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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY October 16 - 31, 2018
Vancouverites Meet Aga and Bea
Fans of Aga Muhlach and Bea
Alonzo braved the rain to line up and
see the premiere of their movie First
Love. First Love, a joint production of
ABS-CBN Films, Star Cinema, Viva
Films, and Ten17P, was shot entirely
in Vancouver, Canada. It also stars
“Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky Season 7”
alum Edward Barber, Albie Casino,
G Tongi, and veteran actress Sandy
Andolong.
The project, which was first
announced back in November, is
Aga’s second film since coming back
from his nearly seven-year movie
hiatus. He starred in Cathy Garcia-
Molina’s “Seven Sundays” last year.
In the movie, Aga plays Nick, a top
financial adviser who helps companies
in making good investments in the
story, while Bea is Ali, a happy-go-
lucky young woman whose motto
in life is just to “seize the day” as
she has a heart ailment and needs a
heart transplant. Destiny brings them
together and they meet by
chance in Canada, where
their romance blooms.
Also starring in the film is
Vancouver actor Tim Donad,
and the location of the
scenes were filmed all over
the city, mostly in Stanley
Park. Joining them in the
Vancouver shoot are Sandy
Andolong as Bea’s Mom,
Albie Casino and Edward
Barber and they all become
one family while working on
location.
In an exclusive interview
with PNT, Bea said it was a
dream to perform with Aga.
“He has always been one of my
favorite actors and now, I not just
get the chance to work with him but
also to discover how good he is as
an actor but also as a person,” she
adds. “Kahit mabigat ang eksenang
ginagawa namin (even is the scene is
challenging) he has a way of making it
easy para hindi kami pareho mahirapan
(so that we won’t have a difficult time).
He’s a very generous co-actor and I’m
so thrilled to be working with a brilliant
actor like him.”
Aga says the same of Bea. “I
always wanted to work with her. I’m
glad that when Paul (the director) said
that she was going to be my co-star,
I immediately said yes to the project,”
Aga shares.
Both of them said they liked the
ten-hour shooting day only here in
Vancouver. It gave them time to rest
and go around the city, especially that
in the summer, the sun sets at 10
PM.
“That was amazing,” Aga shares.
“Vancouver is really a beautiful place,
and we really enjoyed our stay here.
And the people are really nice, ang
babait ninyo!”
Bea said she enjoyed her runs
in the morning around Stanley Park
before the shooting day began. “It’s
really nice to run around the park, kasi
it’s not too warm, and the scenery is
really beautiful.”
When asked if they plan to do
more projects in Vancouver, they both
unanimously said yes. Both of them
have been thinking of producing
movies, and they think that Vancouver
is a great place to film. Aga has done
some movies off-screen and says he
enjoys that aspect of film making as
well.
Both Aga and Bea say that
choosing to do a movie and taking
note of the theme is important for
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them.
“I really appreciate doing romantic
movies, especially the old-fashioned
way of telling a love story,” Bea
shares. “Nowadays, people just text or
send emails to show or tell someone
they loved them, no more writing love
letters, etc. So, I like telling romantic
stories like this.”
After the 2 PM show and before
the 7PM show, Aga and Bea gave their
fans a chance to answer questions in
an informal forum hosted by Marieton
Pacheco of TFC. A number of fans
had a chance to take photos and
selfies with the two, who were very
gracious with their Vancouver fans.
First Love is being shown in the
Philippines and opened on October
17. Special screenings in Vancouver
was last October 28 and regular
screening starts this November 2. See
Poster on pages 18-19.