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Kaila Estrada thankful to topbill final 'MMK' episode

Kaila Estrada thankful to topbill final 'MMK' episode

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MANILA -- Actress Kaila Estrada is thankful to star in the farewell episode of ABS-CBN's "Maalaala Mo Kaya" after 31 years on air.

In Star Magic's Inside News, Estrada shared her thoughts being part of MMK's three-part finale "Scarlet Woman."

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"I am so grateful. This last episode, it is such a blessing for me. I’m still so overwhelmed but I am so, so grateful to be a part of this episode, to bring the curtains down for 'MMK.' So thank you 'MMK', Ma'am Charo at sa lahat nang bumubuo 'MMK.' Salamat for the trust and this opportunity kasi hinding-hindi ko ito makakalimutan. And also I'm excited for everybody to watch the last part this coming Saturday. Kasi feeling ko ito 'yung favorite ko, favorite part ko of the whole episode is the last part. So excited ako para sa lahat na panoorin 'yon," Estrada said.

According to Estrada, she found out that she is going to be part of the farewell episode of "MMK" month before the first part was aired.

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"I was like 'What, really?! Oh my gosh!' Alam mo 'yon 'yung parang 'wait lang, totoo ba ito?' yung ganun. Siyempre it's bittersweet. I mean 'MMK' is such an iconic show. It’s such a privilege to even have, to be even be a part of an episode of 'MMK,' so let alone to bring the curtains down, hindi ba? It’s bittersweet I don’t want 'MMK' to end but unfortunately here it is. But this episode is for the supporters of 'MMK' for the past 31 years. Thank you guys for all your support and for loving 'MMK' just as much as we do. So I hope you guys enjoyed the episodes, first two parts," she said.

In "Scarlet Woman," Estrada plays Abby whose expected job as a cultural dancer in Cyprus turns out to be a ploy to recruit sex workers. She finds allies in her fellow victims, portrayed by Karina Bautista, Jenny Miller, Meg Imperial, and Trina Legaspi.

"Naka-relate ako sa kanya sa pagiging matapang niya na I feel like at a point in my life or sometimes I don’t feel comfortable showing my feelings or being vulnerable towards the people that I care about like my family. Parang hindi ako completely comfortable na maging 100% vulnerable because I don’t want them to see me breaking down. 'Yung ganun, 'yung parang kailangan kong maging strong, maging matapang kasi I can’t afford to break down, parang ganun. Doon ako naka-relate sa kanya kasi when she was in Cyprus hindi niya sinasabi sa pamilya niya yung pinagdadaanan niya kasi nga she didn't want them to know that she was suffering, kasi she was doing that for them. It’s hard to sometimes show the people that you cared about na nagsa-suffer ka because you don't want them to worry about you, you don't want to be a burden, in that sense naka-relate ako kay Abby," Estrada shared.

The third and last part of the three-part special will air this Saturday, December 10.

The show's exit was announced last month by Charo Santos-Concio, the screen veteran and showbiz pillar whose decades-long role as the series’ presenter made her a household name.

Originally titled “Maalaala Mo Kaya,” the ABS-CBN program premiered in May 1991, dramatizing real-life stories as shared by letter senders.

Its success saw the title expand as a radio drama, a 1994 movie, and a comic book adaptation, among others, with its regular weekend run (and the guessing game of its episode titles) making a mark on pop culture.

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Benedix Ramos shoots his first international film in Taiwan: 'It was a great experience!'

Benedix Ramos shoots his first international film in Taiwan: 'It was a great experience!'

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With his theater credits growing each year with productions like Bar Boys, Tabing Ilog, Ang Huling El Bimbo, and Next to Normal, Benedix Ramos said that performing live has really changed him as an artist after falling in love more with the craft.

The reason why I stayed in theater is because it is giving life to a person and it gives me so much life. That’s why I’m still here. The difference is that I now know that doing this makes me feel so alive even more. Everyday doing this, rehearsals, warm ups and even debriefings, it gives so much life to my life,” he told PUSH ABS-CBN



The Pinoy Big Brother housemate, who was part of PBB Kumunity Season 10 in 2022 where he was known as “Ang Streamboy Apo ng Pangasinan,” also has his sights set on a bigger stage this year. He just shot his first international film in Taiwan with actress Angel Aquino while in between rehearsals for the 9 Works Theatrical play Next to Normal.

Last January I was gone for a week to shoot a film with Ms. Angel Aquino and it’s something na masarap sa pakiramdam na meron kang ganun after theater, lalo na Next To Normal yung ginagawa namin so I feel like it helps my mental state kapag lumalabas ka dun sa space na yun. It was a great experience,” he said. 

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The 30-year-old actor also shared what his experience was working with a foreign production crew.

These are Taiwanese producers and award-winning creatives so it’s really such an honor to be working wiith them because they have a different discipline in film and yung pagka-Pinoy natin minsan, yung pagiging creative as a Pinoy, minsan pag nakakita rin tayo ng ibang creative, parang maiisip mo na uy, puwede rin pala yun. So we collaborated. The Filipino team and the Taiwanese team really collaborated on this film,” he added. 



In his latest play Next to Normal, themes of family and mental health are heavily discussed all throughout the musical. Benedix said he hopes that the conversation about mental health can start being normalized in Filipino families.

Hindi kasi normal sa pamilyang Pilipino na pag-usapan yung mental health, which is quite sad kasi we grew up in a household na minsan umaarte ka kapag umiiyak ka, umaarte ka kapag nagdadabog ka, nag-pa-panic ka or something like that, or na-a-anxiety ka. Pero this is the reason why this generation is really opening a door to that. Not just an idea, it’s an education. This generation actually is a great contribution for education, educating also our parents and grandparents, especially if they are open to accepting yung bagong konsepto ng mental health,” he explained. 

Despite getting cast in more theater productions for the past few years, Benedix said in a previous interview that he is open to performing equally on all platforms if given the opportunity.

We all know naman na theater really takes so much of the time of your schedule or sa buong calendar mo blocked off yan for rehearsals and for shows and all that. There are so many sacrifices that you have to do when you’re doing your passion which is theater. And acting is really something that I’ve always loved doing even when I was still a child. Napupuslit puslit ko naman yung mga ibang acting gigs,” he told PUSH ABS-CBN. 

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