Jennylyn Mercado Won't Do A Movie While She's Focusing Her Attention On 'The Cure' Where She Does Difficult Action Scenes

JENNYLYN MERCADO is getting offers to do a new movie but it’s her decision not to shoot a new one while she’s still busy with her primetime action-drama, “The Cure”. “Mahirap gawin ang ‘The Cure’ kasi mabusisi ang action scenes that we are required to do, bukod pa sa dramatic scenes na ginagawa namin, so dito muna ako magpo-focus,” she says. “Medyo madugo ang mga eksena na madalas, puro big scenes at umaga na kapag natatapos ang taping. Kaya pag-uwi namin, patay pagod ka at magpapahinga ka na lang talaga para may lakas ka at energy for the next taping day. Hindi ko maisisingit gumawa ng bagong movie sa sobrang hectic ng schedules namin.”

She’s just thankful that she has good rapport with her leading man in “The Cure”, Tom Rodriguez. “Mag-asawa ang roles namin as Charity and Greg Salvador and it helps na friends na kami since we did a Lenten drama some years ago. Akala noong una, baka mailang kami sa isa’t isa kasi common knowledge namang may kanya-kanya kaming love life, pero hindi naman nakaapekto yun sa amin at all.”

Tom is on with Carla Abellana while she’s with Dennis Trillo. “Actually, magkapatid sina Tom at Dennis kasi iisa ang manager nila (Popoy Caritativo). Masarap katrabaho si Tom kasi very dedicated sa trabaho. Mas mahirap yung ginagawa niya sa show kaysa sa akin kasi he’s required to do more fight scenes and stunts. At hahanga ka kasi ayaw niyang magpa-double. Grabe yan, ang lakas ng loob at talagang kinakaya niya dahil ayaw niyang dayain ang viewers.”

She and the rest of the cast of “The Cure” are very grateful because the show continues to gain more loyal followers who want to know what will happen to the characters now that the epidemic caused by the deadly monkey virus continues to spread. “Mas patindi nang patindi ang bawat episode,” adds. “Mas nagiging puno ng tension and suspense kaya huwag na huwag silang bibitaw. May bago na namang member ng cast, si Lotlot de Leon as a nun, si Sister Rosita, na survivor ng epidemia. As Charity, mauubos naman ang pasencia ko kay Diva Montelaba as Suzy and her tyrannical boyfriend Jay Manalo as Fernan, so itinuloy ko na ang pagtakas mula sa kampo ng survivors sa epidemia.”

Viewers say the scenes showing Jennylyn as Charity fighting hard for her rights showed how feisty she really is. But will she succeed in escaping from the camp? Don’t miss the coming episodes of “The Cure” to find out.