Coney Reyes proud of comeback movie

Author: Bernie Franco, ABS-CBN.com
Column: Entertainment

MANILA - After a long hiatus, actress Coney Reyes returns to the big screen via drama movie "And I Love You So."

Before her latest film project, the veteran actress admitted that she rejected a lot of movie offers because the timing was not right then.

"They've been sending me scripts before pa pero parang wala sa tiyempo. Minsan tinatamad ako," she laughed.

"Nagkita kami ni Malou Santos (Star Cinema executive) sa party ni Vilma (Santos). It's an intimate party so she asked me ulit," revealed Reyes, who made a mark on television when she did the long-running TV series, "Coney Reyes on Camera," for 14 years.

Directed by Laurenti Dyogi, the Star Cinema movie is top-billed by young actress Bea Alonzo.

"Si Bea, pinapanuod ko pa lang n'ong first [teleserye] pa niya, 'yong 'Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay.' Mukha pa siyang geek noon [pero] bilib na ako. May lalim," commented Reyes.

She added: "So, siguro magandang timing ngayon [dahil] my son is already in college. Wala naman akong asawa. Okay naman na gumawa ako ng pelikula ulit, so nag-enjoy naman ako."

One of the factors that also made her accept the movie was she knew some of the cast members personally.

"Si Sam (Milby) kasama din namin sa church, I know his manager also. Si Derek (Ramsay) nakasama ko rin sa 'Ysabella.' Si Nikki (Gil), ang first appearance niyan 'Coney Reyes On Camera,' kung di n'yo alam. Maliit pa siya noon," she said.

Reyes also disclosed that she felt excited to be working with a new generation of actors and a younger director.

"I think it would be a nice project to be in and I had to interact also with the young stars. I want to see how it is nowadays. Tsaka napaka-cool ni direk sa set," she said.

She also said that moviegoers will also see a different Alonzo in this film.

"I'm so glad that I've accepted this movie. I'm so glad I'm part of this project that is going to catapult Bea Alonzo to a different level, a higher level of stardom and acting. Talagang iba," she said.

"And I Love You So" will open in theaters on August 12. -Bernie Franco, ABS-CBN.com

Source: ABS-CBN News