Jodi Sta. Maria on doing mother roles: ‘It’s getting more challenging for me!’

“Unbreak My Heart” star Jodi Sta. Maria says she is finding it harder and harder to portray parent roles onscreen. METRO PHOTO
“Unbreak My Heart” star Jodi Sta. Maria says she is finding it harder and harder to portray parent roles onscreen. METRO PHOTO

WITH an acting career that has now spanned more than 25 years, actress Jodi Sta. Maria shared why her role as Rose in the series “Unbreak My Heart” echoes her previous portrayals.

Sobrang iba-iba kasi. Pero kung merong masasabi kong similarities sa mga characters na nagawa ko, siguro malaking pagkakahalintulad nila ay ang storya ng pagiging ina. Pero iba-iba lang siya ng tinatakbo,” Jodi said.

She added: “For example sa ‘Be Careful With My Heart’ nagkaroon ako ng twins so naging nanay na siya dun. And then sa ‘Pangako Sa ‘Yo,’ ‘yung paghahanap niya sa anak niya pero may kaakibat ‘yun na paghihiganti. Parang rising from the ashes ‘yung tema niya. May tema pa rin ng pagiging ina. ‘Yung ‘Sino ang May Sala,’ ina rin siya na naghahanap ng anak na lumaki sa ibang nanay. ‘Yung isa naman, ‘Ang Sa ‘Yo Ay Akin,’ nanay rin siya. Sa ‘The Broken Marriage Vow,’ ganun din. Itong ‘Unbreak My Heart,’ nanay din siya. Pero magkakaiba lang sila ng pinanggagalingan.”

Jodi said being able to play so many roles as a mother onscreen was not as easy as it looks.

Kasi kailangan mong mag-backtrack eh, kailangan mo isipin kung ano ‘yung mga nagawa mo before para alam mo paano mo pa ba puwede baguhin, paano ko ba ito puwede i-atake, di ba? Paano ko ito bibigyan ng bagong timpla, ng bagong flavor,” the actress said.

After playing the role of Rose, Jodi said her character affected her even off the set.

“I think what’s beautiful with what happened to Rose’s and Sandra’s story is that you know something has to break first before it becomes beautiful… But then, nung na-put back together, nagkaroon siya ng bagong value, ng bagong meaning, ng bagong story. And for Rose kasi, wala ng pinaka-importanteng tao para sa kanya kundi si Sandra lang. ‘Yung buong lakas niya, ‘yung energy niya, ‘yung effort niya, ‘yung buhay niya… And I think wala ng ibang pagmamahal na mas gaganda pa kundi ang pagmamahal ng isang ina para sa kanyang anak,” she explained. (PUSH)

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