actress Mercedes Cabral

Kiko Escuadro

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1717575044756447637899_823707992985083_5337802965460335652_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="actress Mercedes Cabral"/></div><p>MANILA -- &quot;Challenging.&quot; This was how Independent actress Mercedes Cabral described her role in the hit ABS-CBN primetime series &#x27;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&#x27; where she plays the mistress Lena.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/je_lhoKF5BQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>In an Interview with ABS-CBN News, Cabral revealed she received so many hate comments on social media since her character started meddling with the lives of Marites and Rigor played by John Estrada and Cherry Pie Picache.    </p><p>&quot;May mga tao na pine-personal na ako. Hindi na Lena, &#x27;yung tawag sa &#x27;kin or sinasabi, kung &#x27;di Mercedes Cabral na, so ako na mismo tinitira. But mostly sa messages ito,&quot; she said.</p><p>The actress also recalled the time she was confronted personally by a fan of &quot;Batang Quiapo.&quot;</p><p>&quot;In person naman &#x27;pag may mga nakaka-recognize sa &#x27;kin, they say things like &#x27;gusto kita sampalin kasi kuhang-kuha mo yung inis ko pero ang galing mo.&#x27; So kapag nakakarinig ako ng mga ganong bagay, that is a huge compliment for me. Ibig sabihin, nagagawa ko ng maayos &#x27;yung trabaho ko. Nagagawa ko ng maayos &#x27;yung assigned character sa akin,&quot; she added.</p><p>But despite the hate she receives both on personal and on social media, Cabral sees it as a compliment on the effectiveness of her acting.<br id="isPasted"/>&quot;As an actor, it&#x27;s your job to give life to a character in a story. At kailangan &#x27;yung mga characters na tulad ni Lena sa istorya. Sila kasi nagbibigay ng conflict sa story e. Although sometimes, naapektuhan ako sa mga sinasabi ng tao, siyempre tao lang din naman ako, iniisip ko na lang na ang importante nagagawa ko ng maayos trabaho ko.&quot; she explained.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bD3mjLjmR_Y?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Considered a veteran in acting, the actress gives tips to newcomers who want to hone their craft.</p><p>&quot;Ang pag-arte, hindi lang &#x27;yan basta magaling ka mag-memorize at mabilis umiyak. Hindi &#x27;yun ang basehan kung magaling ka umarte. Madaming iba&#x27;t ibang techniques and sana give yourself time to learn those things. Mag attend ng acting workshops. Until now nag aattend pa din ako whenever I can kasi its a never-ending learning process. Trust me, ang sarap pag-aralan ng ginagawa natin,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; airs every Monday to Friday, 8 p.m. on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, Cinemo, A2Z, TV5, iWantTFC and TFC.</p><div><strong>RELATED NEWS:</strong> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/20/on-cue-coco-martin-1505" id="isPasted">ON CUE: COCO MARTIN</a></div>

<p>Challenging. This was how Independent actress Mercedes Cabral described her role in the hit ABS-CBN primetime series 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo' where she plays the mistress Lena.</p>

Challenging. This was how Independent actress Mercedes Cabral described her role in the hit ABS-CBN primetime series 'FPJ's Batang Quiapo' where she plays the mistress Lena.

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How Mercedes Cabral made Lena the most hated woman on primetime

How Mercedes Cabral made Lena the most hated woman on primetime

Kiko Escuadro,

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Published Jun 05, 2024 04:36 PM PHT

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