If the career of 29-year-old actor Paulo Avelino is on the road , then that is the North Luzon Express Way on a Friday night with no cop in sight . He has two films for showing this year and these are “ Kasal ” and the much-awaited historical film , “ Goyo : Ang Batang Heneral .” He is cast in the ongoing teleserye “ Asintado .”

But in our most recent conversation with him , he was talking about taking a break from acting . Huh ?

“ Masaya ako siyempre , you know , it ’ s always a blessing to have projects . Pero at the same time nakakapagod rin . I think it ’ s about time for me to take things slow .

“ Siyempre importante din naman na magpahinga tayo to get ready for bigger projects . Actually , hindi naman pahinga ( na matagal ). Kumbaga I ’ ll be taking a break , maybe just ( skip doing ) a film or two . Health-wise na rin ( ang dahilan ko ),” the actor shared .

In the meantime , it ’ s work , work , work . Last May 6 , Paulo and Kim Chiu were presented as brand ambassadors for Berocca .

Like Paulo , the actress looks forward to having some rest and relaxation .

Kim said , “ May show sa San Francisco for TFC fun run . Proceeds will go to Bantay Banta . Parang

Mother ’ s Day fun run siya . After that I ’ ll bakasyon na muna , for two weeks lang .”

And Paulo ? Well , he hasn ’ t booked that vacation for next year just yet .

“ Tignan natin . In general magta-trabaho pa rin naman ako . Hindi naman talaga ako magpapahinga na magpapahinga , pero mas relaxed .”

Come to think of it , aside from the two movies and the teleserye , Paulo has been , well , almost omnipresent . No wonder he was recently dubbed “ Prince of Teleserye ” with his frequent appearances on ABS-CBN ’ s soap operas like “ Walang Hanggang ,” “ Honesto ,” “ On The Wings Of Love ” and “ FPJ ’ s Ang Probinsyano .” Being an actor is not as easy as it looks , he said .

“ Like for shoots na mahahaba talaga , kailangan namin mag-memorize , kailangan namin gumalaw constantly ,” the actor cited .

Marking his 10th year in the industry , Paulo shared that “ Goyo : Ang Batang Heneral ” a sequel to the successful “ Heneral Luna ,” might prove to be the biggest break he has received in his acting career . He feels blessed with all the projects given to him , especially when he was chosen to play General Gregorio Del Pilar .

“ Almost three years na ginagawa

at pinaplano at finally lalabas na ngayon , sa Sept . 5 ,” the actor revealed . “ Last year pa tapos i-shoot ’ yung film , so ngayon post-production na lang .”

Aside from being the “ star ” of the film , what ’ s his favorite part in shooting “ Goyo ?”

“ I ’ m working with very passionate people that I ’ ve been working with constantly . For me , it ’ s to get to work with people behind this film and for me to be blessed with young people who are very passionate of what they do ,” Paulo said .

“ Also favorite ko ’ yung bundok kung s a a n k a m i n a g - s h o o t . Favorite ko siya dahil pin a h i r a - pan kami n u ’ n g

bundok na ’ yun . 4 × 4 lang kasi ang nakakaakyat du ’ n . Tapos ’ pag umuulan o maaraw walang kuryente sa taas . Mahirap talaga ’ yung location . ’ Pag umakyat ka du ’ n exercise na .” ● - Christelle Joyce F . Perez , MB