By his own admission, Dennis Trillo didn’t put much effort into reading Rizal’s novels back in high school. That’s why when GMA 7 offered him the role of Crisostomo Ibarra, he had a few misgivings. | via Allan Policarpio/PDI
But in the end, the potential and magnitude of the project was too hard to resist.
Directed by Zig Dulay, “MCAI” follows Klay , a graduating nursing student seeking greener pastures abroad. Her dreams hang in a balance, however, because of a failing grade in Rizal studies. “I became even more curious because of the treatment. If it were straight storytelling without a Gen Z character, most people might have found it boring. Some have already read the novel, so they may think that there’s nothing to watch out for. But the introduction of the Gen Z character made us wonder how the original characters would interact with her, what kind of dialogue they would have,” he said.Dennis expected that that role would test his mettle as an actor.
It has been about four months since the hit and critically acclaimed show ended. And looking back, Dennis couldn’t help but find newfound appreciation for Rizal’s courage and genius.
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