“Sa story conference pa lang, I already realized na malaking pressure para sa’kin ang role na ito but kami ng buong cast are all challenged to make it work,” he says. “We’re all excited and looking forward to working with each other. Hindi lang siya basta ordinaryong project lang, pinag-isipan ito ng GMA and we’re just so lucky and blessed to be part of this.”
Gabby already played a gay before in “Magpakailanman”. “But it’s just one episode, hindi gaya nito that will run for several months, so talagang pinaghahandaan ko itong ‘Dading’. Full length na kasi ito, e. I want my interpretation to be different para hindi ako basta mai-compare sa ibang actors who have played gay roles before on screen.”
He can definitely ask for tips for his dad, Mark Gil, who’s currently nominated as Urian best actor for his role as the gay painter in love with a male hustler in Cinema One’s “Philippino Story”. As a matter of fact, Mark has already won an Urian best supporting actor award for his portrayal of Christopher de Leon’s gay admirer in the late Lino Brocka’s “Palipat-lipat Papalit-Palit” in 1982. He can also get tips from his half-brother Sid Lucero who won best actor awards for gay roles in “Muli” and “Selda”.
