AS PART of the Regal Films iconic horror franchise “Shake, Rattle, and Roll Extreme”, actress Iza Calzado said she was excited to make her acting comeback after giving birth early this year.
“Sa episode na ‘Glitch’, I play Sigrid Salvador, a single mother with two children and is a fashion designer. Siguro sa hamon ng buhay, alam mo yung minsan nawawalan ka na ng faith sa Panginoon? Pero makikita dito ‘yung journey ko kung paano manunumbalik ang faith ko,” she said.
Despite SRR Extreme not making it into the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) lineup this year, Iza said she is still hopeful for their film’s successful run starting Nov. 29 when it opened in cinemas nationwide.
Since becoming a first time mom to her baby daughter Deia Amihan who arrived last January, Iza said she had to consider a lot of things before accepting projects again.
“Actually, nung time na ‘yun ‘yung mga offers dumarating na. So nung sinabi nila na six days ‘yung magiging trabaho ko, unang-una siyempre ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’ siya. So siyempre malaking contention ‘yun. Parang uy, puwede kasi it is a strong franchise. Hindi ko ito unang ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’. So you’re considering all these things. And then when they said na, ‘Six days ka lang kailangan.’ Eh itinitimbang ko talaga nun kung ano ang kaya kong gawin ngayon na nanay na ako. Hindi mahirap umoo sa six days. Kasi actually it was also a way for me to gauge kung kakayanin ko mag-teleserye, kakayanin ko ‘yung mga dumarating na alok na para sa akin,” she explained.
After accepting the project from Regal Films, Iza said it was clearer to her that she was not yet ready to go back to taping regularly again.
“‘Pag teleserye kasi, of course it’s a blessing kasi sino bang hindi gustong magkatrabaho? Nanay ka, may anak ka, kailangan mo mag-provide para sa pamilya mo. Pero tintimbang ko ngayon hindi na lang ‘yun ganun eh. And the number one thing that I think about is my child. So if it’s time away from her, is it worth it? Lahat intentional ang choices ko kasi ang resources natin limited,” she explained.
“Time for me is a very precious resource. Of course merong pera, talent, and energy. So lahat ‘yan, sa bawat gagawin ko, ang isang malaking learning ko ngayon na nanay na ako is I have to be intentional with what I say yes to and the things that I say no to are also very, very important. So I’m glad I said yes to ‘Shake, Rattle, & Roll Extreme’ and to be part of this, I feel very proud of our film. Salamat sa Regal Films para sa oportunidad na ito,” she added. (PUSH)
