What inspires Barbie
“Unexpected and shocked,” Barbie Forteza told The STAR during the recent That’s My Amboy set visit when asked about her Best Actress win at the 36th FantasPorto International Filmfest for the Louie Ignacio-directed indie film titled Laut. “I still can’t believe that I’ve won an international award so it’s like the ultimate shock for me.”
Barbie said that the award was worth all the struggles she encountered while filming Laut. At that time, she was still taping for The Half Sisters so she had limited time to prepare for the film.
“So what I did was, I read the script many times. As much as I wanted to focus on that project, I couldn’t because I had an ongoing show. I had limited time to focus on it because for example, (taping for)
Half Sisters was on a Monday while Laut was done Tuesdays… So, acting-wise, it could be confusing kaya sobrang effort din,” said Barbie, who’s grateful to
direk Louie for personally handpicking her. “It really feels good to know na maraming naka- recognize at naka- appreciate ng ginawa namin. Sobrang struggle but it was obviously worth it.”
In 2014, Barbie won Best Supporting Actress for Mariquina at the Cinemalaya Awards and scored another Best Supporting Actress award for the film at the 2015 Gawad Urian. However, five years ago, she was named New Movie Actress of the Year by the PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
The 18-year-old Kapuso star stressed that she just can’t simply rest on her laurels. “I’m grateful that at my age, I am already recognized pero para sabihin ko na andun na ako…wala pa po talaga. Wala pa po ako sa kalingkingan ng mga magagaling na artista.”
Nevertheless, Barbie feels flattered that some people are beginning to acknowledge her as an actress and no longer a teen star.
“Well, that was my goal ever since. Even at a very young age, I’ve always aimed to become an actress someday. Kumbaga maipakilala ako as actress kasi yun talaga yung gusto ko. So far, may mga tumatawag na sa akin ng actress and it’s flattering and overwhelming for me. Unlike before, ang tawag sa
akin ay ‘one of the teen stars’ lang but now, ‘one of the young actresses’ na.”
Asked on what the international award has done for her acting, Barbie replied, “Mas naging technical ako sa
pag-o- observe ko sa sarili ko pag umaarte ako so kailangan okey ako. I have to do good.” But Barbie revealed she has