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Kyle Echarri admits once wanting to give up on his career: ‘Nadadamay na ‘yung mama ko’

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Jemuel Tandoc

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<p>Kyle Echarri heads the action-packed series <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja"><em><strong>Roja</strong></em></a> alongside Donny Pangilinan. In the story, both navigate survival during the intense siege on Roja Island.</p><p>During Roja’s intimate media roundtable, Kyle admitted experiencing a personal survival challenge similar to that of his character, Olsen, in the series.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DP5_06miW4I/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%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A384916.10000000894%2C%22ls%22%3A235591.30000001192%2C%22le%22%3A235977.90000000596%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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><div><br/></div><p>“I think many times, especially earlier on in my career, nung medyo naapektuhan ako sa mga sinasabi ng tao, there&#x27;s times when, especially when you&#x27;re younger, you don&#x27;t know how to really take what people say about you,” he recalled.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja"><em><strong>Roja</strong></em></a> lead star added that he felt everything was going wrong and that circumstances seemed to be working against him.</p><p>“There was a point where sinabi ko na parang wala na akong nagagawang tama. Puro mali na lang yung mga nasa isip ng tao tungkol sa akin. Kahit nagiging honest lang ako sa paningin ko. I wasn&#x27;t doing anything wrong, but they saw it that way,” he expressed.</p><p>Kyle admitted that he even reached a point where he wanted to give up on his career.</p><p>“Sabi ko, parang gusto ko na mag-give up. Tapos, I was super mad. And then, one thing came after the other until the point where nadadamay na yung mama ko. My mom was also not feeling good that day,” he revealed.</p><p>However, it was also through these challenges that he found a reason to push through and survive.</p><p>“That&#x27;s where I told myself, hindi, itatama ko to. And since then, I think that&#x27;s when I can say my career has been able to prosper into what it is now. And sobrang akong natuwa. You know, I think at the end of the day, hardships and moments like that, survival is also what makes you who you are today. And nasa sa’yo yan kung paano mo i-handle. And it made me a better person,” Kyle said.</p><div><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DrJKY0znBVA" title="#ROJANewOfficialTrailer" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Catch Kyle as Olsen in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja"><em><strong>Roja</strong></em></a><em><strong></strong>,</em> weeknights starting November 24 on TV5, A2Z, and Kapamilya Channel. Global viewers can watch via TFC, and the series is also available for streaming on iWantTFC and Kapamilya Online Live on YouTube. An early release of the series is available on Netflix.</p>

<p>Kyle Echarri admits being affected by early career challenges and how he overcame them to become the star he is today.</p>

Kyle Echarri admits being affected by early career challenges and how he overcame them to become the star he is today.