On September 22, actress Alessandra de Rossi talked about having the freedom to choose a project.
During the scene drop event for ‘Firefly’ at Azadore Restaurant in Quezon City, which LionhearTV covered, de Rossi said she didn’t regret focusing on having the freedom to take on any projects of her choosing.
“Oo, oo, hindi ko pinagsisihan nung bago ko, kasi noong pandemic na-realize ko ang swerte ko, wala akong bills, ganyan. Pero hindi na para magkaroon ako ng desire to have another bayarin.
“Pero naglinya ulit na gumaganyan-ganyan ako, ‘Hoy ikaw, chuhcu.’ Ay bumili ‘yan ng beach house, huwag niyo akong i-judge, invited kayo sa party. Pag naka-heels na naman ako, gumaganon, ganon, pero may puson na this time, nakikipag-away nanaman sa bida, malamang sa malamang may binabayaran na naman ako.”
She then highlighted how the popularity of her film ‘Kita-Kita’ signaled a shift in her career from being pigeonholed to a ‘Kontrabida’ role.
“Kasi sunod-sunod ‘yun eh, noong nag-stop ako magkontrabida na ayaw ko na, sumabog ‘yung Kita-Kita, sobrang galing ng timing na parang di na ako tatanggap ng mga show na ganyan, ayaw ko na ng ganyang message. Pak, sumabog ‘yung Kita-Kita, may ibang message. Kasi, hindi ko naman naisip na pwedeng ganon ‘yung mangyari eh di ba?
“And din nangyari siya, ‘Ahh, so may maniniwala na sayo ngayon na pwede kang ibenta, kasi before talagang no lahat.’ Even before Kita-Kita was made, hirap na ako ng producer niyan kasi no lahat. Kahit GMA nag no din. Mahirap talaga, pero when it happened, ‘uy pwede ah, pwede pala talaga ‘to.”
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As for ‘Firefly,‘ the film under the direction of Zig Dulay recently became part of the movie roster for the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival 2023, which opens in cinemas starting December 25.
‘Firefly’ stars Alessandra de Rossi, Euwenn Mikaell, Cherry Pie Picache, Epy Quizon, Yayoy Aguila, Miguel Tanfelix, Ysabel Ortega, Max Collins, and Kokoy de Santos, with a special participation of the Kapuso Primetime King, Dingdong Dantes.
