LUIS LISTENS TO ELIJAH CANLAS (We always make sure to help each other grow) | Luis Manzano
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Sana napapampihira.
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Ah, Luis' License.
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Elijah, kung hindi ako nagkakamalay, is a biblical name.
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Marami salamat sa pag-iesta, Luis' License.
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Thank you very much.
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Ang gusto po namin, talagang marami tayong matutunan
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tukos sa ating bisita.
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Thank you. Thanks for having me.
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May mga tanong pa ba dapat? Meron pa ba?
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Pag-interview ba, hindi lang isa lang.
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Okay, eto gusto ko para makilala ko
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ang aking mga bisita.
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Kung papaano sila mag-isip.
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Mamili ka sa mga superpowers na ito.
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Superbilis ka tumakbo,
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pero hanggang tuhod lang.
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Mabilis tumakbo pero may hika.
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May inhaler naman eh.
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Mga tatlong ganun lang.
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Tatlong ganun lang.
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Eto talaga, ikaw, as an artist,
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if you were to describe yourself?
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I guess passionate.
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Saan mo nakuha yung passion na yun?
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Sa Zodiac sign ko.
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Yung mga nababasa mo pag umaga, di ba?
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O hindi kaya pag newspaper fan drive.
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Di ba? Alam mo yan.
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But I think yung na-instill ang na-competitiveness
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ng parents ko with me when I was younger
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when we used to play sports.
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Tapos na-dalan namin sa artistry namin.
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If go on me asking, ano ba sport mo?
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We played basketball before badmintol.
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Playing tennis now.
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My dad's a very sporty guy po kasi.
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Pero isa yan sa mga kailangan natin ngayon
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ang pagiging isang passionate person
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kung ano man yung field na yun.
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At nakikita natin dati sa kanyang passion
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kaya alam niyo naman na internationally acclaimed actor.
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Both, di ba? Local and international.
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At yung nakuha mong mga achievements, dream yan.
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For napakaraming artists.
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Even yung mga tinitingnalan na natin
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parang they still want to win international awards.
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So ano pa kinamdam na at a very young age
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e nabigyan na sa iyo yun?
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I feel more inspired to do better, honestly.
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I mean, I have a long way to go.
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I have a lot of things to learn.
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So sana I live up to the expectations of other people.
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So eto nga ang CNN.
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Talagang ginawa ka pa nga, di ba?
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Actor of the Year.
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Di ba? Can you imagine? CNN.
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You've done so much. Achieved so much.
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Sa lahat ng yun, ano yung naging pinaka-challenge para sa'yo?
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Siguro believing in myself.
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Still not a hundred percent there.
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Pero papunta na doon.
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I'm believing in myself more and more each day.
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But yun, yung self-confidence, it takes a lot of work and effort.
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Paano yung jump mo from an athlete,
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from someone who's passionately intense, competitive,
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tapos to the, ano naman, sa arts naman?
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I got a scholarship nung high school, sa Philippine High School for the Arts.
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I don't know if you know it, Kuya.
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And we were all scholars.
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Parang if your grade is lower than 91, you get kicked out.
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Sa 98, pinapagalitan na ako ng mami ko.
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Diyos ko, pag ako nakakuha ng report card 98,
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anak, pinabayaan ka ba namin?
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So, yung average ko dati is 108.
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Ganun ako ka-smart.
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Diyos ko, hindi na nangubos na yung cards.
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So, paano nga yung transition na yun?
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It's therapeutic.
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This one, acting, it's more therapeutic
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because you get to empathize with your characters
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and then you learn more about people.
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You learn more about yourself in the process.
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Masaya siya in that way
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kasi it's more of a collaboration.
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Unlike sa sports, mas competition talaga.
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You're out to kill each other.
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Dito, mas tulungan kahit pa paano.
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Yung acting for you ba, was it an outlet?
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Ikaw ba naturally, yung mga hindi nakikita namin,
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ikaw ba iyakin kang tao?
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No? Maraming walls, I guess.
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Hindi ako emotional na person.
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I may be sensitive, yeah,
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pero hindi ako emotional na person.
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So, yeah, naging outlet niya siya yung acting.
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So, how was your very first crying scene?
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Kaya ako lang binabanggit to.
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Kasi same thing ako.
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Kung baga pag binabalikan ko,
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wala akong yung trigger point na sinasabi.
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I've had an okay life.
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So, yung first crying scene ko,
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halos hindi ako humihinto ng iyak.
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It's because it's as if the floodgates were open.
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Maraming mga pent-up emotions na biglaan na lang.
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Dahil binuksan mo yung emotions mo, yung puso mo,
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tuloy-tuloy ako umiyak.
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Literally an hour, walang stirto.
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So, ikaw, kamusta yung first crying scene mo?
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Technically, kasi my first was back in 2014
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for my first movie that I ever did.
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Naalala ko, hirap na hirap ako umiyak noon.
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But then, I quit acting for personal reasons.
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And then, when I went back noong 2018,
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yun, parang ganun.
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Kay Luis, my first crying scene noong 2018,
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the floodgates were open.
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And they were hard to close.
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So, parang, okay, next day,
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siguro isunod-sunod natin yung crying scenes mo
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para tuloy-tuloy lang.
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Para sa akin, it's one of those things
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na akala mo okay ka lang.
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Akala mo lahat kaya mong idaan sa tawa.
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Pero pag nakilitina yung emotion na yun,
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e, labas talaga ang lahat ng mga natatago mong napagdaanan.
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What's the best thing about doing what you do right now?
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Aside from it being therapeutic,
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siguro just meeting these brilliant artists din.
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You know, people who are passionate din for their craft.
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And being able to tell these stories.
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Yung napapanood ng mga tao.
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And it means something to them.
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Kailan ka na starstruck?
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Sa mga nakilala mo?
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Siguro kay Tito Eddie Garcia.
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Parang naalala ko may kumakalat kasi na
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maaga yun si Seth.
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Kung 6 a.m. call time, nandun na yun ng 5.30, 5, ganyan.
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Kaya nung may call time kaming 7 a.m.,
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sabi ko, okay, dude, darating ako 6.
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5.30 pa lang nandun na siya.
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Sabi ko, this guy, he's built different talaga.
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And I guess makikita natin yun sa ibang mga sabihin natin na
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medyo the more senior stars.
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There's always something to learn mula sa kanila.
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Whether it be from work ethic or sa talent nila.
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So how was it? Ano yung meeting na yun?
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O talagang you had 2 seconds na talagang nag-pause ka?
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Nag-meet na naman kami sa reading,
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mga look test kay Luis.
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But I remember nung last scene niya,
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I just thanked him.
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Sabi ko, Tito Eddie, thank you for doing this.
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Thank you, it's an honor, blah, blah, blah.
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And then he was like, ano ka ba?
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Ganoon niya lang ako, ano ka ba?
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And then he proceeded to give me advice on how to
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have longevity in this industry.
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Because I've been living by his advice since 2018.
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Ano sinabi ni Sir Maloy?
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Number one, be kind to everyone.
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Number two, don't be late.
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And number three, study your script.
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Very simple advice.
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But you can work on it, make it deeper,
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and just live by it.
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Especially yung number one, be kind.
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I think that's a big thing.
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And siguro it's something that people take for granted now.
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Nangyayari na we get to witness
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na minsan hindi na ibibigay yung tamang respeto sa co-star,
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whether it be younger, more senior,
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at lalong lami na sa mga tao sa likod ng camera.
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Para sa akin, kung ano yung respeto
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yung binibigay mo sa taong kaharap mo,
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yun din ang eksakto and even more
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respeto yung bibigay mo sa mga tao sa likod ng camera.
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Okay, pag-usapan naman natin ngayon
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ang nagpapatibok ng puso mo,
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kasi happy po ito eh.
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At eksakto, yung minamahal niya,
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eh kumbaga is one of the kindest people din naman sa industry.
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Matagal ko na kasama sa home sweetie, di ba, si Miles.
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So how, kamusta kayong dalawa?
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Happy and busy with our own stuff.
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But we always make sure to help each other grow.
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Not just as people, but as artists especially.
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Paano yung transition from just knowing Miles
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hanggang sa nagkaroon na nga,
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uy, medyo may konting attraction na to ah.
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Next level na natin to ah.
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Sobrang weird kasi in denial ako the whole time.
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We were working together for a show.
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Love team kami, ganyan.
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Tapos syempre I wanted to keep it professional.
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Nung nagkaka-feelings na ako for her,
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I waited for the show to end muna
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to like do something about it
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and make sure na baka characters lang to or whatever.
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Pero like months after the shoot,
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parang hindi pala.
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And it turns out, reciprocated pala yung feelings.
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Sabi ko, okay, then let's see where it takes us.
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And magta-two years sa kami
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and we're having a lot of fun together.
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Let's say na it's a bad day for you.
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Ano ang ginagawa niya para suyuin ka
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or to make you feel better?
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Watch a movie together.
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Then we watch a movie together.
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Whatever movie I wanna watch.
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And then we just eat popcorn.
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Kaya tanong ko sa'yo,
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kamusta ang bashing sa'yo?
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I don't really mind
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kasi siguro all those bashers I see
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just on the screen of my phone
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or just the screen of my laptop.
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They don't really reach me physically or personally.
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So pag may natatanggap akong hate,
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kung nari sa mall shows or ganyan,
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Kasi diba may nagpa-bad sign ba?
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Hindi, wala naman.
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Yung pag wala lang nag-cheer
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or baka hindi lang nila feel yung kinakanta ko.
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That's me everyday.
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Pero I just take it as it is.
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People are entitled to their own personal judgments
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and everything like that.
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So I'm just gonna not take for granted
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the people who have love for me
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and the people who will support me
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whatever happens.
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Ano yung highest moment mo sa industry
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I like to think now.
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I like to think it's right now where people...
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Yun nga, nagkakaroon ako more confidence in myself.
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I believe in myself much more.
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And marami rin taong naniniwala sa'kin.
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So I guess aside from, you know,
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all the recognition that I've gotten
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which have really validated myself as an artist,
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parang itong present that I'm in right now,
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I think it's a special time for me.
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Kung yun ang highest, very special,
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ano yung most challenging mo?
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Na, kubaga, sometimes right before sleeping,
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naiisip mo yun rin,
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tapos nasasabi mo na,
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buti nalampasan ko yun.
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When I quit acting,
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I remember back in 2015,
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I was doing yung mga best friend roles
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I came from doing independent movies.
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Then I did yung mga best friend roles.
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I wasn't enjoying it anymore.
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Sabi ko, I'll just do whatever I can do.
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So I focused on my studies.
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As eventually, bumalik yung passion for it.
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Bumalik yung mga inspiration, gaya-gayaan.
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Nagkaroon ng opportunity.
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And I just took it.
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Tapos ito, here I am now.
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So buti na nagpasan ko yung 2-3 years na yun na
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I was just at home or just studying like that.
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Actually, amin naman natin,
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napakarami sa mga Pinoy movies,
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ang pagnapanood mo,
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minsan mas tumatatak pa yung best friend.
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Kasi parang there's a way of
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creating that character.
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Minsan yung bida will always be the bida,
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pero ang tatatak sayo is yung mga
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hirit ng best friend,
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or how the best friend reacts to a certain...
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Alam mo dyan yung mga pambansang best friend
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na talagang naman sila yung
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automatic na first comes to mind.
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Okay, so pag-usapan naman natin yung
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about us but not about us.
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So sabi mo nga with all the films,
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everything you've done,
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how was it working on this project?
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This is the craziest thing I've ever done siguro.
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Yung buong project kasi it's just
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two characters sitting sa restaurant,
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just talking the whole film.
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Sabi ko, once in a lifetime,
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yung ganyang klaseng role,
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it's an actor's dream.
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We play several characters in the film.
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So it's a crazy process.
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And knowing that it's our director,
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si Director Vlana,
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it's his most personal film yet.
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So nandun yung pressure of living up to that,
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justifying these characters for him.
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Kasi it's a personal journey for him.
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So yun, yun yung challenge nun.
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But we're super honored that we're included
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sa first summer MMFF.
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Nabigyan kami ng platform
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to show this film of ours.
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And I hope people watch it.
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At syempre kasama mo,
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isa sa mga pinitingala dyan.
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Ito yung ginagawa nating punchline,
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pero totoo talaga,
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na bata pa lang ako,
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pinapanood ko na siya.
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Si Boss Rom, Nick.
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So how was it working with Kuya Rom?
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Actually, nandyan siya.
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Makakasama din natin sa Luis Desens.
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It's a privilege, honestly.
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Kasi si Kuya Nick,
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nakakaintindihan kami dahil he's done theater before as well.
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And I used to do theater.
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So may isang language kami
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while working together.
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And talagang collaboration siya.
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We had to work together for this movie
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Kasi nga, dalawa lang kami.
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And we're just talking the entire film,
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Ang sarap sa location manager ng shoot.
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Walang problema sa location manager.
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But he was very generous.
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That's the thing.
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Siguro yun yung pinaka masasabi ko
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And the kindest person,
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most down-to-earth person
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that you're ever gonna meet.
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And I learned a lot from him
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through the process.
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So I'm grateful for that.
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Eto, what do you want to share?
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Kasi a lot of the young ones
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Na everything you've done.
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And ako, bago sinasabi nila na ako,
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parang if I enter the industry,
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I want to be like Elijah.
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Someone passionate.
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Someone who has been rightfully recognized.
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Anong gusto mong sabihin sa kanila?
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that they're having second thoughts
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of joining the industry.
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O hindi kaya sinasabi nila,
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I want to be an artist.
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Anong gusto mong ishare sa kanila?
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Kinilig naman ako doon.
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No, but nakaka-pressure yun ah.
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But never be too prideful
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to be close-minded to new learnings.
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Na you can learn from everyone.
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From the senior artists,
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from everyone on set.
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So I think you just have to be open-minded
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and you have to be kind.
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siguro yung ganyang advice,
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dapat inuulit ko nalang
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yung sinasabi sa'kin
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ng Kito Eddie before.
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study your script.
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Study your freaking script.
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So why don't you invite everyone
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na abangan ng movie nila.
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Iniimbitahan ko po kayong lahat
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manood ng About Us but Not About Us
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sa very first summer Metro Manila Film Festival.
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It's directed by the great Jun Robles Lana
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and it's starring me
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and idol Romnick Cermenta.
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Sana po mapanood nyo.
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Nationwide po yan sa mga sinehan
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starting April 8.
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Congratulations to you, brother.
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an even bigger inspiration
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sa napakarami na gustong maging artista
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to all the passionate people out there.
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Sometimes you don't have to look so far
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dahil ito yung mga dapat tinitingalanin nyo.
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Brother, thank you very much.
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At syempre, abangan nyo ang game show ko
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dito sa channel natin,
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Ang Lucky Ka Dito.
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At marami pa akong vlog na gagawin.
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And thank you very much din
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sa lahat na mga nagpapadala ng message.
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Ito ako kay Peanut
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So thank you for watching.
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Luis License, Lucky TV.
