Hayden: I had an affair with Rufa Mae

Author: Mario E. Bautista
Column: Freehand

Rufa Mae Quinto is turning 31 in May and the title of her new film, "Status: Single" suits her perfectly as she's really still single. Does she see herself being single all her life? "No. I really want to get married and have my own family. Kasi my parents separated when I was still young at wala akong buong pamilya kaya 'yun ang gusto kong mangyari sa'kin. Ayokong magkaroon ako ng broken family. "

But how come she has the reputation of being a playgirl? "Wala naman masama run kasi I'm looking for Mr. Right. At never ko naman silang pinagsabay-sabay. And up to now, I'm single kasi marami akong obligasyon sa buhay, mga pinag-aaral na kapatid at pamangkin na scholars ko. I believe in God's time, ibibigay Niya sa akin ang tamang lalaki at ayoko Siyang madaliin kaya enjoy life and career muna ako. Pero willing din akong i-give up ang career ko if I could really find the right husband. "

In the movie written and directed by Joey Reyes, she plays Doris, a 30-year-old virgin just dumped by her boyfriend, Mark Bautista. All her friends (Desiree del Valle, Mylene Dizon, Angelu de Leon and LJ Moreno) have gotten married and she's the only one single. "Ganun din ako in real life. Lahat ng kapatid ko, nag-asawa na at may mga anak na. "

Aside from Paolo, Alfred and Mark, her other leading men in "Status: Single" are Rafael Rosell and Jon Avila. It seems she's partial to Jon as they were seen dating when they watched "The Spirit" together. "I admit namang kinikilig ako kay Jon and I admitted that to him. Nababaitan ako sa kanya at siya ang naging pinaka-close ko sa lahat. We do go out together watching movies or we dine sa The Fort. Pero hindi kami, friends lang.

We don't know kunsaan makakarating 'yun but as of now, may kilig lang. Pero lahat ng leading men ko sa movie, pare-parehong guwapo at maganda ang katawan. Wala kang itatapon sa kanila. Kaya lang, yung iba, may girlfriends na. Si Jon lang yata ang wala. Pero kahit guwapo siya, as of now, dumating na ako sa point na hindi basta guwapo lang ang gusto ko. I want someone na may deep sense of responsibility at matatanggap na marami pa akong ibang sinusuportahan, like 'yung lola ko pa. "

She says she personally called Lolit Solis to find out what she's got against her since Lolit circulated the rumor that she also had an affair with Hayden Kho. Lolit said it's just a case of miscommunication and promised to just help her promote her new movie "Status: Single" that opens on January 28 since two of her wards are in it: Paolo Contis and Alfred Vargas. "I respect Manay Lolit kaya hindi naman ako nagagalit sa kanya," says Rufa Mae. "I'm glad nagkaliwanagan kami. So yung mga nangyari sa'kin last year, forgive and forget na lang dahil 2009 na. "

But in last Saturday's "Startalk", Manay Lolit said Hayden Kho admitted to her and Ricky Lo that he did have an affair with Rufa Mae after Katrina Halili. "Hindi na lang daw niya inamin kasi ayaw niyang dumami ang kaaway niya," Lolit said.

Now, wonder what Rufa Mae can say about this new revelation from Hayden?

PIOLO DATING KC?

Piolo Pascual is turning 32 today, but he won't have a party. Instead, he'll just go to a slum area in Malabon where he'll distribute food and other supplies to its poor residents. "That's what I always do on my birthday," he says. "I do it kasama ang mga pamangkin ko to encourage them to help others. Last Christmas, we also went to a hospice for the terminally ill at namigay ng mga regalo sa patients. Kasama ko rin ang friends ko sa prayer group namin like Erik Santos, Sam Milby and Mark Bautista. It's really worthwhile kasi to share your blessings and time with the needy. "

He doesn't really have any birthday wish. "Wala na for myself kasi ang dami ko nang blessings, e. I just want to be able to serve. For this year, I told the Lord mas gusto ko pang makapag-render ng service and think of myself last. We really have to serve others in different ways, be more compassionate. "

Is it true he's dating KC Concepcion? "She's part of our prayer group who attend our Bible study. Ilang months na. When there's a chance, we get out with our group of friends. Kasama rin diyan sina Yeng Constantino, Direk Joyce Bernal, and Crystalle Henares, daughter ni Dra. Vicki Belo. "

Piolo believes his first movie with Angel Locsin, "Love Me Again," will be a hit as its another crowd-pleasing romance, the forte of Star Cinema. Director Rory Quintos says it's the hardest movie she has made so far, harder than "Dubai. " "Mahirap doing location shoot in Bukidnon and in Northern Australia," she adds. "We have to deal with animals, like the cattle and the horses, also the kangaroos in Australia na tsambahan talaga ang pagkuha.

In Australia, we shot in the outback na three hours away from the nearest store kaya kapag wala na kaming makain, we eat kahit lumang tinapay, until the Filipino community there found us and brought us food. Tatatlo ang crew members namin doon kaya I asked the actors including Piolo, Angel, at sina Dimples Romana, AJ Dee and Ronnie Lazaro, to help us in preparing the shoot. They carry the heavy equipment and even the lights, kaya lumaki muscles nila roon. But we're proud of our movie. I'm sure viewers will like it. "

"Love Me Again" will also be shown in the US at Seattle (Parkway Plaza Stadium, Enero 23-29), Las Vegas (Regal Village Square Stadium, Enero 23-29), San Diego (UA Horton Plaza, Enero 23-29), Honolulu (Regale Dole Cannery Stadium 18, Enero 23-29), Guam (Micronesia Mall, Enero 23-29) and Chicago (Pickwick Theatre, February 6-12).

PREGNANT MYLENE STILL NOT MARRYING PAOLO

Mylene Dizon came to the presscon of "Tayong Dalawa" visibly preggy. "Due na ako to deliver in April but I don't want to have an ultrasound to find out the gender," she says. "Gusto namin ni Paolo (Paraiso) na ma-surprise. Pero naghanda na kami ng names, both for a boy and for a girl, para alam na namin kung ano ang itatawag paglabas ng baby. "

She plays the mother of Kim Chiu in "Tayong Dalawa". "I'm glad that after 'Dyesebel' on GMA-7, heto balik na naman ako sa ABS-CBN. I told them I can tape for the show until February. Kasama rin ako ni Rufa Mae Quinto sa 'Status: Single' and I promise her I'll help promote it. Ayoko namang ma-bore lang sa bahay doing nothing while waiting for our baby to come. Kaya hangga't kaya, work pa rin ako. "

Writers say she's so beautiful these days so she'd probably have a girl. "Naku, when I was pregnant with my first child, si Tomas, gandang-ganda rin ako sa sarili ko, pero boy ang anak ko. But Paolo then said ang pangit ko raw. Ngayon, he says ang ganda-ganda ko, so baka nga babae na ito. Let's just wait and see. "

Even if they're about to have another child, Mylene says getting married is out of the question. "Okay na 'yung ganito na hindi kami magsama as a couple. Ako naman, kaya kong panindigan ang decisions ko in my life. You cannot label our relationship ni Paolo. Basta we're both thinking of our kids and we want to give them a good future kaya kailangang mas kumayod kami for them. As of now, let's just say we're good friends and he's the father of my kids. We really care for each other and I love him as he's a great person pero okay na kaming ganito kaysa 'yung magsasama kami na puro away naman. I don't think even our kids, magiging masaya roon. Parang 'yung character ko sa 'Tayong Dalawa'. I married Spanky Manikan dahil nabuntis niya ako but later on, I regretted it dahil kinawawa lang ako. "

What if Paolo falls in love with some other girl? "Well, bahala siya. I cannot speak for him. Maybe you should ask him yourself about that. Wala naman akong karapatan sa kanya. I don't own him. Basta I'd request na huwag niyang pababayaan ang mga anak namin as their dad. "

What does her family say about this arrangement? "Lahat sila, nasa States na, but they respect me and my decisions. Diskarte ko naman ito and they know I'm wise enough to manage my own life. "
'BUTAS' FULL OF LOOPHOLES

AFTER watching "Butas" (Loophole) at its press preview, did bold actor Marco Morales feel any regret about the several scenes of frontal nudity he did in the movie? "None," he says. "I'm 500 percent proud of what I did in it and I'm willing to do it again. "

Whether he admits it or not, there's no doubt Marco is some kind of exhibitionist, along with the film's leading lady, Gwen Garci, who also has a frontal nudity scene. In "Butas," Marco plays a former starlet who becomes a policeman and then sidelines as a porn actor who videotapes his sexcapades with unsuspecting partners (writers viewing the film blurt out as we were watching: Hayden Kho!).

One of his victims is Gwen, who's married to Allen Dizon. Gwen says she has no reason to cheat on Allen as he's a good man and provides everything she needs. So from the start, we feel no sympathy for her and with Marco, as they're both bad people. It's Allen who's the sole sympathetic character in the story, but the problem is he's such a dumb weakling he deserves what's happening to him.

But the film, directed and co-written by Bong Ramos, is not just about a video scandal. It also attempts to be an artsy film ala- "Rashomon" about the quest for truth after a crime has been committed. This is not exactly an original idea for local films since that landmark classic Japanese film by Kurosawa has already inspired other local flicks before, like "Salome," "Brutal" and the Cinemalaya digital film, "Tukso. " The poster of "Butas," in turn, will remind you of "Scorpio Nights," showing a peeping Tom.

If you're a randy voyeur who's just out for a sexploitation flick with plenty of nude scenes and sex scenes that leave little to the imagination, "Butas" is absolutely for you. The acting is fairly good, especially by Allen in his quiet crying scenes, but the film's title is truly very apt as the script is really full of "butas. " We can point out many kinks in the script but one thing we found really laughable is that Allen hires this lawyer who seems to side more with the erring Marco than with Allen, who is supposed to be his client. He even goes to the extent of providing background information on Marco and tries to justify why he's making pornographic films for a living. It's because Marco has a child with congenital heart disease that needs to be operated on. So is this enough reason for him to exploit his girlfriends?

If we were Allen, we would have fired him right away as he even tells Allen: "Wala kang kalaban-laban sa kaso mo. " How can this be when Allen personally witnessed his wife committing adultery en flagrante delicto? This is also the reason why Baron Geisler, in "Torotot", went scot free: because he caught his wife and her lover in the very act of philandering.

For "mahihilig" viewers, you can watch "Butas" in its integral version at its special screening at the UP Film Institute tonight, 7:30 p. m. It's slated to be released in selected theaters nationwide starting January 22.

Source: People's Journal