SA pagtatapos sa Sabado ng ‘Abot Kamay Na Pangarap’ sa ere, tinanong namin kay Jess Martinez, isa sa mga cast members ng serye bilang si Diwata, kung kumusta ang naging journey niya sa naturang GMA teleserye.
Lahad niya, “Yung expectations ko kasi before is parang it’s gonna go well lang, kasi nga I’m with the senior stars, and now I’m very much grateful kasi yung expectation ko na-meet yung reality, which is ginagabayan talaga ako ng mga senior stars, especially sina Ms. Wilma, Ms. Carmina, Ms. Dina, Lola Susan, si Ms. Dexter [Doria], and everyone naman on the set.
“So I’m very much happy na we’re all going well… I mean doing well, and when it comes to the story naman ng Abot Kamay, pakaabangan because sobrang exciting na ng mga nangyayari and even me na parang… nanonood kasi talaga ako ng Abot Kamay pero ang masasabi ko is yung mga scenes na mangyayari is mas intense na at mas kaabang-abang.”
Kahit baguhan pa lamang sa showbiz si Jess ay nakapalagayang-loob agad niya ang mga veteran stars sa show, tulad nina Dina Bonnevie at Pinky Amador.
Kuwento ni Jess, “Yes, first and foremost with Miss Dina muna, kasi I really, really appreciate Ms. Dina, because most of the time, kami yung ka-roommate ni Ms. Dina and whenever she would like see na wala akong dalang food or something, she would offer.
“I remember one time, na-notice niya na wala akong dalang food, so she offered her salmon, which is like one lang and then she would half it para she can share it to me, and even the pancit, like the entire pancit, she gave it to me, like that’s how generous and kind she is.”
Kaya ipinagtataka raw ni Jess ang tsikang mataray si Dina.
“That’s why I don’t understand talaga some of the rumors saying that she’s mataray,” pakli niya, “because I was like, when I met her, she was already super kind and she would offer stuff to me even if I’m like, baguhan pa.”
Papuri rin ang mga tinuran ni Jess para kay Pinky.
“Yes, si Ms. Pinky, she’s also mabait sa akin kasi I remember the first time I met her sa tent, she already called me anak.
“So kahit na hindi pa kami nakapag-bond or kahit bago pa lang ako, she would treat me the same way with the other people na matagal na dito sa set.”
Maganda rin ang mga sinabi ni Jess tungkol kay Carmina Villarroel.
“About Ms. Carmina, alam mo to be honest, hindi ko talaga naiintindihan yung mga rumors na mga maldita sila or like ma-attitude, kasi even with Ms. Carmina, sobrang welcoming niya.
“The first time I met her naman, kinausap niya na ako agad and I feel really welcomed kasi nagtatanong lang siya ng mga random things like, ‘How are you? Where are you from?’
“You know, kasi kahit ganun lang ka-basic yung mga questions but the thought and the fact that she’s Ms. Carmina but she’s like talking to me, na parang wow, di ba? It’s an honor,” ang nakangiting sinabi pa ni Jess.
Bida sa ‘Abot Kamay Na Pangarap’ si Jillian Ward kasama rin sina Richard Yap, Allen Dizon, Kazel Kinouchi, Andre Paras, Eunice Lagusad, Chuckie Dreyfus, ang South Korean actor na si Kim Ji-soo at marami pang iba.
Samantala, bukod sa pagiging artista ay endorser si Jess ng Skinlandia Skin Care clinic ni Noreen Divina at ng Medicare Plus.
(ROMMEL L. GONZALES)