NI WALLY PERALTA
SA kasalukuyan ay nasa bansa ang London-based na si Bela Padilla.
Tinawag siya ng Viva as Philippine Cinema’s Queen of Hearts dahilan na rin sa mga pelikulang ginawa niyang may temang “hugot” from the heart tulad “100 Tula Para kay Stella,” “Meet Me in St. Gallen” at “Of Vodka and Beers.”
Total support siya sa first movie na kanyang idinirek, ang “366” na siya mismo ang bida kasama sina Zanjoe Marudo at JC Santos.
Aktibo sa promo si Bela, lalo na sa mga visual presscon ng kanyang movie.
First directorial job din ni Bela ang movie kaya marami ang nagtaka kung bakit “366” ang napili niyang title.
Bakit hindi raw mga hugot titles kung saan siya nakilala nang husto?
“It is set kasi in a leap year kaya 366. I’m just amazed at the concept of having an extra day in a leap year. The movie is a labor of love for me and my co-stars.
“We shot some scenes in Turkey with cinematographer Pao Orendain capturing the beauty of the place.
“The film is a joint effort of many talents and I felt the universe is always conspiring to give us the best possible options while we’re filming it, sa locations and even the people we work with,” say ni Bela.
Tsikang mas tututok na raw muna sa pagiging direktora si Bela at lie low na siya muna sa akting?
“I will always consider myself as an actress first. I went into writing and it was just coincidental. Hindi ko plinano o inisip until they offered me to write ‘Camp Sawi.’
“But I think it’s because of my writing that I was offered to direct kasi, when they read my scripts daw, parang nakikita na nila ang mga nangyayari on screen,” paliwanag pa ni Bela.
