On October 27, Kapuso actress Katrina Halili highlighted how she conditioned herself for her return to the action genre in ‘Black Rider.’
At the media event for ‘Black Rider,’ which LionhearTV covered, Halili discussed her previous action roles in GMA Network.
“Lupin 2007, action naman po ‘yun na sunod-sunod, Lupin, Black Darna, Majika, Atlantika, puro mga action ng four years, pero ang tagal na po, na nastuck ako sa drama, simula ng 2007 na pa-late hanggang ngayon.”
She then detailed how she conditioned herself and her body to give justice to her role.
Kinundisyon, mga March ko pa po ‘to nalaman na magkakaroon ako ng Black Rider, pero nalaman ko May na ata na action ‘yung gagawin ko. Pero sinabi na parang– siyempre kinundisyon ko ‘yung sarili ko na kailangan pumayat ako, noong nalaman ko po na sexy assassin, na-stress na po ako lalo. Tapos kasama ko sila Ruru, tapos Matteo, mas lalo po akong na-stress. Sakit po ng ulo ko, sobrang stressed po ako ng nalaman ko po kung sino ‘yung mga kasama ko po at kung ano ‘yung gagawin ko po.
She also listed the training she had to go through for her role.
“‘Yung character ko po, as of now, ako po si Romana, assassin, skilled assassin, medyo nahirapan po ako kasi kailangan kong dumaan sa mga trainings, mag big bike, tapos mag mix martial arts, kung ano-ano.”
Halili recounted how GMA Network offered her the role of Romana, noting that she was shocked by her character in the series.
“Noong una ko pong tinanggap ‘to, wala po akong idea na ganyan, ang alam ko po, ang mangyayari, parang drug lord lang ako role ko na utos ng utos. Tapos noong story con napanganga na lang ako na, ‘Ha?!’ Ganon na lang po ‘yung gulat, na-shock po ako, kasi natanggap ko na siya. Super shocked po ako na ang daming trainings po tapos ako po pala ‘yung gagawa ng action, akala ko po taga-utos lang ako.”
Admittedly, she felt skeptical about her role. However, she enjoyed portraying her character in ‘Black Rider.’
“Una skeptic po ako sa sarili ko kung kaya ko po kasi nasanay na po ako sa hapon na nanay na, iyak-iyak na ganyan. Tapos medyo sabi ko, ‘Ang hirap naman, ang dami kong ite-training. Pero noong ginagawa ko na siya, na-enjoy ko po siya, tapos happy po ako, happy po ako na medyo lumiksi-liksi naman po ‘yung katawan ko.”
‘Black Rider’ stars Ruru Madrid, Yassi Pressman, Katrina Halili, Matteo Guidicelli, and Jon Lucas.
The cast also features Raymond Bagatsing, Gladys Reyes, Raymart Santiago, Zoren Legaspi, Gary Estrada, Rio Locsin, Roi Vinzon, Almira Muhlach, Monsour del Rosario, Jayson Gainza, Janus del Prado, Empoy Marquez, Rainier Castillo, Prince Clemente, Luis Hontiveros, Vance Larena, Kim Perez, and Saviour Ramos.
Joining them are Maureen Larazabal, Aleck Bovick, Bodjie Pascua, Marco Masa, Ashley Sarmiento, Tito Vince, Whamos Cruz, Kylie Padilla, Carla Abellana, Salome Salvi, Turing, Pipay, Shanti Dope, Isko Moreno, Joaquin Domagoso, Joem Bascon, Analyn Barro, Simon Ibarra, Mariel Pamintuan, Arra San Agustin, and Ashley Rivera.
‘Black Rider,’ under the direction of Rommel Panesa and Richard Arellano, airs on GMA Telebabad after 24 Oras.
