Carlo Aquino recounts how he bagged his role in ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Carlo Aquino opened up about his journey into bagging his role in the upcoming Filipino adaptation of<em> It&#x27;s Okay to Not Be Okay.</em></p><p>The actor admitted that he was initially hesitant to accept the role.</p><p>&quot;Ayaw ko kasing gawin dahil takot na takot ako dun sa <em>Its Okay to Not Be Okay</em> dahil alam ko &#x27;yung fans ng series na &#x27;to eh sobrang wild &#x27;yung kagustuhan nila, tapos nanalo pa nga &#x27;yung actor na nag-play [sa role ko] so dagdag [pressure] naman &#x27;yun, eh ayaw ko na nga ng pressure,&quot; he recalled in an interview with Bianca Gonzalez in the TFC show <em>BRGY.</em></p><p>&quot;So sabi ni CVV (Cory V. Vidanes), gawin mo na. Tapos sinabi na rin ng handlers ko, sobrang ganda niyan, parang ikaw &#x27;yung isa sa mga puso ng series. Sabi ko okay, siguro ito na &#x27;yung time na kung gagawa man ako ng sobrang hirap, ito na &#x27;yun and parang feeling ko ano rin &#x27;to, moving forward, magiging okay din dahil ginawa ko &#x27;yung isang bagay na sobrang kinakatatakutan ko,&quot; he remarked.</p><div><iframe width="1226" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q3CYPxpo5m8" title="Carlo Aquino on the Twists and Turns of Fatherhood and Marriage| December 30, 2024 | BRGY S3 Ep 140" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>He went on: &quot;Nung past kasi ayaw ko ng ganun sabi ko time na to do something about this. Takot na takot ako pero gagawin ko &#x27;to ng takot.&quot;</p><p>In<em> It&#x27;s Okay to Not Be Okay</em>, Carlo portrays Matmat, a role originally played by Oh Jung-se as Moon Sang-tae in the K-Drama series. Sang-tae, the older brother of Moon Gang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun) with autism, is an aspiring illustrator and fan of Ko Moon-young (Seo Yea-ji). Witnessing his mother&#x27;s murder left him with a deep fear of butterflies, which trigger traumatic memories and recurring nightmares each spring. This fear forces Gang-tae to constantly move towns with him to &quot;escape the butterflies.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-12" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDbTYASzaC1/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A12%2C%22os%22%3A20997802.7%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-12" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Carlo will headline the series with Joshua Garcia and Anne Curtis.</p><p>&quot;Natutuwa ako kasi &#x27;yung amount of heart and and passion na binibigay ng lahat ng buong team... Wala akong ibang magagawa kundi ibigay &#x27;yung best ko,&quot; he remarked.</p>

<p>In<i> 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay</i>,' Carlo portrays Matmat, a role originally played by Oh Jung-se as Moon Sang-tae in the K-Drama series. </p>

In 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay ,' Carlo portrays Matmat, a role originally played by Oh Jung-se as Moon Sang-tae in the K-Drama series.

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Carlo Aquino recounts how he bagged his role in ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

Carlo Aquino recounts how he bagged his role in ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

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Published Jan 05, 2025 02:11 PM PHT

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