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What nearly made Robin back out of “Joaquin Bordado?” Our tattooed action hero has a few confessions up his sleeve.
What nearly made Robin back out of “Joaquin Bordado?” What does he consider “baduy,” and what did he tone down to 20%? Our tattooed action hero has a few confessions up his sleeve. Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. With interviews by Jason S. Lim. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. Minus 80% We know the drill. Almost every girl Robin Padilla gets paired with onscreen becomes linked to him in real life. We couldn’t blame him, though; even we are smitten by the ever maginoo Binoe. His co-star Iza Calzado also agrees that Robin treats all women in a special way, saying that he’s very “maalaga” and “maasikaso.” But Robin made a resolution the last time we talked to him on the set of Joaquin: “Hindi na nga ako masyadong ganoon, kasi nami-misinterpret. Ayoko na, kasi malalaki na yung mga anak kong babae.” If you will remember, Robin had quite a controversy involving his Asian Treasures co-star Diana Zubiri. The entertainment headlines buzzed of how he wooed her during the cast’s finale taping in China. As usual, nothing was clarified until the noise eventually ceased. But it had enough of an effect on Robin for him to say, “Hindi na kagaya noong dati, ‘tol. Siguro ang nabawas mga 80%. Huli na yung [kay Diana]. Yun yung huling pinakamatindi! Naguluhan ako doon!” Isang alitaptap But even if Robin has toned down his gentlemanly ways, it cannot be denied that it has already been ingrained in his system, as shown in the way he gives praises to his leading lady in his primetime show. He says of Iza, “Nandito ang ating pambato sa usaping pang-internasyonal, si Miss Iza Calzado!" “[Siya’y] napakagandang dilag. Alam mo, sa aming set na puro lalaki, kapag nandi-diyan siya, may kakaibang ilaw na ibinibigay sa aming mga mata. Isang alitaptap na nagbibigay ng ilaw sa mga kalalakihan na napupuno ng kadiliman.” Who says these things?! Only Robin does, and only he can get away with it! Projects for 2008 “Ipapasa ko muna po ang Muay kasi may gagawin akong pelikula [tungkol sa] Arnis,” says Robin, who’s the chairman of the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines. “May conflict, e. Pakikiusapan ko muna si Senator Bong Revilla na siya muna humawak ng Muay. Hindi naman siguro maganda na gumagawa ako ng pelikulang Arnis, [tapos] chairman ako ng Muay! Parang ang gulo sa tao noon, di ba?” Robin will also be paired with Ai-Ai Delas Alas for another movie project. “Gustung-gusto ng mga ibang director na ginagawa akong nakakatawa, e! Paminsan nga, tinatanong ko, ‘Ang tingin niyo ba sa akin, komedyante?! Nakulong po ako ng tatlong taon! Baliw po ako!” he jokes. And of course, he’ll have a flick with GMA Films, where he’ll be paired with Sharon Cuneta. “Yun po ang isang pinaghahandaan namin. Sana naman yung bagay sa edad namin [yung pelikula]! Dapat kasi nag-shooting na yan noong November. Noong unang binigay sa amin yung storya, [parang nag-alangan ako] kasi dapat yung bagay sa edad namin.” Right now, Robin prefers to focus on his Arnis movie. “Kasi [sa] atin yun, e. Kaya handa akong bitawan yung Muay kasi napag-aralan ko na kung paano pinapangalagaan ng mga Thai yung kanilang art. Pinag-aralan ko sila kung paano nila mahalin. Yun ang gusto kong gawin sa Arnis ngayon.” Where’s the challenge? “Iba kasi yung gusto ni direk Mac Alejandre (MariMar, Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap),” says Robin of the type of martial arts they’ll be using for the show. “Medieval times ito. Doon nabuhay ang orihinal na Joaquin. Kaya mga fight scene niya, iba. Hindi siya martial arts -- warrior ito. Hindi po tayo makakagawa ng Asian style.” He says that he always studies a stunt before actually doing it. “Hindi po tayo makakagawa ng isang bagay na hindi po natin napag-aaralan. Pero lahat naman po yan ay nakukuha sa dasal. Pag nandyan na yung disgrasya, maiiwasan natin. At kailangan lang lagi, presence of mind. Hindi yung pag may nangyari, magsisisgaw ka na!” When asked if he has a stunt double, he remarked, “Baduy! Stand-in lang yun. May mga eksena kasi na pag nagawa ko na, hindi na ako nati-thrill. Wala nang adrenalin rush! Yun kasi yung hinahabol ko e.” Does he ever get scared? “Nandoon yung takot,” he admits. “Pero wag kang magpakain sa takot mo. Kasi makakabitiw ka doon. Pag nakabitiw ka, yun na!” Robin as a dad One facet of Robin’s life that many are not privy to is his being a father – quite a proud one, at that. He says he’s giving all-out support to his two daughters Kylie and Queenie in their decision to enter show business. “Kaya lang, ayoko noong mga ligaw-ligawan!” he shares. “Hindi ako full-support doon! Kasi Muslim kami, e. Iba ang kultura. At dapat nilang panghawakan yun. Kung gusto nila ng mga ganoon, e i-denounce nila muna. At sabihin nila kung ano gusto nilang relihiyon.” He explains, “Hindi pupwedeng alam lahat ng tao, Muslim sila, tapos gumagawa sila ng hindi Islamic. Wala namang masama sa ibang religion -- kung saan ka masaya [dapat]! [Ang] religion, kailangan, pinaliligaya ka niyan.” His 14-year old daughter Kylie is his co-star in Joaquin, where she plays the warrior girl Erenea. “Naku, yun ang abangan ng ating kabataan,” says Robin, adding that his daughter is not a “fake.” “Palagay ko e sa lahat ng ka-edad niya, siya lang ang walang [stunt] double. Magmamana sa tatay niya!” Robin reveals that Kylie doesn’t want to use their last name, Padilla. “Yun yung kabilin-bilinan niya – ‘Please, walang Padilla!’ Ang sinasabi niya, hindi pa daw niya nae-earn yung right.” His eldest daughter Queenie is 16 years old and is an actress in another Network. If there’s an offer for him to do an action movie with his kids, will he take it? “Pag handa na sila. Ayaw pa nila, e. Ang dami nang nagsasabi, pero ayaw noong mga bata.” He says of his daughters, “Pag may leading man dapat handa! Kasi yung mga anak ko, may sumpong yun! Biglang manghahamon! Yung mga pinsan nilang lalaki, pag masyadong maporma, [nagyayaya ng] ‘Just one round!’ Pag medyo presko yung leading man baka umuwi nang [bugbugan]!” Tattoos=patience! When you see Robin in Joaquin, you might assume that the only tattoos on his body are the ones used for the show, but he says that he, too, has a lot of body art aside from what is allowed to be seen onscreen. “Kung tato po pinag-uusapan, ay marami po akong tato. Binubura [lang] nila yun,” he says. The artist uses henna over Robin’s existing tattoos to give the appearance of a clean slate. He clarifies with a laugh, “Pero wala po akong tatong bilibid, ha! Kasabihan yan sa kulungan – pag natatuan ka doon, mahina ka.” What are his tattoos about? “Puro may kinalaman sa pag-ibig ang tattoo ko. Walo [silang lahat],” he imparts, counting them off one by one. The only thing he complains about the role is the time needed to retouch all the henna tattoos on his body. “Umaabot ng apat na oras -- nakakaubos ng energy! Nagre-reklamo [nga] ako kasi tulad sa fight scenes, noong kinunan yung cinema ad, napagod ako sa tattoo!” For the cinema ad, the artist used a marker pen instead of the henna ink, but they decided to use henna for the rest of the tapings because it doesn’t rub off as easily. “Isipin mo yun, [pag] nag-rehearsal, pinawisan ka, tatatuan ka ulit, [tapos] yung paglalagay, apat na oras. Yung retouch, dalawang oras bawat take! E di syempre, adrenalin mo, bababa! Itataas mo na naman! Aba, nakakainit ng ulo! Muntik na ako mag-back out nang dahil sa tattoo! Hindi ko kaya nang ganoon!” It’s a good thing that Robin is a man of discipline. Otherwise, who would be our Joaquin? Talk about Joaquin Bordado in the iGMA Forum! More about the show: The new Bordado Twinkle’s Blog: Joaquin, don’t fall! Gallery: On the set with Robin Padilla