ROCCO NACINO & RODJUN CRUZ IN STEAMY GAY COMIC LOVE SCENES

By GEORGE VAIL KABRISTANTE

PMPC (Phil. Movie Press Club)   

Farmed out in different versions to www:pmpcstarnews.com, Pilipino Mirror, Remate Online, Iskandal, CMT (Columnists Monitoring Team) Update, etc.

Sa nakaraang induction  of officers ng PMPC (Phil. Movie Press Club) kung saan nahalal on his second term si Fernan De Guzman, naglitanya ang “Re-invention Queen of Movie Writing”  na si Roel Villacorta about the positive direction ng indie films at the present time sa harap ng inducting guest of honor no less than Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

      Hopeful din si Sen. Jinggoy na sana nga coz in his own word nag- “comatose,” if not “dead” ( our own word hahaha!) na ang mainstream movie industry. Kailangan ang milagro to make it live once more. If at all.

      Which brings us to an “indie”  merienda launch (konti lang kasi kami) ng isa pang  gay indie film  billed “I Love You Pare Ko,” the most wholesome ever sabi ni Direk Buboy Tan compared sa mga nagawa niyang films ever.  Na siya namang promo blitz ng katotong si William Reyes who was the eventologist at hand topbilled by the Star Struck (Batch 5) almnus Rocco Nacino whose “Ang Sayaw Ng Dalawang Paa” won recognitions sa mga award-giving bodies like PMPC Star Awards for Movies, URIAN, Pasado and Golden Screen Awards.

For the first time ang kapatid ni Rayver Cruz na si Rodjun Cruz ay bida rin dito bilang isang closet gay na best friend naman ni Rocco. So there, can we expect laplapan or dambahan, if not hubaran scenes between these two straight guys onscreen sa selected SM mall cinemas? Watch na lang kayo
ng “I Love You Pare Ko” starting Feb. 6.

Tikom ang bibig ni Rodjun nung tinanong siya kung may relasyon nga ba ang ex ng kanyang kuya na si Cristine kay Derek Ramsay. Sabi lang ni Rodjun matagal nang naka-move on ang kuya niya and in fact meron ngang gagawin sina Cristine at Rayver na teleserye billed  “Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin.” Promotion sabi ko na nga ba?

      What surprised me was at the presidential table  was the handsome producer behind the project named Riqui Cardema na spittin’ image ng kinababaliwang si Sir Chief ng “Be Careful With My Heart” ng ABS-CBN  who could very well pass for the role of a  young father. Headhunters take note, this Cardema. I know one when I see one.

      I asked Riqui bakit gay themed film ang una niyang venture? Marami siyang  sinabi like it is his way of advocating against “hate crimes”  the world over, etc. In short  “I Love You Pare Ko ” is an advocacy film, short of saying it is a pro-gay film in the midst RH Bill and hysterical propaganda of the bigots and fundamentalists in the Catholic industry against same sex marriage and all.

Rara avis itong si Riqui Cardema who is nowhere near the gay spectrum. Naaah! Kailangan bang gay ka to advocate for the LGBT community? Naaah pa rin.

      On deeper probing Riqui just came home to see to the promo of his maiden venture from San Francisco, USA where he is a full-time paramedical practitioner. Very much a family man as well over there.

      On deeper probing, nalaman namin na si Riqui pala ay by heart is a blue-blooded artist and is a professional photographer and  in fact he has lots of story materials culled from his spine-tingling experience from working in  hospitals abroad.

      Hindi ako magtataka kung sa pagbalik ni Riqui muli sa ‘Pinas ay isa na siyang director at scriptwriter ng sariling niyang pelikula na possibly ay horror genre. Why not?

The local cinema  is a vast area to explore for the many talented with new blood in them to help resuscitate the “comatose” mainstream movie industry according to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. Meanwhile, the comedy “I Love You Pare Ko” is for your consideration.