Kapuso Web Specials: Barbie Forteza and David Licauco on making it big in the industry
In an exclusive interview with GMANetwork.com for Kapuso Profiles, Barbie Forteza and David Licauco talked about their career beginnings and how they feel about becoming one of the country's most sought-after celebrities.
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Video producer: Aimee Anoc
Video editor: PJ Dela Cruz
See more of their photos in this Kapuso Profiles feature: https://bit.ly/3UMoy2p
Video producer: Aimee Anoc
Video editor: PJ Dela Cruz
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00:00Yung Marimar, hindi pwede, takot sa aso.
00:03I wanted to become a model.
00:04And at that time, never ko naman siya naisip
00:07na kaya ko maging artista.
00:11Ako, si Barbie Corteza.
00:12Ako, si David Licao.
00:20May nakilala kaming agent na nagsusupply ng mga extra ng talent
00:24noong nag-VTR ako for commercials dati.
00:27Kasi nagsimula ako sa commercials eh.
00:29So, from there, nag-extra ako sa Lupin,
00:32sa Darna,
00:34ni Ms. Marian.
00:36Nakapag-shake, rattle, and roll ako,
00:37Yung Roxanne Guinaud.
00:39And then after noon, may mga auditions.
00:40Yun nga, Yung Marimar.
00:42Ang dami kong inaudition na Yung Marian.
00:44Yung Marimar, hindi pwede, takot sa aso.
00:47Yung Jezebel, hindi marunong lumangoy.
00:53Yung Darna, lampa.
00:55O, hindi, X lahat.
00:57Pero lagi ako nag-audition as Yung Marian talaga.
01:01And then, noong may isa na namang audition for a Yung role,
01:07Yung Rian for Stairway.
01:09Doon ako nag-work, kasi iyak-iyak lang yun.
01:13Doon ako nakuha, at doon ako na-discover din
01:15ng artist center pa at the time.
01:17So, yun, nag-sign up na ako after noon.
01:19Dream mo ba talaga mag-act?
01:20Oo.
01:21Oo, pangarap ko talagang maging actress.
01:26Growing up kasi, basketball talaga yung passion ko.
01:29And things didn't work out for me.
01:32So I had to shift my, you know, like my passion
01:35towards something else.
01:36And alala ko na sa Boracay ako,
01:39may lumapit sa akin na agent.
01:41Ayun, as I was walking sa beach,
01:45may nag-approach ka sa akin if I wanted to become a model.
01:48And at that time, never ko naman siya naisip
01:51na kaya akong maging artista or even like
01:53that good-looking enough to become a model.
01:57So, gulot ako.
01:58So, I remember texting my mom saying,
02:00Oh, man, ginawa ko model.
02:02Pati ating nanay ko nagulat eh, diba?
02:05So, ayun, dinag-start.
02:10Dalawa, yung favorite role ko
02:13kasi inaasam-asam, inaasam-asam,
02:16you're meant to be.
02:18Kasi ang ganda ko doon, diba?
02:21Awww, ang ganda ko lang sa show na yun.
02:24Kahit off-cam.
02:26Uy!
02:27Kasi noon time na yun, single ako.
02:29So, parang yung apat na nalang.
02:30Kaya talaga, for the buy ng coffee,
02:32for the buy ng ganitis,
02:33churrut-churrut, ganyan.
02:34Character naman na talagang minahal ko
02:38at in-embrace ko mula-simula, hanggang dulo,
02:42hanggang ngayon dala ko,
02:44and feeling ko, pinaka hindi ko malilimutan,
02:47si Clyde talaga.
02:49Si Clyde para sa akin,
02:51hindi ko siya nilayo kay Barbie din eh
02:53sa totoong ugali ko.
02:55So, yung iyak ko sa pilot episode,
02:59kasi noong pilot episode,
03:00yung very first episode,
03:01pinakita lahat yung struggle si Clyde
03:03sa real world, diba?
03:04Na parang, sa totoong buhay kasi,
03:06noon time na yun, may pinagda-daalan din ako,
03:09yung bakit ko,
03:10kasi nanggigigil ako talaga,
03:11just, mga talaga.
03:12So parang, talagang nag-a,
03:14yung alam mo yun,
03:16parang, na-incorporate ko rin yung personal life ko,
03:18kaya, I feel like,
03:20very close to my heart din talaga yung character.
03:22I think lahat ng mga roles, memorable.
03:24Like yung si Carding was also memorable,
03:26kasi first time kong mag-action scenes,
03:29and yung Maria Clara and Ibarra,
03:31like, of course, memorable yun.
03:33Not just for me,
03:34but for everyone here in the Philippines,
03:36diba?
03:39Noong nanalo ako ng best supporting actress
03:42sa Sinimalaya,
03:432014,
03:44for the film Marikina.
03:46Hindi ko siya malilimutan,
03:48dahil,
03:49young role lang ako dun.
03:51Sobrang,
03:53hindi ako yung bida dun.
03:56Tapos,
03:57umattend lang ako ng awards night,
03:59kasi, parang,
04:00very first ko yung awards night,
04:04after a long time, actually.
04:06Tapos,
04:07nominated yung pilikula namin.
04:09Habang pababa ako ng pababa,
04:11hindi na-dropdown ko na,
04:12okay, sinong pasasalamatan ko?
04:14Okay, ganito.
04:16Plus yung,
04:18wag kang madadapa,
04:19o yung gano'n.
04:20Ang dami kong iniisip talagang,
04:22sobrang halo-halo.
04:23Yun, yun yung pinaka hindi ko malilimutan,
04:25kasi yun yung time na
04:27na-recognize ako when I least expected it.
04:30Yung parang,
04:31I just did what I had to do in the film.
04:33I just did what I had to do for the role,
04:35dun sa project,
04:37tapos na-recognize ng Sinimalaya,
04:39one of the most prestigious award-giving bodies there.
04:42I think,
04:43doing Maria Clara was unforgettable.
04:45Especially a while ago,
04:47we were talking about Maria Clara,
04:49parang brought so much memories.
04:52And,
04:53nakatawa,
04:54kasi parang dami nangyari sa Maria Clara.
04:56So, yun.
04:58And also, I think,
04:59during Maria Clara, again,
05:01like when people started recognizing me,
05:03like the casual fans,
05:05pinakita ako sa screen,
05:06sa NCAA,
05:07sa UAP,
05:08parang,
05:09wow,
05:10hindi ko na-imagine na mangyayari yun sa akin, ah.
05:14Si Miss Nora Honor,
05:17nung nag-shoot kami ng Tuos,
05:19sa bundok sa Iloilo,
05:22may eksena kami na kailangan ko siyang ilikas
05:25from our house.
05:26Kailangan namin siyang
05:27i-bye-bye to the city,
05:29kasi may sakit na siya.
05:30Kailangan namin siyang i-dalihin sa ospital.
05:32Tapos medyo mabigat yung eksena.
05:34Tapos, for some reason,
05:36ito yung camera.
05:38Tapos,
05:39hindi ko sinasadya,
05:41on cue na tumuloy yung luha ko.
05:43I think memorable for me,
05:45yung,
05:46kasi si Dennis Trillo,
05:47tahimik siyang tao.
05:49And,
05:50for him to share so many things
05:53about himself with me,
05:55na-appreciate ko yun.
05:57And,
05:59I'd like to think na
06:00he treats me as a friend.
06:02Siyempre, like,
06:03also working with Barbie,
06:04Friteza,
06:05she's such a good actress.
06:07Jean Garcia,
06:08nung sa maging sino ka man,
06:10na-ootal ako pag kausap ko siya,
06:12kasi parang, galing niya eh.
06:13Tsaka,
06:14she looks like my mom.