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Spotlight: Jessy Mendiola of Gimik 2010

Get to know Jessy Mendiola, one of the new cast in Gimik 2010: The Reunion.

JESSY MENDIOLA

Congratulations, napanuod ka naming sa Boystown. Nanduon na ‘yung potential, eto na. How do you feel?

Right now, I feel really happy. It’s like unbelievable para sa akin kasi matagal nan naming ti-nape yung first few seasons ‘nun. We started November or October last year and ‘yung mga hair namin iba pa, ‘yung mga itsura namin and then I did KPM, hindi ko akalain na magtatagal yung KPM at the same time, magpu-push yung ——– kasi I’ve been hearing news na baka hindi na and stuff like that, and now I’m really happy and I’m really thankful na eto na, unti-unti, maliliit lang pero eto na and I really don’t want to do anything na could destroy this or break it na it its really precious for me and ngayon kinakabahan ako, kasi nga andun ‘yung pressure, yung kaba na papatok kaya ‘to? Ganyan ganyan, bago kaming lahat, ako hindi ako kilala masyado pero eto na and thankful lang kami and tsaka masaya din talaga ako na napapansin na.

Pinapanuod ba kayo ng Gimik episode?

Ako, pinanuod ko. Kasi, sinasabi nila, ano ba ‘yung G-Mick? ‘yung kina John Pratts, Heart? Hindi po. Ito ’yung talagang original na sina Juday, sina Rico Yan, sina Mylene Dizon, tapos, talagang si-nearch ko lahat. Kasi kinukwento sa akin ng mom ko dati na sila Juday sa story na ussually kasi wala masyado po kasi si miss Juday kasi busy siya sa soap or show and sabi ko, ay kilala mo silang lahat tapos hanggang ngayon andun pa rin ’yung bonding nila. Ganun at ganun pa din ’yung characteristics nila sa isa’t isa tapos nagulat lang ako nung ito pala ’yung itutuloy namin ngayon. Ang galing galing. Ang galing nila umarte may mga parts na kumakanta si Jolina and stuff like that and sabi ko, parang parehas din, parang tinuloy lang namin ’yung journey nila from before na may kakanta din, ganyan ganyan. So andun yung amazed ako tapos parang nagkaroon din ako ng perssure na ito ’yung itutuloy ko, kailangan kong galingan kasi nakasama na din namin ’yung original cast sa taping and hindi namin akalain na tuturuan nila kami habang nagte-taping, sila, si miss Mylene na, ito, ito ’yung tagalog dapat ganyan ganayan, si miss Juday na parang hindi sila nagbago kahit hiwa-hiwalay na sila ng careers ngayon sobrang nanduon pa rin ’yung samahan nila before. Kasi totoo talaga ’pag tinigyan mo sila, ang ingay tapos kami din nagtatawanan parang ang saya lang, itutuloy namin ’yung dati, ’yung napapanood ko dati.

Hindi ka ba nape-pressure na baka makumpara ka kay Judy Ann?

Dun talaga ’yung pinaka-pressured ako kasi na-meet ko na naman po si miss Juday in person and talagang bow down ako kay miss Juday. Ang tahimik niya, hindi siya ’yung ma-ere.Sobrang bait niya, tapos pagdating ng mga scenes namin magkasama, hindi niya ako pinababayaan, open lang siya. You can ask her anything or you want to know something. I’m really honored and syempre nervous at the same time na ka-trabaho ko si miss Juday I’m really honored to be a part of this kasi biruin niyo, siya po ‘yung magpapakilala sakin sa G-mick batch And I’m really nervous about it na mako-compare ako kay miss Juday. May itsura naman po ako and ang parehas lang naman samin ay parehas letter J nagsisimula mga pangalan naming. Masaya po and ang pinka-above sa lahat ay honored ako na si miss Judy Ann Santos ang makaka-trabaho ko at hindi nap o maiiwasan ‘yung ma-compare kasi Juday na ‘yon eh. Kaya ko ‘to. Kaya ko ‘to and I’m gonna work hard para makilala ako sa own name ko, ita-Try ko talagang galingan kasi nakakahiya eh

How did you prepare for Gimik?

At first, wala pa po silang story, and I kept on imagining stories about it sabi ko, ano kayang stoyry ‘to, ito ba ‘yung may mga love triangle? High school kaya ako dito o college and I prepared by asking the staff kung ano ba talaga ‘yung target namin na story if it’s for kids ba o teens or adults? And it’s just so happen na It’s for everyone kasi meron pong original cast, and kami for teens and kids. I prepared by reading the script at talagang tinitignan ko lahat. Ay real names pala naming ‘yung gagamitin, ‘yung last names lang naming papalitan para lang po tumatak sa people ‘yung names naming. Ang name ko dun is Jesse Lorenzo, so parang hindi awkward na tatawagin ka na, “Jesse!”. Natural lang ‘yung pagtingin mo and I prepared na sabi ko, I may have the same name pero iba ‘yung personality na gagawin ko kasi I have a thing for characters, ‘yung parang like boystown, Iba ‘yung aura ko dun eh, parang napaka-hinhin.And now, sa Gimik, my character is really strong, very aggressive, kasi ‘yung mga nangyari sa kaniya dati, it’s really painful. I prepared by binasa ko ‘yugn script, iniba-iba ko ‘yung characteristics niya, yung personality. Kasi ako ‘pag characters, I put on personalities. Kasi makikita mo ‘yung angle ng story kapag iba dun ‘yung pag-atake mo sa role so, ngayon katulad sa KPM mature ako, now sa Gimik I’m a teen so I have to be a bit light.

Did you undergo acting workshops?

Yes. Actually, I was discovered sa workshop but the funny part is, first session pa lang ‘yun. Hindi ko pa napapasukan ang workshop nadiscover na ako I was fourteen and si Mr. M, he just saw me somewhere and then he asked someone from talent center to go out and call me in. And hindi pa nagstart yung workshop, he asked me, “Gusto mo mag-artista?” sbi ko, “Po? Why not? Coconut?” and ayun, ginawa ko siya, and eventually, hindi naman pwedeng fourteen ka, mabigyan ka kaagad ng break. Sometimes, umiiyak ako. “bakit ganun, lagi akong bestfriend ni ganito, ni ganyan?” I was a bit reluctant. I made them wait for two days bago ko sabihin na ok.

Who insisted you to go to the workshop?

Me. Kasi I really like acting way back pa sa school. I’m a theater school actress and syempre bata, Masaya eh hindi ko naman aklain na you would do it as a work and parang laro laro lang sakin noon ang acting before sa theater and sobrang different pala ng theater sa tv. Nayon, kapag nakikita ko ‘yung sarili ko sa About Your Love at Astig days ko pa, ginawa ko pa ‘yung Volta tapos para akong binasa ko lang yung script, minemorize ko lang tapos yun na yun. Nakakahiya, sobrang awkward pa ng mga galaw na ang stiff-stiff and as time pass, when I turned fifteen, I did workshops with my batch. ‘yung sister ko na lang ‘yung tumuloy kasi dalawa kami, We did it together and I did it, siguro for experience but then narealize ko, I like it, it’s not because I am famous or because people know me. I do it for the sake of my love for acting. I did workshops with Star Magic and until now, I’m doing workshops with them, hindi ‘yung workshop talaga, but ‘yung bonding. Ksai ‘pag barkada, sama-sama so we do workshop. And I think our last workshop was last last week, Friday and we talked about our characters, kung ano mga coments and suggestions naming sa isa’t isa. And hindi kami ‘yung nagpa-plastikan and it’s really fun.

What is your dream role?

Sa totoo lang, guso ko gumawa ng boyish role.Because I’m really boyish in real life.Nagstart ako, fourteen or fifteen, naka-jogging pants lang ako. Tapos mga kaibigan ko lalaki lahat. My god, kailangan ko magbago, kailanagn ko maging lady ngayong mag-eighteen nako this year ayon, gusto ko maging boyish para malagay ko ‘yung personality ko naman sa pagigiing actress para makita naman nila ‘yung personal side ko na boyish.

Anong masasabi mo sa madalas kang pagkamalan na ikaw si Kristine Hermosa?

Nahihiya na nga ako kay miss Kristine kasi pinakilala ako sa kaniya last year. Ang ganda ganda niya tapos ako? Kamukha niya? Ok lang kayo? Honored ako na sabihing kamukha ko siya. Para akong nasa cloud 9. Ang ganda niya. Pero gusto ko din na makilala as ako lang so ngayon, tina-try ko magexperiment ng long hair na dark.

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