In his latest movie titled, Papa Mascot, Ken Chan has no love interest, something which is new for him.
The actor is used to having a screen partner in his previous projects. This time around, he’s given the chance to have a solo vehicle.
“Of course, I’m with other cast members here but the plot is about a father and his son. So here, I have no love team and I’ve really adjusted at first,” he avers.
Despite doing a movie sans a leading lady, the actor is still happy.
“Well, let’s just say that one of my goals is to have a movie that is not focused on a love team. Here it is! At least, the focus is on just one character,” Ken states.
Even before, Ken dreamed of doing a different material like Papa Mascot. It just so happened that he didn’t have the chance and he was still young then.
“But now, I’m already 30 years old. I’ve already matured and so does the projects I make. I think now is the best time to star in a meaningful film like this one. I guess the timing is perfect. I’m already ripe to do a project of this kind. I’m really happy that I was able to do this,” he explains.
Ken is challenged playing edgy roles. He says it feels good to have played unconventional characters in the past like that of a transgender, an individual who is suffering from autism, or a person with a split personality.
“It gives me a different high portraying complex characters on screen,” he adds.
What particular challenge does his role in the movie give him?
“Well, if you remember, I also played a father in GMA’s My Special Tatay before. The difference is, my son there was still a baby. Here in Papa Mascot, the age of my son is six years old. A child at that age can already give an emotion – he reacts to the emotion I give. That’s the area where I really got challenged.”
The movie is directed by Louie Ignacio and also features Miles Ocampo, Gabby Eigenmann, Liza Diño, Erin Rose Espiritu, and JC Parker among others. Interestingly, what does the story want to impart to the viewers?
“Basically, it’s all about the love between a father and his son. It’s not just about romantic love. Through this project, we want to say that there’s a much bigger love than just the romantic type, an unconditional kind of love for your family and children,” Ken ends.
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Mark Bautista admits that after his coming out via the book Beyond the Mark, there are a couple of his showbiz friends who distanced from him.
“Well, it’s hard to apologize for something which is true, like my being bisexual but I don’t have any regret,” he says.
Through this, he was able to discover who his real friends are.
“I was surprised by those whom I didn’t expect would support me. That’s more what I hold on to.”
Was his career affected because of his admission?
“My music career wasn’t affected. I still have shows and concerts. It’s still the same. But in terms of acting projects, there are limitations already.”
After the book came out, Mark started receiving offers to do BL (Boy Love) projects. He just didn’t accept them because he still needed to seek the approval of Viva Artists Agency.
“I think it’s unfair to get stereotyped since I still want to do normal or straight roles,” Mark states.
