On June 23, Viva artist Benz Sangalang reacted to being dubbed as the new Vivamax King.
At the media conference for ‘Hugot,’ Sangalang humbly declined the title, citing other Viva actors worthy of the praise such as Kiko Estrada.
“Hindi pa ho siguro sa ngayon. Kasi madami rin naman pong may project na tuloy-tuloy. Kaya hindi pa pwedeng i-claim. Siguro isa na sa kahit papaano, may tuloy-tuloy, pero hindi pa po siguro pang ganong level. Kiko Estrada pa rin.”
Sangalang ranks his upcoming Vivamax movie as his most daring yet, noting the number of sexy scenes with various Viva artists.
“Oho madami eh, kasi doon sa Sex Games kasi medyo pigil eh, medyo tamed dahil sa role namin. Dito medyo–medyo all out talaga, medyo– ito na nga ho siguro ‘yung pinakamadami kong bed scene na movie sa lahat.
“Sobrang daring po talaga kumpara sa past movies namin. Ito po talaga ‘yung medyo maraming position, tapos ‘yung talagang mga lugar na hindi mo aakalain na pwedeng mag-bed scene, bined-scene na namin dito.”
He then shared how he connected with his character through basketball.
“Hindi po, kaya naka-relate din ako dito sa movie kasi more on lang ganon po talaga ‘yung napag-lalaruan ko sa amin sa Bulacan. More on, inter-barangay, nahu-hugot-hugot, tapos inter-town, mga ganon lang po talaga, kaya ayun sayang nga rin po ‘yung opportunity sana kung nakapag-Varsity ako baka medyo may narating sa basketball. Pero hanggang ngayon naglalaro pa rin naman po ako, kapag may time na walang shoot.”
‘Hugot’ stars Sangalang, Azi Acosta, and Mark Anthony Fernandez.
The sexy film under the direction of Daniel Palacio also features Jiad Arroyo, Stephanie Raz, Apple Castro, Julio Diaz, Isadora, Joko Diaz, Nikko Delos Santos, Jordhen Suan, Raoin Sandoval, and Peter Georgo.
‘Hugot’ starts streaming on June 30 via Vivamax.