“Okay lang naman, no problem. An award for any actor is a big bonus so I will treasure that special jury prize,” he says. “It’s an affirmation that you have done you’re job well. But I don’t consciously act on camera hoping my work will an award. Kung mapapansin, di salamat. Kundi naman, okay rin lang. My goal is to please the viewers so they’ll get their money’s worth. And I hope the awards that ‘Rainbow’s Sunset’ won will help people realize that this is a good quality film and it will attract more viewers to watch it in theaters.”
He plays an aging gay in the movie, something he has done before in “Bwakaw”. “I’ve done other gay roles like ‘Tubog sa Ginto’ with the late Lino Brocka, ‘Nagalit ang Buwan sa Haba ng Gabi, and a comedy called ‘Paruparong Buking’. It was never a big deal for me. I just look at it as part of my job. But itong ‘Rainbow’s Sunset’, naiiba siya kasi it’s about the longtime love affair ng two senior citizens with the permission of my wife, Gloria Romero, unlike in ‘Tubog sa Ginto’ where my wife, the late Lolita Rodriguez, didn’t take it well and it ended in tragedy.”
What would he do if he’d have a son who turned out to be gay? “Wala, I’d still love him. Hindi naman niya kasalanan if he were born that way. That’s why I don’t mind doing gay roles kasi it helps spread awareness na hindi naman masama kung maging bakla o tomboy ka. E, ipinanganak kang ganoon, you were created that way, so what can you do? Tanggapin na lang natin na may mga tao talagang ipinanganak na ang sexual orientation is different from what is considered normal.”
