Nowadays, she’s a blissful picture of being a successful actress and businesswoman, apart from having found “The One” in Dave Almarinez, but Ara Mina has gone through trying times.
At a press conference for an upcoming movie, Paglaki Ko Gusto Ko Maging Pornstar, where she will play a character who teaches an aspiring teen actress to be a porn star, Ara opened up something about her past.
Ara Mina opened up about her hubadera days which she used as her stepping stone in the entertainment industry.
“Ginawa ko siyang stepping stone because nung time na pa-tweetums-tweetums ako, andami kong mga kasabayan, so hindi ako napapansin, Ang hirap kasi siyempre siguro kahit sino man kapag naghubad ka sa harap ng mga tao maasiwa ka pero tiniis ko iyon.”
One thing that she clearly remembers is when she cried when she was asked to be naked for the very first time.
“Naaalala ko pa nga, the first few times na sinabi ng direktor na maghubad na ako, umiiyak talaga ako kasi, siyempre andun yung cameraman, yung lightman, yung direktor…ang hirap. Sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, trabaho lang ito.”
Despite having that feeling, the actress said she had to bear it, thinking that it was just her job, but then again, taking off her clothes in front of the camera took a lot of effort from her.
“Kumuha na lang ako ng lakas sa mom ko na, thankfully very supportive naman sa akin. Alam niya kasi at naiintindihan niya na may pangarap ako at stepping stone lang para sa akin yun.”
Acquiring an image as a ‘bold star’ was doubly hard for Ara, it even came to a point that even though she’s dressed well she feels people still see her naked,
“Wala naman direktang nambabastos pero nga kasi siguro dahil iniisip nilang hubadera ka kung makatingin halos hubaran ka na.”
But despite her struggle, her perseverance proved to be fruitful. Eventually, Ara was able to land the meaty roles that allowed her to win awards. Ara continued to make her mark on TV and movies.
“May iba naman na nagsabi na wala ako alam kung hindi maghubad. Ham actress daw. It came to a point na naging challenge siya. Sabi ko sa sarili babaguhin ko ang pananaw ninyo sa akin someday at thankfully, na -achieve ko naman.”
