On August 18, stars Aljur Abrenica and AJ Raval discussed how their familiarity as a real-life couple helped with their intimate scenes.
At the media conference for ‘Sugapa,’ which LionhearTV covered, Abrenica cited how their connection as a real couple and the guidance of their director helped them with their sexy scenes.
“Nakatulong ng malaki kasi kilala na namin ‘yung isa’t-isa. Pero overall ano eh, na-appreciate ko ‘yung sa director namin kung paano kami i-guide. Ano talaga eh, swabe ba.Â
“So between me and AJ, sa mga delicate scenes, hindi naman siya ganon ka– ano kasi first time ko kasi makatrabaho ‘yung karelasyon ko. So si Direk lagi nandiyan para patnubayan kami at lagi kaming naitatahi sa direksyon na gusto naming lahat. Naitatahi talaga.”
Abrenica also highlighted how clear Lawrence Fajardo’s direction was on the set of ‘Sugapa.’
“Na-enjoy ko ‘yung work ko with Direk Law, napakalinaw ng direksyon, nakatulong talaga sa trabaho ko, malaking ginhawa. And working with AJ, first time ‘yun. Kasi hindi ko masyadong naging ka-eksena sa Nerissa, eto, ano siya eh, bago lahat sa akin, something new. So, na-excite ako.Â
“And sa mga love scenes, lahat naman ng love scenes, hindi siya madali. Kasi, kailangan may anggulo, may ganito, and it’s well executed naman, and happy ako, happy ako sa naging– every after scene, naging masaya ako sa mga nagiging resulta.”Â
Raval noted she felt more comfortable doing intimate scenes with her real-life partner.
“Dito naman sa mga love scenes parang may awkwardness pero hindi– actually, hindi naman mawawala ‘yung awkwardness sa lahat ng love scenes, kahit sinong kasama mo. Medyo naging comfortable lang ako dito. Kasi si AJ (Aljur) naging ka-partner ko dito.
She also agreed with Abrenica about the guidance of their team in filming their sexy scenes together.
“Medyo may awkwardness pa rin sa lahat ng love scenes, pero medyo comfortable naman ako kasi partner ko ‘yung ka-eksena ko. Also nandiyan sila Direk Law, si Ate Acris, ‘yung AD namin, gina-guide talaga kami. Imagine habang nagla-love scene kami, nandiyan ‘yung director, sinisigawan kami, para i-guide kami sa mga eksena. Ganon pa rin naman.”
As for their upcoming film, ‘Sugapa’ stars Abrenica, Raval with Art Acuna, Archi Adamos, Lander Vera Perez, Lou Veloso, Jairus Aquino, Gwen Garci, Ana Abad Santos, and Tanya Gomez.
Under the direction of Lawrence Fajardo, ‘Sugapa’ streams on Vivamax starting August 25.Â
