.

04:23Pero, ano ang two of your most memorable character roles, Mimbal?

04:31Ako, yung isa, yung kay Sharon, Bumangot, eh ano?

04:37Title nun?

04:40Senior Moments.

04:42That's okay.

04:42Ako na ko, budrogi kita.

04:44Tsaka yung isa, Ora Cronobis.

04:47Bakit, Ben Ball?

04:48Sa Ora Cronobis.

04:50Lalo na sa Ora Cronobis, alala ko.

04:51Kasi yung character ko was very strong.

04:56And magagalit ka sa character ko sa pelikulang yun eh.

05:03When you portray a role like, yung role sa Ora Cronobis na nakakagalit talaga,

05:08as an actor, nagagalit ka doon sa character?

05:13Yes, of course.

05:14Iksabihin sa eksena.

05:15No, no, no.

05:16But what I'm trying to say is as an actor portraying a role na nakakamuhi-muhi.

05:22Do you judge?

05:24Do you...

05:25Are you mad with your character?

05:28No, no.

05:30I embrace the character.

05:31You embrace that.

05:32And get into character.

05:35Ang ganda naman.

05:36Rezikaw, sa mga kontrabida roles, ano ang hindi mo malilimutan?

05:40Actually, one movie na talagang hindi ko makalimutan, yung Inshang.

05:49Although, Boy Next Door type din ako doon ang role ko.

05:54Pero it's a first movie na napasok sa Cannes Film Festival.

05:59Right.

06:00And naging director ko doon si Lino Broca,

06:03which is, I think, he's the best director for an actor.

06:11Kasi magaling siyang mag-motivate, magaling siyang magbigay ng direction.

06:22Alalahanin nga natin si Lino.

06:24Kasi pareho kayo, Lino Broca Baby.

06:26Paano ba si Lino mag-direct?

06:27Pinakikita niya muna.

06:29Pinapaliwanag.

06:29How does he do it?

06:30Somehow, he does that.

06:32Ah, he does.

06:33Oh, pinapakita niya yung gusto niyang mangyari.

06:35But I do what I feel is right.

06:39Okay.

06:39I don't have to necessarily have to follow him.

06:43Okay.

06:44Ang intensity, talagang more than the intensity na kailangan niya,

06:48papakita niya sa'yo kung nagkagalit siya.

06:50Galit din siya.

06:52And si Lino, walang pakailangan.

06:54Parang kahit nasa labas, sa eksena,

06:57kunyari may nanggugulo, may maingay,

06:59minumura niya yung mga yun.

07:01Oo.

07:02Oo, pinaninindigan niya ang kanyang prinsipo.

07:05Totoo yun.

07:06Oo.

07:07Nasaksihan natin lahat yan.

07:08Pero dahil sa Inshang,

07:10anong reaksyon sa'yo ng tao?

07:11Hindi ka binabato,

07:12hindi ka kinukurot,

07:13hindi ka...

07:14Wala naman.

07:14That time,

07:16parang first time na natanggap ako na artista talaga.

07:20Dahil na-handle ka na ni Lino and isang classic film ang Inshang.

07:28At napakaganda naman talaga ng pelikula?

07:30Doon ako din na lang, parang tinanggap bilang isang artista.

07:34Napakaganda.

07:35Mona Lisa,

07:36sino pang kasama mo doon?

07:37Ruel Vernal.

07:38Ruel Vernal.

07:39Hilda.

07:40Hilda Coronel.

07:42Classic.

07:43Ika nga.

07:44Bembol,

07:45diretsuhin ko na.

07:46Pag naalala mo ang Maynila,

07:48Sa Kuko ng Liwanag,

07:50at saka

07:50the other movie that you did with Lino was?

07:54Orra.

07:54Tatlo dalawa isa ba?

07:55Tatlo dalawa isa.

07:56Oo, marami.

07:57But Maynila, Sa Kuko ng Liwanag,

07:59what do you remember?

08:01Well, that film,

08:03hindi sa akin talaga yun eh.

08:04Jay Ilagan was supposed to play

08:06Julio Majaga.

08:08But because of some little problem,

08:12napuwersahan silang palitan siya

08:14na ako ang pumalit.

08:16At boy,

08:1850 years na ang Maynila,

08:21Sa Kuko ng Liwanag,

08:23kami sa Moel Fund,

08:24nagahanap kami ng films

08:26na pwedeng magkaroon ng retrospective.

08:31Or para tingnan naman natin

08:33yung mga classic films

08:34na lumabas sa ating henerasyon.

08:37Ako naman hanggang ngayon,

08:38naalala ko pa rin yung mga eksena.

08:40Naalala ko pa yung bahay.

08:42Naalala ko ang Binondo.

08:43I think ito yung mga indicators

08:45kung gaano ka-powerful ang pelikula.

08:48Pero habang ginagawa ni Benble

08:49itong mga pelikulang ito,

08:50you were dancing.

08:51Ito na yung sinasabi mo,

08:52CCP.

08:53Pero eventually kasi Reyes,

08:55saan ka ba nagtapos?

08:57UP?

08:58Filipiniana?

08:59Hindi.

09:00Sa UE muna.

09:01Correct.

09:02That's where you started.

09:03I joined the UE dance troupe.

09:04Tapos,

09:05kinuha rin ako ng UP Filipiniana

09:08at nagsayaw din ako doon

09:09sa dance group na yun.

09:12And then you danced for television, right?

09:14Yes.

09:15Anong mga television shows?

09:17Regular dancer ako nung

09:18superstar ni Noro Ono.

09:20Okay.

09:21Yung mga Ike Lozada,

09:24Kuya Jerms,

09:25mga Noontime Matinee,

09:27dancer ako doon.

09:29Gusto niyo ba makita ko

09:30anong sayawa noon?

09:32Reyes,

09:33ano ba ang mga sayawa noon sa TV?

09:35Sige nga.

09:36Para malaman nila kung...

09:37Yan ang sayawa noong panahon natin.

09:39Oo,

09:39natin.

09:40Oo.

09:41Okay.

09:42Sabay tayo.

09:43Oo,

09:43sige.

09:43Telebisyon yan.

09:56Telebisyon.

09:57Pero Reyes,

09:58iba ang technique pag folk dance,

09:59di ba?

10:00Yes.

10:00Iba ang technique?

10:01Yeah.

10:02Oo.

10:02But what's your favorite folk dance?

10:07Tinikling.

10:09Pwede rin.

10:10Tinikling.

10:11Kasi doon sa mga

10:12mga native dances,

10:14like,

10:15gusto ko yung igurot

10:16kasi mas earth.

10:19Pero yung mga Muslim,

10:22gusto ko rin.

10:24How do you do that?

10:26Yung mga prinsipe.

10:28Yeah.

10:28Yung mga

10:28parang

10:30merong kasing

10:32martial arts,

10:33kuntaw,

10:34pero

10:35you do it

10:36in dance form.

10:38Pero

10:38gusto ko pa rin yung mga

10:40Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.

10:45Oo.

10:49Diyan pa rin talaga.

10:51Then,

10:52Bob,

10:52as an actor,

10:54because you started as a leading man,

10:56ano yung naging proses?

10:58You were very quiet

10:59as an actor

11:00when you were starting.

11:02Yes.

11:02Kasi hanggang ngayon na, alala ko pa rin yung mga, you did a movie with Ati V, Pagputi.

11:09Pagputi ng huwak.

11:10Diba?

11:11Yeah.

11:12Sadya yung, you have a very distinct style of acting. Sadya yun?

11:18Yes. I create my own characters.

11:22Yes.

11:23I study them and make it happen. Parang ganun.

11:29If you were, one favorite movie, I mean, one of your most favorite characters that you portrayed.

11:34Aside from Maynila, it would be Ora Pro Novice.

11:40Bakit? Bakit Ora?

11:42Ora kasi very strong ang character ni Commander Contra doon.

11:46And it really showed.

11:48And meron nga mga comments sa akin na,

11:52Galit na galit ako sa'yo, pero ang galing-galing mo.

11:55Ginaganyan siya.

11:56Di ba yung show? So it was really very effective na nakakagalit yung character.

12:02Pero boy, yung sinasabi mo kanina, if we hate our character,

12:06You're right.

12:07Kasi ako, ang approach ko doon sa role ko,

12:09kasi yung mga bad guy or bad characters,

12:12hindi naman sila nag-iisip na ang ginagawa ko masama.

12:16So I do it.

12:18You are that person, in other words.

12:19When I portray, parang as if, yun ang tama eh.

12:23Yun ang, yun ang ano, ang tao ang nagja-judge.

12:27Ang sama naman ng character na yun.

12:29So, pero as far as my personal involvement doon sa character na yun,

12:37ang dating ko, tama ako.

12:39Hindi ako masama, mabuti ako.

12:40I get it.

12:41Oo, I get it.

12:42Pero Ben Bon, halimbawa,

12:43if you were to say, talaga, inspired by the great Robert De Niro,

12:48if you were to say the line in, you know, in different ways,

12:52galit ka ba sa akin?

12:53You know, galit ka ba sa akin?

12:54In two, three different emotions,

12:57how would you do it?

12:59Okay.

13:02Galit ka ba sa akin?

13:03Galit ka ba sa akin?

13:17Galit ka sa akin?

13:21Si John Dalamat.

13:23Alam mo, alam mo, boy,

13:25ganun ang acting niya, walang bayad yun.

13:28Oo.

13:28Pag may bayad.

13:29Gawin mo ngayon may bayad.

13:31Gawin mo ngayon may bayad.

13:32Sige nga, Rez.

13:33Gawin mo nga, Rez,

13:34yung may bayad na acting.

13:35Panoorin niyo po,

13:36ito yung may bayad na acting.

13:39Galit ka ba sa akin?

13:41Tatlong beses.

13:43Galit ka ba sa akin?

13:44Oo.

13:45Oo.

13:47Galit ka sa akin?

13:48Ha?

13:50Alin dun ang pinakamahal?

13:54Joke lang.

13:56Rez, let's do fast talk.

13:57Yes!

13:58Let's do fast talk.

14:00Okay?

14:00First time, do fast talk.

14:02Is this the first time I'm doing fast talk with you, Rez?

14:05Yes, first time.

14:06And I'm excited.

14:07Okay.

14:07Acting, dancing?

14:09Acting.

14:10Mananakot, mambobola?

14:12Mananakot.

14:13Matigas, maangas?

14:14Maangas.

14:15Malambot ang katawan o malambot ang puso?

14:17Malambot ang puso.

14:17Sipa o suntok?

14:19Sipa.

14:19Kulot, salot?

14:21Kulot.

14:21Bembol o ako?

14:22Mas gwapo, sino?

14:24Bembol.

14:24Mas matinik?

14:26Ako.

14:26Mas maangas?

14:28Bembol.

14:28Mas maayaman?

14:30Pareho kami.

14:32Kaya pa o hindi na?

14:33Mag-lifting sa sayaw?

14:36Pwede pa.

14:37Kaya pa o hindi?

14:37Mag-split?

14:39Hindi na.

14:40Gumawa ng love scene?

14:43Pwede.

14:44Gumawa ng stance?

14:46Hindi na.

14:46Pilikoy mong proud na proud ka hanggang ngayon?

14:53Kislap sa dilip.

14:55Artista ang madalas kang mapagkamalan?

14:59Ah, artista.

15:02Na parang, ikaw ba si ano?

15:05Ay, ikaw si Piolo Pascual?

15:07Ah, bihira.

15:09Bihira.

15:09Pinakagusto mong sa pagiging artista?

15:12Ah, malaki ang kita.

15:16Pinakaayaw mo?

15:18Yung may, merong expectation ng tao sa'yo na hindi naman ikaw.

15:24Right.

15:25Lights on or lights off?

15:27Lights off.

15:27Happiness or chocolates?

15:29Chocolates.

15:30Ay, bawal sa akin noon.

15:32Talaga?

15:32Best time for chocolates?

15:35Ah, pag nasa beach.

15:39In three words, describe Rez Cortez.

15:42Rez Cortez is a good father, a God-fearing person, and uh, uh, uh, what up?

15:57Rez Cortez is Rez Cortez.

15:59Rez, you have been acting for almost 50 years now, and you're one of the most intense, you're one of the most natural actors I've seen on screen.

16:11Wala ka bang tampo sa industriya na magpahanggang sa ngayon ay hindi ka pa nabibigyan ng award?

16:18The answer is later.

16:19Bembol, what is your most important legacy as an actor?

16:24If you were to assign a film, if you were to use a film as your legacy, ano yun at bakit?

16:35Ang mga kasagutan po sa pagbabalit ng FASTO.

16:38Good boy.

16:39Good boy.

16:44We're back on the show.

16:46Kasama hoon natin ang dalawang batikan aktor.

16:48Sa pinalakang tabing at saka sa telebisyon, Rez and Bembol.

16:52Ah, Bal, ah, Bembol, it's our time to do FASTO.

16:55That's it.

16:59Ang gana ng ngiti ni Bembol.

17:01Roco o Loco?

17:02Roco.

17:02Bold, bald?

17:03Bald.

17:04Ako din.

17:06Leading man, kontrabida?

17:08Kontrabida.

17:09Gwapo noon, mas gwapo ngayon?

17:11Totoo.

17:13Mas namimiss mo, buho o ex mo?

17:17Bho.

17:18Mas magaling ka, sa set o sa kwarto?

17:21Sa kwarto siya.

17:24Mas mahirap.

17:25Bida rule, kontrabida rule?

17:27Contrabida.

17:28Your biggest showbiz crush?

17:30Hilda.

17:31Oo.

17:33Artista ang naging girlfriend mo?

17:35Secret.

17:39Dominico Felix, mas kaugali mo?

17:43Pareho.

17:44Dominico Felix, mas gwapo sa'yo?

17:46Hindi.

17:47Totoo.

17:48Dominico Felix, mas bagay na gaganap na ikaw?

17:51Pwede.

17:52Oo, hindi, pwede na.

17:53Magre-retiro sa showbiz.

17:55No way.

17:56Tama.

17:57Oo, hindi, pwede na.

17:58Aarte ulit sa teatro.

18:00Gustong gusto kong gawin yan.

18:02Oo, naalala ko.

18:03Hanggang dito na lamang at maraming salamat.

18:05Oo, hindi, pwede na.

18:06Makipag-love scene sa kapwa actor.

18:09Ayaw.

18:09Lights on or lights off?

18:12Off.

18:13Happiness or chocolates?

18:14Happiness.

18:15Wow.

18:15Best time for happiness?

18:18With the trame.

18:20In three words, describe Bembol Rocco.

18:23Bembol Rocco is just a simple person.

18:26Oh.

18:27Bembol Rocco is a simple person.

18:30Ganda naman.

18:31Kumusta kayo bilang mga ama?

18:34Ako, I have learned to love my children the way I should be loving them.

18:41Oo.

18:42Pero, you know, what's also fascinating about your story, Bembol, ay ang paghanga mo sa sarili mong ama.

18:50Oh, yeah.

18:50Oo.

18:51Definitely.

18:52I was so touched when I read about it, when I heard that.

18:57Ang ganda.

18:58Yeah, he was just simply a very good Christian man.

19:06Oo.

19:06Never gave up, no?

19:07Oo, never.

19:08Never gave up.

19:09Loved your mom?

19:10Oo, yeah.

19:11Absolutely.

19:12Oo.

19:12At saka, gustong-gustong kumibibbol, kasi sa dami ng challenges na pinagdaanan mo sa buhay mo, you never went into the blame game?

19:19Yes, I've learned that too.

19:21That's admirable.

19:23Hindi ka nanisi ng pamilya, hindi ka nanisi.

19:26You took responsibility.

19:28Oh, yes.

19:29Oo.

19:29From the start, yeah.

19:31At hindi mo pinagdudahan yun.

19:34Mm-hmm.

19:35And I think that's a true measure of how good a man you are.

19:39I think so, yeah.

19:41Di ba?

19:41Life is not perfect.

19:42Real.

19:43Absolutely.

19:43Oo.

19:44Listening to this conversation, Rez, ikaw, kumusta ka bilang ama?

19:49I'm a good, I know I'm a good father.

19:52At palagi kong sinasabi na I can sacrifice everything, but not my family.

20:02Pero gagawin ko lahat.

20:05At so far, lahat ng apat na anak ko graduate na.

20:11At si Kai is doing very well.

20:16I'm doing okay at counselor siya ngayon sa lugar namin.

20:20At yun, okay naman sila.

20:23Sino mas busy sa inyo ni Kai?

20:26Eh, ngayon, mas siya.

20:29Mas busy siya ngayon.

20:31Ako naman busy naman dito sa Mawalfan.

20:34Tama.

20:35Yun ang aking parang legacy.

20:39Yun ang aking passion sa, yun ang maiwanan ko sa industry.

20:43I'm gonna go into that.

20:44Pero 50 years, I mean, you've been, you know, you've done a lot of movies.

20:49Wala kang tampo na not even one award hindi ka binibigyan ng industriya.

20:53Ah, hindi ako nagtatampo.

20:57Kasi nga, naintindihan ko kung paano mag-work yung award-giving bodies.

21:02Siguro, marami akong nominations, pero hindi ako nananalo.

21:07Kasi mas magaling yung kalabang ko in that particular time.

21:11Timing din.

21:12At all those, masarap, maraming awards.

21:16Pero yung friend ko, maraming awards na.

21:20Pwede akong makisali na lang doon.

21:24Paul?

21:24Kung mag-iiwan ka ng isang pelikula bilang legacy,

21:29sa lahat ng nagawa mo, ano yun?

21:33Wala nang iba kundi Maynila.

21:35That changed my life literally.

21:38And, you know, so, isang napakagandang pelikula.

21:44Kahit sa buong mundo ay pinag-uusapan ito.

21:48At dahil sa kaganda ng pagkagawa, ng aspeto ng paggawa ng pelikula.

21:53Totoo yun.

21:55At bahagi ng kwento ng buhay ng Pilipino.

22:01Correct.

22:01Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong pagdalao sa amin dito.

22:04Maraming lamang, pero napakasaya.

22:06Sasayaw tayo uli.

22:08At a-arte kami uli ni Ben Wall.

22:11Maraming maraming salamat.

22:12All the best.

22:13And God bless the both of you.

22:15Stay young.

22:17At saka, ang narinig ko sa mga kwentohang ganito ay,

22:20we make a lot of choices in life.

22:22Minsan napakahirap.

22:23Pero, piliin lagi ang tama.

22:25May programa kami dito na sinasabi namin,

22:27piliin lagi ang tama.

22:29Be one tama.

22:30We'll see you again tomorrow.

22:32And we will be...

22:34Sinong kasama natin bukas?

22:36Joy Spring.

22:38Wow.

22:38We have Juan Santrevinio and Joy Spring.

22:40Kaya we will see you again tomorrow.

22:42Dito lamang po sa Fast Talk with Boya.

22:43Bunda, goodbye for now.

22:44And God bless.

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