Nailunsad na kahapon ang full trailer ng pelikulang Only We Know na pinagbibidahan nina Charo Santos-Concio at Dingdong Dantes. Mapapanood na sa mga sinehan simula June 11 ang naturang proyekto.
Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na nakagawa si Charo ng kakaibang tema ng pelikula sa loob ng limang dekada. “Ito talaga ‘yung first story about love na nagawa ko, romance talaga. Aba! Nakaka-bagets! Ha-ha-ha! Kasi parang you imagine going back to your high school years, ‘di ba? You meet this dashing young man, ‘Wow! Ang gwapo naman nito.’ It brings you back to your youth,” nakangiting bungad sa amin ni Charo sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
Matutunghayan sa bagong pelikula ang istorya ng relasyon nina Betty at Ryan. Malaki ang agwat ng edad ng mga naturang karakter nina Charo at Dingdong kaya talagang kaabang-abang ang kwento nito. “Love transcends everything. There are no labels, no boundaries. Age is just a number. When it comes to feelings, you just go with the flow. And when you go with the flow, it brings you to happiness, authenticity. It’s a very special kind of a relationship,” giit ng beteranang aktres.
Pitong taon na umano ang nakalilipas nang unang pagplanuhang gawin ang Only We Know. Sa paglipas ng mga taon ay inakala ni Charo na hindi na matutuloy gawin ang pelikula. “Sabi ko nga kay Dong in some of our conversations, it was also a risk. But maybe more of a risk for you (Dingdong) ha-ha-ha! I’m used to taking risks. Kaya tinanong ko siya, ‘Sigurado ka, gagawin mo talaga ‘to?’ I mean, ang dami nang nangyari sa seven years. I really didn’t think that it will push through. We’re not a love team. We’re two professionals who got together. And we breathe life to this beautiful narrative. I am proud to say that we were able to create a love team in Betty and Ryan,” kwento ni Charo.
Sa tunay na buhay ay mas matanda kay Charo ang namayapang asawa na si Cesar Concio. Ikinagulat ng mga tagahanga ang naging desisyon ni Charo noon pero hindi naman umano naging hadlang ang edad sa pagmamahalan nilang mag-asawa. “You know, looking back, it didn’t matter to me. I was in love. The opinion of the rest of the world didn’t matter. I felt very secure with his love and that’s the only thing that matter,” makahulugang pahayag ng beteranang aktres.
Samantala, nagbigay ng opinyon si Charo tungkol sa patuloy na pagbabago ng entertainment industry sa bansa. Umaasa ang dating president & CEO ng ABS-CBN na matutulungan ng gobyerno na mapaigting pa ang pagbibigay-halaga industriya. “Very challenged, the industry is very challenged with the shift to digital platform, even the theatrical screens. The malls now are cutting back on the number of theaters. Admission prices have gone up. We’re one of the most heavily tasked industry. I think the entertainment industry, I hope the government will see the entertainment industry as a real industry.
“We are not here just to entertain people. We are here to make a living, and to make a statement for the great Filipino artists. Kasi magagaling ang creatives natin, ang mga artista natin. And I think we deserve that recognition from the government.
“Napakahirap gumawa ng pelikula ngayon. Producers are so discouraged sometimes disenchanted with how things are. We just have to keep going. I think collaboration is key now. Kailangang manatiling buhay eh, because telling stories is part of the human experience. Mawala nang lahat, you want to hear stories. And that’s how you connect with people,” pagbabahagi ng aktres. — Reports from JCC