Barbie Forteza and Derrick Monasterio play relatable roles in 'Almost a Love Story'
The DerBie love team of Derrick Monasterio and Barbie Forteza had already worked together in several teleseryes like Tween Hearts, Luna Blanca, and Half Sisters which showcased the tandem’s unmistakable kilig factor. They will be seen in a new soap titled Inday Will Always Love You on GMA 7.
Since they have been working together on various soaps, it can’t be helped that they developed feelings for each other. Derrick courted Barbie and the young lady nearly said yes to the Kapuso hunk. Derrick said he was five points away from getting Barbie’s coveted yes but some things didn’t work, so the romance was Almost A Love Story, to borrow the title of their newest movie.
“We were almost there, just a few points to go and we have been a couple but maybe it was not meant to be. Siguro it might happen sometime in the future,” said Derrick.
On her part, Barbie recalled with fondness the time that Derrick courted her.
“I felt that he was really serious in courting me but we were still too young then, What is important now is we have become close with one another and I am really comfortable with him. Derrick and I are super close and if there’s a need for us to be sweet in a scene, we just do it. It is effortless on our part. There’s no need to act it out,” said Barbie.
Almost A Love Story was shot last December (sometime before Christmas) at Salento, in Tricase which is part of Southern Italy.
The production team behind Almost A Love Story made sure that audience will feel the love and kilig, and will be touched as well, by the story of Barbie and Derrick. It’s a plus factor that the beautiful place of Salento became the backdrop of the love story of the two lead stars. BG Productions International of Ms. Baby Go spent a fortune to make Almost A Love Story a perfect movie for Barbie and Derrick.
The movie tackles the theme of “long distance relationship” between childhood friends Baneng and Luigi. It was Baneng’s OFW mom (played by Lotlot de Leon who was taking care of Luigi in Italy) who was instrumental in making love blossom between the two. In the story, both Baneng and Luigi have the inclination for the arts that also drew them together. Will there be a fairytale ending to the kilig-filled romance of Baneng and Luigi?
An offering from BG Productions International in cooperation with Salento Cinema of Italy and GMA-7 to be distributed by Regal Films Inc., Almost A Love Story will open in cinemas nationwide on April 11. Written by Onay Sales and directed by the award-winning Louie Ignacio. Aside from Barbie, Derrick, and Lotlot, the movie also features Ana Capri as Derrick’s mom and Matet de Leon.