Gardo Versoza's dream role: 'Politikong masama na itinatago 'yung pagka-bading'
Published On: December 06, 2013, 11:37 PM
Updated On: October 17, 2020, 06:44 AM
Versatile actor Gardo Versoza has already portrayed various roles both on TV and film since he started in showbiz, but he admits that there is still one role that he really wants to give life to. In an interview during the pictorial for the upcoming primetime series Rhodora X, Gardo opened up about shifting from bida to kontrabida, his unusual dream role, and why he is excited to work with Mark Herras again.
"Siguro kapag ang isang bagay ine-enjoy mo, hindi siya nagiging mahirap sa iyo. Kumbaga, na-eenjoy mo kahit sabihin mong work siya. Hindi ka naiinip, hindi ka tinatamad gawin. And as much as possible, every time na mayroong sisimulan na bagong soap or movie, para mas madali kong mai-portray, gumagawa ako ng peg para hindi ako maligaw," he explains when we asked kung nahihirapan pa rin ba siyang sa pagiging bida or kontrabida.
Hindi naman namin inasaahan ang kanyang sagot nang aming tanungin kung may dream role pa ba siya. "Dream role ko 'yung politikong masama na tinatago 'yung pagka-bading, na sobrang gahaman, na gustong patayin 'yung taong bayan."
Bakit kaya ito ang kanyang nais gampanan?
"Kasi kapag straight, feeling ko siya 'yung typical na kapag nakita mo sa big screen, 'Ay, ito na 'yan.' Whereas kung may tinatago siya, let's say sa cabinet niya, hindi niya ipinakikita 'di ba? Mas marami kasing dimensions 'yung character na politiko. It's either politiko or pari din sana, pero kasi mahirap laruin, baka magalit si Papa Jesus."
And when the question on who he wants to be his leading man was raised, Gardo laughed and said, "Kapag 'yung lover, siguro maganda 'yung image na pino-portray niya parang hunk. Kasi feeling ko kung tisoy-tisoy type, baka medyo hindi convincing na naa-attract ako sa kanya. Kahit sino ibigay, okay lang. Kahit si Mark [Herras] puwede."
Speaking of Mark, Gardo is excited to work with him again after Hiram na Puso. "Si Mark excited ako na makaeksena siyang sumasayaw kami kaya lang hindi ako pinayagan, sayang (laughs). Gustong gusto ko gawin. Maybe in the near future, sana bigyan kami ng break ng GMA na parang father-and-son tandem na nagba-backflip. Cool, 'di ba?"
Abangan si Gardo Versoza with Jennylyn Mercado, Yasmien Kurdi, and Mark Herras sa Rhodora X, coming soon on GMA Telebabad. -- Text by Michelle Caligan, Photo by Bochic Estrada, GMANetwork.com