Award-winning actor Martin Escudero (Zombadings I: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington) returns to the small screens to play yet another challenging and controversial role as a person who is diagnosed positive with HIV.
“First time kasi that a whole series is dedicated to the life of someone with HIV. It’s an interesting series and it’s a challenging role, so I really have to prepare for it.” said Martin.
Martin, who previously acted in TV5’s series “Enchanted Garden” and Kapitan Awesome” last year, shot the episodes voluntarily submitted himself to workshops organized by the AIDS Society of the Philippines (ASP) in order to know more about the disease and to fully embody his character.
“I wanted to get tested. Marami kasing natatakot magpa-test for HIV. So I want to get tested to fully understand the feeling, para magamit ko sa role ko bilang si Carlo” said Martin.
Martin Escudero will play the role of Carlo a young and successful professional who lives his almost perfect life as an Operations Manager of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company and as a family man happily married to his pregnant wife, until he was diagnosed positive of HIV. He begins tracing his steps backward, from his times as a promiscuous teenager who lives a life of party and drugs, to know where he got the disease.
Also starring Helga Krapft, Bianca Manalo, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Mercedes Cabral, Bing Loyzaga, Felix Roco and Malak So Shdifat, “Positive” is set to air on Thursday, October 17, and part of TV5’s stronger primetime block.
