DINGDONG, umaming isa sa pinakamahirap na nagawa sa career at buhay ang ‘ICSY: Alternate’

BALIK-PRIMETIME ang 2020 Seoul International Drama Awards Asian Star Prize at Kapuso Primetime King na si Dingdong Dantes.

Na kung saan sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay gaganap siya ng dual role sa latest installment ng matagumpay na GMA drama anthology, ang I Can See You: AlterNate, na magsisimula na ngayong gabi (January 10).                                          

The new miniseries narrates the story of a refined man whose marriage will be tested when his wife unknowingly cheats with someone who looks completely like him and is apparently his long-lost twin brother.

Pag-amin ni Dingdong na gumaganap bilang identical twins na sina Nate at Michael, “Isa ito sa mga pinakamahirap na nagawa ko talaga.

“Hindi lang siguro sa trabaho ko bilang artista pero sa buhay din in general dahil ang daming elemento na kaakibat ng experience na ito. Isa na diyan, first time ko na maka-experience ng mahabang lock-in taping and be away from my family for 30 days.”

Dagdag pa ng premyadong aktor, “Plus, the fact na mahirap yung role. Pero iyon din naman iyong hinihingi ko sa sarili ko kapag pumipili at nagko-commit ako sa isang bagay, ‘yung sana mas mahirap ‘to kaysa sa mga nagawa ko na in the past, in order to challenge myself as an actor.

“All other elements combined, yung hirap na ‘yun nag pay-off naman. Lumabas kami sa taping bubble nang very fulfilled dahil we were able to tell a compelling story in the context of a very challenging time.”

Kasama ni Dingdong sa stellar cast ng I Can See You: AlterNate na kinabibilangan ng dramatic actress na si Beauty Gonzalez bilang Sheila, ang asawa ni Nate; seasoned actress na si Jackie Lou Blanco bilang Carmencita, foster mother ni Nate; versatile actress na si Joyce Ching bilang Angie, younger sister ni Michael; at ang acclaimed actor and director na si Ricky Davao bilang Lyndon, foster father ni Nate.

Ang compelling miniseries ay mula sa direksyon ni Kapuso director Dominic Zapata, na kung saan puring-puri niya sina Dingdong at Beauty sa kanilang acting dynamics.

Sey ni Direk Dom, “This is the first time Dingdong and Beauty met and worked with each other. But since ganoon yung acumen nila sa kanilang craft, kaya nilang magbatuhan ng linya on zoom, tapos kapag in-person na they allow it to organically form habang nangyayari yung eksena.

“It gets even better as the day progresses. Iyon ‘yung masarap panoorin. In fact, by the end of the lock-in, kahit ang hirap ng taping, nabitin ako. Kasi na-enjoy ko talaga.

“Hindi siya dumali in terms of the amount of work, but it’s just so enjoyable you forget na napapagod ka. If there’s a lot of joy and love, it shows in the work. Definitely, this is one of those projects where it’s evident.”

Ang I Can See You: AlterNate ay nasa ilalim ng supervision nina GMA Entertainment Group Production heads Lilybeth G. Rasonable (SVP for Entertainment Group), Redgie A. Magno (FVP for Drama), Cheryl Ching-Sy (SAVP for Drama), Cathy Ochoa Perez (Senior Program Manager) at Winnie Hollis Reyes (Senior Executive Producer).

Ang serye ay produkto ng visionary minds ng GMA’s award-winning and highly-talented creative team na kinabibilangan nina Creative Director Aloy Adlawan; Creative Head Denoy Navarro-Punio; Headwriter Des Garbes-Severino; Writer Onay Sales; at Brainstormer Jimuel Dela Cruz.

Experience double thrills and suspense sa I Can See You: AlterNate, simula na ngayong 8:50 p.m. pagkatapos ng I Left My Heart In Sorsogon sa GMA Telebabad.

(ROHN ROMULO)