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Mario Bautista, has been with the entertainment industry for more than 4 decades. He writes regular columns for People's Journal and Malaya.

Jul 7, 2014

Miguel Tanfelix Swears He's Not A Swellhead Because Of The Big Success Of 'Nino'

MIGUEL TANFELIX swears he has not become a swellhead now that “Nino” is a certified hit and he’s already being recognized in public as Nino. “Naku, hindi po totoo yan dahil hindi ko hahayaang lumaki ang ulo ko,” he says. “Ako mismo, hate ko yung mayayabang. Gusto ko po ‘yung quote ng Comedy King na si Dolphy. ‘Anak, masarap lumipad! Pero ‘pag masyadong napataas ang lipad mo, huwag mo hahayaan ‘yon kasi mahirap bumaba’. So ang dapat mong gawin, ipako mo lagi ang paa mo sa lupa.”

How come he’s so effective in playing the mentally challenged Nino? “I observe yung special kids sa Cavite School of Life so I’ll know how they feel. I try to personally feel anuman yung experiences nila. Malaki rin ang tulong sa’kin ni Direk Maryo de los Reyes at ng senior co-stars ko like sina Tita Gloria Romero, Luz Valdez and si Kuya Germs. Lagi rin nila kami pinapayuhan ni Bianca Umali about professionalism. Nakakatulong sila para mas mapaganda ko yung acting ko sa bawat episode. We’re all so happy na mataas na ang rating namin. Dapat ma-sustain ‘yun. Dapat bawat episode may bagong makikita ang viewers so we’re all doing our best para mas mapaganda ang show.”


It’s good he doesn’t carry home his role as Nino? “Kung minsan, nadadala ko, sa mga galaw ko. But it helps na may isa pa akong show, ang ‘Ismol Family’, na normal teenager ako. Ito naman ang nagpapatunay sa viewers na I’m just playing a role in Nino where I do drama. Sa ‘Ismol Family’, nagko-comedy naman ako.”

It’s said he sent flowers to Bianca? Is this a sign he’s courting her? “Yes, nagpadala ko ng white roses as a sign na appreciate ko na siya ang ka-love team ko kasi mabait siya at comfortable talaga ko sa kanya. Hindi pa ako nagkaka-girlfriend but we’re too young para sa mga seryosong ligawan at relasyon. I want our love team to be more popular muna bago namin intindihin yung love. Baka pag inintindi namin ang love, mawala yung focus namin sa career at iyon pa yung maging dahilan ng pagbagsak ng love team namin. So focus muna kami sa work. Sa ngayon, in the story, busy kami in rehearsing our dance number for a talent show. Nadapa ako during the rehearsal at nagtawanan ang lahat but it was decided na isama yun sa actual number as ‘Ay nadapa’ dance number, kasi kwela sa mga tao. What we don’t know is that yung ilalim ng stage where we’ll dance, nilagyan ng bomba ni Jay Manalo as Lucio para patayin ang dad kong si Neil Ryan Sese as David dahil ayaw niya itong maging barangay captain at tiyak na masisira ang mga illegal niyang negosyo.”

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