Arron Villaflor wants to continue acting in indie films

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<img align='left' alt='' src='' >After his film Astro Mayabang won the Audience Choice and Special Citation awards in the recent Cinema One Originals awards night, Arron Villafor admitted that he is still in high spirits after doing his first indie film. “Sa totoo lang, habang ginagawa namin yung Astro Mayabang, parang dito nabukas yung isipan ko na hindi ako titigil sa paggawa ng indie films. Parang dito namulat yung pagkatao ko kasi bilang ang isang indie actor, parang dito gumagana yung pagiging artistic mo. Kumbaga may freedom ka sa pelikulang gagawin mo,” he said. Even after being in showbiz for the past five years after being discovered in Star Circle Quest 2, Arron admits he has no hesitation if he becomes more known as an indie actor. “Oo naman. Bakit hindi? At saka kung ikukumpara mo ang indie sa mainstream, kakaiba siya eh. Kaya siya tinawag na independent film kasi malaki ang laya na nabibigay sa ‘yo ‘pag ginagawa mo siya. Parang ikaw mismo, may karapatan na mag-suggest sa kung anong ikakaganda dun sa pelikula. Para sa akin, napakalawak, napakalalim at napakasaya din tulad ng regular na mga pelikula'', he adds. When asked if doing his first kissing scene in Astro Mayabang meant he would start being open to doing more daring roles, Arron said he is not shying away from it, but it is all dependent on the quality of the story. “Para sa akin okay naman basta maganda yung story, yun lang naman kasi yung gusto kong mangyari. Kung maganda yung story, bakit hindi. Tulad ng Astro Mayabang, alam natin na may kissing scene kami ni Megan (Young) dun na first time namin ginawa. Pero okay naman yung nangyari. Kaya happy ako,” he explained. Arron said that a big part of his independent film experience was being able to mingle with veteran stage and screen actors like Ronnie Lazaro, Pen Medina, and Mark Gil, who were also part of the other Cinema One Originals film entries. And although he admires all of them for their work, he looks up to one veteran actor in particular. “Madami akong iniidolo sa mga indie actors and actresses, pero para sa akin siguro si Pen Medina ang pinaka-idol ko. Alam nating lahat na kakapanalo lang niya as best actor nung awards night ng Cinema One. Makikita mo naman na ang tagal na niya sa industriyang iyon at napanood ko pa siya sa Jose Rizal sa natatandaan ko. Napakabinata pa niya at guwapito pa nun. At saka sa bawat ginagawa niya, he takes it as serious work talaga. Kasi puwede siya sa awa, puwede siyang ex-convict or rapist. Sorry sa terms pero Mr. Pen, idol kita! Parang ang dami mong kayang gawin. Yun yung gusto ko ring mangyari sa akin,” he said.

<img align='left' alt='' src='' >After his film Astro Mayabang won the Audience Choice and Special Citation awards in the recent Cinema One Originals awards night, Arron Villafor admitted that he is still in high spirits after doing his first indie film. “Sa totoo lang, habang ginagawa namin yung Astro Mayabang, parang dito nabukas yung isipan ko na hindi ako titigil sa paggawa ng indie films. Parang dito namulat yung pagkatao ko kasi bilang ang isang indie actor, parang dito gumagana yung pagiging artistic mo. Kumbaga may freedom ka sa pelikulang gagawin mo,” he said. Even after being in showbiz for the past five years after being discovered in Star Circle Quest 2, Arron admits he has no hesitation if he becomes more known as an indie actor. “Oo naman. Bakit hindi? At saka kung ikukumpara mo ang indie sa mainstream, kakaiba siya eh. Kaya siya tinawag na independent film kasi malaki ang laya na nabibigay sa ‘yo ‘pag ginagawa mo siya. Parang ikaw mismo, may karapatan na mag-suggest sa kung anong ikakaganda dun sa pelikula. Para sa akin, napakalawak, napakalalim at napakasaya din tulad ng regular na mga pelikula'', he adds. When asked if doing his first kissing scene in Astro Mayabang meant he would start being open to doing more daring roles, Arron said he is not shying away from it, but it is all dependent on the quality of the story. “Para sa akin okay naman basta maganda yung story, yun lang naman kasi yung gusto kong mangyari. Kung maganda yung story, bakit hindi. Tulad ng Astro Mayabang, alam natin na may kissing scene kami ni Megan (Young) dun na first time namin ginawa. Pero okay naman yung nangyari. Kaya happy ako,” he explained. Arron said that a big part of his independent film experience was being able to mingle with veteran stage and screen actors like Ronnie Lazaro, Pen Medina, and Mark Gil, who were also part of the other Cinema One Originals film entries. And although he admires all of them for their work, he looks up to one veteran actor in particular. “Madami akong iniidolo sa mga indie actors and actresses, pero para sa akin siguro si Pen Medina ang pinaka-idol ko. Alam nating lahat na kakapanalo lang niya as best actor nung awards night ng Cinema One. Makikita mo naman na ang tagal na niya sa industriyang iyon at napanood ko pa siya sa Jose Rizal sa natatandaan ko. Napakabinata pa niya at guwapito pa nun. At saka sa bawat ginagawa niya, he takes it as serious work talaga. Kasi puwede siya sa awa, puwede siyang ex-convict or rapist. Sorry sa terms pero Mr. Pen, idol kita! Parang ang dami mong kayang gawin. Yun yung gusto ko ring mangyari sa akin,” he said.

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