ni Ador V. Saluta - @Adore Me! | June 30, 2021
Isa si Jake Ejercito sa 40 artista na ini-launch ng Star Magic and Squad Plus nitong mga nakaraang buwan at sa simula pa lamang ng kanyang showbiz career, mukhang nagpapakita na ng gilas ang anak ng dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada.
Kabagu-bago pa lang nito sa mundo ng showbiz, isinama na agad ito sa s
eryeng Marry Me, Marry You na tampok ang mga batikang aktor gaya nina Paulo Avelino at Janine Gutierrez.
Dito'y kailangan niyang ipakita kahit papaano ang kanyang galing sa pag-arte lalo pa't kasama ang mga magagaling at mga beteranong aktor.
“It’s very exciting to be working on Marry Me, Marry You. When you see the cast kasi, you see a mix of veteran and new actors and actresses like sina Luis (Vera Perez). It’s an overwhelming experience, eh. Sometimes during takes, parang I find myself watching also. Parang nagiging fan ako nila. We’ve done one cycle already of locked-in taping and the camaraderie is great actually. I treat it also as a great learning experience,” pahayag ni Jake.
Aniya, pinaghandaan niya ang kanyang unang seryeng Marry Me, Marry You kaya't dumaan din siya sa acting workshop kahit na virtual itong ipinatupad.
“It was under Direk Rahyan (Carlos) and unfortunately, it’s just via Zoom. It’s quite difficult 'pag via Zoom. Iba pa rin siyempre 'yung face-to-face, but we have to do with it as of now.
"But considering na naka-first cycle na kami ng locked-in taping for Marry Me, Marry You, it really did help me a lot. Tama 'yung sabi nila na when you get to the set, talagang multi-tasking, eh. Mentally, you have to know your lines and then 'yung mga technical side of things, 'yung marking, 'yung blocking, and then, siyempre, 'yung emotions mo pa. So, talagang it’s a big help.
“Actually, next week, we’ll be entering the bubble again and it’s been a fun experience. It’s exciting because it’s a different genre as well. And it’s the first time for a lot of us in the cast doing a light drama comedy. So, it’s something fresh that we can offer our audience, so nakaka-excite talaga,” sey ni Jake.
Sa murang edad pa lang daw, tanda ni Jake na mahilig na siyang umarte. Hindi naman kataka-taka dahil dugong-artista ang kanyang mga magulang. Bukod sa actor-politician nitong tatay, ang kanyang mom ay dati ring aktres, si Laarni Enriquez.
“Growing up in grade school, I remember I was part of the drama club and Repertory. Considering nga na both my parents are from showbiz, obviously like most kids, I wanted to follow in their footsteps. And then hindi nila ako pinayagan kasi they wanted me to finish my studies first so I sort of shifted my sights to politics naman and up until recently, I sort of got disillusioned with it, so here we go,” paliwanag ng newbie actor.
Dahil anak siya ng mga kilala at mga respetadong tao, gusto rin ng mga mamamayan na tularan nito ang kanyang mga magulang.
Kung siya ma'y nakakatanggap ng pintas, may paliwanag si Jake ukol dito.
“Since my family is in the world of politics, I’m kind of used to it growing up kasi our lives have been an open book somehow. But I’ll take constructive criticism any day. But when it comes to bashing, as long as you know yourself, you are secure with yourself, you just basically have to practice self-control talaga, eh, because they will never stop.
"It comes with the territory. My parents just keep on telling me that the comparison will never go away. People will always compare me to them. Just be yourself, stay grounded, stay humble. Always be willing to learn and lagi nilang sinasabi sa akin 'Always make use of your eyes when you’re acting,'” pagtatapos pang sabi ni Jake.
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