Daily Tribune (Philippines)

Kim, Jerald glad they can do drama movie

‘Ikaw at ako at ang ending’ is a departure from the comedies the real-life couple have previously appeared in, such as 2019’s ‘Jowable’ and this year’s ‘ang Babaeng Walang Pakiramdam’

- BY LOUISE LIZAN @tribunephl_lou

Kim Molina and Jerald Napoles play conflicted characters in the coming drama movie Ikaw at Ako at Ang Ending, written and directed by Irene Emma Villamor.

na poles describes his character, Martin, as a man haunted by his past and hoping for salvation.

Molina says her character, Mylene, is a woman looking for happiness and someone to connect with.

Their respective lives change when they cross paths.

The movie is a departure from the comedies the real-life couple have previously appeared in, such as 2019’s Jowable and this year’s ang Babaeng Walang Pakiramdam.

at the online media conference for Ikaw at ako at ang ending, napoles said he and Kim have been waiting to port ray complex roles, which the movie offered.

It’s the second project Molina has done with Villamor, who directed her in the 2016 movie camp Sawi.

Working with V ill am or brought a mixture of excitement and

anxiety, Molina said, considerin­g the director’ s past projects with anne curtis (Sid & aya: not

a Love Story) and Bela Padilla (On Vodka, Beers and Regrets).

asked what was it like working with the couple, Villamor said she asked Molina and napoles

for their own inputs on how to approach their respective characters. The result, V ill am or pointed out, was they exceeded expectatio­ns: “They were so good.”

Molina and na poles, however, were humble enough to say they have a lot more learn about the acting craft.

napoles said it’s not right for people to believe they’ re so great, they know everything:“as long as you want to learn and there’s an avenue to learn from, you’ll become better.”

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 ?? PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF IG/KIMSMOLINA ?? KIM Molina as Mylene and Jerald Napoles as Martin in ‘Ikaw at Ako at Ang Ending.’
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF IG/KIMSMOLINA KIM Molina as Mylene and Jerald Napoles as Martin in ‘Ikaw at Ako at Ang Ending.’
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photogrAph­s courtesy of ViVA And ig/ KiMsMolinA reAl-life couple Kim Molina and Jerald napoles.
 ??  ?? JerAld is Martin, a man haunted by his past and hoping for salvation, and Kim is Mylene, a woman looking for happiness and someone to connect with.
JerAld is Martin, a man haunted by his past and hoping for salvation, and Kim is Mylene, a woman looking for happiness and someone to connect with.
 ??  ?? JerAld and Kim have been waiting to portray complex roles.
JerAld and Kim have been waiting to portray complex roles.

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