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if there were a of people watching the shoot. At the end of the day we are artists and we have to be the character we play.”

Rated R-16 without cuts, Xian hopes his fans will understand why he decided to take a big risk in his otherwise steady career.

“I want to mature as an actor, because as actors we have to reinvent ourselves to stay in this business,” he points out.

And if girlfriend Kim Chui didn’t mind Xian baring a whole lot more skin than he did in cutesy beach scenes before, then why should anyone else.

Sin Island is now showing and also stars TJ Trinidad, Lito Pimentel, Ricardo Cepeda, Marina Benipayo, Bernard Palanca, Joyce Burton, Dominic Ochoa, Thou Reyes, Charlie Dizon, McCoy de Leon, Desiree del Valle and Nikki Valdez.