Ai-Ai De las Alas and Marian Rivera on why they became fast friends: 'Parehas kaming loka-loka'

Rachelle Siazon

<img src='' alt='072813-aiai2_main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>“Kakampi ko ito kahitsaan ako makarating,” is how Ai-Ai De las Alas described the kind offriendship that was formed between her and KungFu Divas co-star Marian Rivera. Although it was the first time they workedtogether and they come from different networks, these things didn’t stop themfrom establishing a strong bond on and off cam. “Natural na dumating sa aming dalawa na maging magkaibigan kami. Biglana lang kami umiikot. Minsan naguusap kami, ‘Hindi ka ba inaantok? Inaantokkasi ako. Sabihin natin kay Direk (Onat Diaz) tapusin na natin ‘to, tapos uwi na tayo.’ Magkasabwat kami,” said Ai-Aiin an interview with Push.com.ph and TheBuzz during the trailer launch of KungFu Divas held at Post Manila, Thursday afternoon, July 25.During the interview, Marian was standing close to Ai-Ai forsupport, claiming that she’s not used to being interviewed by ABS-CBNreporters. She happily shared, however, how happy she is to have had the chanceto work with the Box Office Comedy Queen. “Nungkinukwento pa lang sa akin ni direk Onat, wala pang script and everything, na-excite na ako. Ano pa kayanung nakasama ko na si Ate Ai. Napaka-downto earth niya kahit na siya na yung‘the Queen’ talaga, literal.”Marian further shared that they had a lot in common which iswhy they instantly clicked on the set. “Sobrangbait, sobrang ligalig [ni Ate Ai]. Siguromade-describe ko yungrelationship naming dalawa, para kamingbata sa set, ine-enjoy namin [yung time together]. Kung makikita mo yung behind the scenesnaming dalawa, wala kayo makikita kung hindi naglalaro. Parehas kaming lokaloka.”Ai-Ai added that during the course of their shoot, shediscovered that there’s no truth to rumors that Marian has an attitude problem.“Tsaka yung mga chuvaness sa kanya hinditotoo. Mabait siya, tsaka mahiyain. Pulbos ng pulbos, nakakatawa,” Ai-Aiexclaimed in between laughs.On defending each other from controversies<o:p></o:p>Having gone through their fair share of intrigues in thebusiness, the two agreed that they’ve learned a lot by sharing their personalexperiences. But Marian maintained that she didn’t have to give Ai-Ai advice atthe height of the latter’s breakup with husband Jed Salang. All she offered washer loyalty and support at such trying times in the Comedy Queen’s personallife. “Actually, wala akong advice para kayate dahil wala ako sa posisyon para magbigay kung ano man dahil hindi ko panararanasan kung ano man ang nararanasan niya. Basta ang sa akin, mahal kosiya, susuportahan ko siya, nasa likod niya ako. Mahirap mag-advice kapag hindi mo pa na-e-experience.”In turn, Ai-Ai said that she was also aware of the pregnancyissue involving Marian. Ai-Ai was quick to say that she knows that Marian isthe type who prefers getting married first before having a baby. “Oo, nakarating sa akin [yung tsismis na buntis siya]. Wala, e di kung totoo yun di ninang ako.[Pero] hindi naman totoo. Tsaka kilala kosiya. Sinabi niya sa akin na, ‘Ate, bago ako mabuntis, gusto ko kasal muna.’Morally upright [siya].”Excited with their first film together<o:p></o:p>Kung Fu Divas isthe story of two bitter rivals in a beauty pageant, until an unexpected turn ofevents forces them to become allies in order to defeat the enemy with theiracquired kung fu skills. Most of the action sequences were shot on greenscreen, which proved to be challenging for the two actresses. “Mahirap to the point na pinag-train kami ni Direk for six months pero‘di naman consistent [na dire-diretso]. Yungtraining na kung fu talaga na hindi lang basta lumipad ka langdiyan. Kailangan may tamang porma, tamang paglipad, na ‘di kami masasaktandalawa,” explained Marian.Ai-Ai added, “Oo, anghirap kasi hindi mo naman nakikita inaartehan mo eh. Paano ka lilipad sa green,paano ka aarte na kailangan ta-tumbling ka?Bukod sa action sequences namin,mahirap din yung acting kasi meronditong times na nagsasalita kami ngsabay eh. Hindi pwedeng may mali, as in sabay.Hindi naman kami nagtitinginan. Kumbaga[nagdepende talaga sa] timing niya at timing ko. Tapos inuulit kapag hindi perfect.”Both Ai-Ai and Marian are also co-producers of Kung Fu Divas, which made the projectmore special to them. “Nag-produce ako kasi malaki tiwala ko sa pelikula. Na-amazeako sa the way na kinuwento ni direk kaya kahit ayaw nila ako mag-produce, magpro-produce talaga ako. Ganon ko hinahanggaan yung pelikula tapos nandun pa po ako.Mas lalo ko minahal yung trabaho ko kasi artista ako, mahal ko yung konsepto,nagproduce pa ako, full package nasiya.”Aside from the fact that Ai-Ai has been into producing filmseven in the past, she claimed that she wanted the opportunity to be workingwith Marian for the first time. “Bukod sananiniwala ako sa project, alam namannatin na si Ms. Marian ay sikat saAsia. Gusto ko rin masali sa kasikatanniya sa Asia – sa Malaysia,Cambodia... Gusto ko maramdaman kungpaano pagkaguluhan ng Malaysian and Cambodian,” she finally quipped.A joint production ofStar Cinema, Reality Entertainment and The O&Co Picture Factory Inc., KungFu Divas will premiere on September 25 incinemas nationwide.<o:p></o:p>

Ai-Ai added that during the course of their shoot, shediscovered that there’s no truth to rumors that Marian has an attitude problem.“Tsaka yung mga chuvaness sa kanya hinditotoo. Mabait siya, tsaka mahiyain. Pulbos ng pulbos, nakakatawa,” Ai-Aiexclaimed in between laughs.On defending each other from controversies<o:p></o:p>Having gone through their fair share of intrigues in thebusiness, the two agreed that they’ve learned a lot by sharing their personalexperiences. But Marian maintained that she didn’t have to give Ai-Ai advice atthe height of the latter’s breakup with husband Jed Salang. All she offered washer loyalty and support at such trying times in the Comedy Queen’s personallife. “Actually, wala akong advice para kayate dahil wala ako sa posisyon para magbigay kung ano man dahil hindi ko panararanasan kung ano man ang nararanasan niya. Basta ang sa akin, mahal kosiya, susuportahan ko siya, nasa likod niya ako. Mahirap mag-advice kapag hindi mo pa na-e-experience.”In turn, Ai-Ai said that she was also aware of the pregnancyissue involving Marian. Ai-Ai was quick to say that she knows that Marian isthe type who prefers getting married first before having a baby. “Oo, nakarating sa akin [yung tsismis na buntis siya]. Wala, e di kung totoo yun di ninang ako.[Pero] hindi naman totoo. Tsaka kilala kosiya. Sinabi niya sa akin na, ‘Ate, bago ako mabuntis, gusto ko kasal muna.’Morally upright [siya].”Excited with their first film together<o:p></o:p>Kung Fu Divas isthe story of two bitter rivals in a beauty pageant, until an unexpected turn ofevents forces them to become allies in order to defeat the enemy with theiracquired kung fu skills. Most of the action sequences were shot on greenscreen, which proved to be challenging for the two actresses. “Mahirap to the point na pinag-train kami ni Direk for six months pero‘di naman consistent [na dire-diretso]. Yungtraining na kung fu talaga na hindi lang basta lumipad ka langdiyan. Kailangan may tamang porma, tamang paglipad, na ‘di kami masasaktandalawa,” explained Marian.Ai-Ai added, “Oo, anghirap kasi hindi mo naman nakikita inaartehan mo eh. Paano ka lilipad sa green,paano ka aarte na kailangan ta-tumbling ka?Bukod sa action sequences namin,mahirap din yung acting kasi meronditong times na nagsasalita kami ngsabay eh. Hindi pwedeng may mali, as in sabay.Hindi naman kami nagtitinginan. Kumbaga[nagdepende talaga sa] timing niya at timing ko. Tapos inuulit kapag hindi perfect.”Both Ai-Ai and Marian are also co-producers of Kung Fu Divas, which made the projectmore special to them. “Nag-produce ako kasi malaki tiwala ko sa pelikula. Na-amazeako sa the way na kinuwento ni direk kaya kahit ayaw nila ako mag-produce, magpro-produce talaga ako. Ganon ko hinahanggaan yung pelikula tapos nandun pa po ako.Mas lalo ko minahal yung trabaho ko kasi artista ako, mahal ko yung konsepto,nagproduce pa ako, full package nasiya.”Aside from the fact that Ai-Ai has been into producing filmseven in the past, she claimed that she wanted the opportunity to be workingwith Marian for the first time. “Bukod sananiniwala ako sa project, alam namannatin na si Ms. Marian ay sikat saAsia. Gusto ko rin masali sa kasikatanniya sa Asia – sa Malaysia,Cambodia... Gusto ko maramdaman kungpaano pagkaguluhan ng Malaysian and Cambodian,” she finally quipped.A joint production ofStar Cinema, Reality Entertainment and The O&Co Picture Factory Inc., KungFu Divas will premiere on September 25 incinemas nationwide.<o:p></o:p>

<img src='' alt='072813-aiai2_main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>“Kakampi ko ito kahitsaan ako makarating,” is how Ai-Ai De las Alas described the kind offriendship that was formed between her and KungFu Divas co-star Marian Rivera. Although it was the first time they workedtogether and they come from different networks, these things didn’t stop themfrom establishing a strong bond on and off cam. “Natural na dumating sa aming dalawa na maging magkaibigan kami. Biglana lang kami umiikot. Minsan naguusap kami, ‘Hindi ka ba inaantok? Inaantokkasi ako. Sabihin natin kay Direk (Onat Diaz) tapusin na natin ‘to, tapos uwi na tayo.’ Magkasabwat kami,” said Ai-Aiin an interview with Push.com.ph and TheBuzz during the trailer launch of KungFu Divas held at Post Manila, Thursday afternoon, July 25.During the interview, Marian was standing close to Ai-Ai forsupport, claiming that she’s not used to being interviewed by ABS-CBNreporters. She happily shared, however, how happy she is to have had the chanceto work with the Box Office Comedy Queen. “Nungkinukwento pa lang sa akin ni direk Onat, wala pang script and everything, na-excite na ako. Ano pa kayanung nakasama ko na si Ate Ai. Napaka-downto earth niya kahit na siya na yung‘the Queen’ talaga, literal.”Marian further shared that they had a lot in common which iswhy they instantly clicked on the set. “Sobrangbait, sobrang ligalig [ni Ate Ai]. Siguromade-describe ko yungrelationship naming dalawa, para kamingbata sa set, ine-enjoy namin [yung time together]. Kung makikita mo yung behind the scenesnaming dalawa, wala kayo makikita kung hindi naglalaro. Parehas kaming lokaloka.”

'Kung Fu Divas' stars Ai-Ai De las Alas and Marian Rivera defend each other on issues.

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