Hold Me Close premiere

Anna Cerezo

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino’s excitement for the premiere of &quot;Hold Me Close&quot; were heightened as they were warmly greeted by fans and fellow celebrities while walking the red carpet for the early screening of the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry in Quezon City on Tuesday.</p><p>“Ang lamig ng kamay ko. &#x27;Di ko pa napapanood, this is the first. Excited pero kinakabahan,” Aquino said in an interview.</p><p>“Nakaabang ako sa reaction ng mga tao. I wonder how they will react to the love story,” Barretto added.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDeiRdzv1qZ/embed/captioned/?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%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A10173686.099999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="978" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" 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>The romantic fantasy set in Karatsu, Japan was written and directed by Jason Paul Laxamana.</p><p>“I am excited about the setting. I’m so excited to see how beautiful Japan is in the film and the way direk captured it to show the love story through the locations,” Barretto teased.</p><p>Both actors encouraged the public to watch “Hold Me Close” along with the other MMFF entries, which will be showing in cinemas starting Christmas Day.</p><p>“I hope to watch all. Ang laking bagay supportahan lahat ng pelikula para sa industriya natin,” Aquino said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/31/director-gives-glimpse-of-hold-me-close-look-test-2118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Director gives glimpse of &#x27;Hold Me Close&#x27; look test</a></div><div><strong><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/20/carlo-aquino-julia-barretto-reunite-for-new-film-1426" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: Carlo Aquino, Julia Barretto reunite for new film</a></strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><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/JMxWFf-AGZs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><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/UWer3CZfWX0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino’s excitement for the premiere of 'Hold Me Close' were heightened as they were warmly greeted by fans and fellow celebrities while walking the red carpet</p>

Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino’s excitement for the premiere of 'Hold Me Close' were heightened as they were warmly greeted by fans and fellow celebrities while walking the red carpet

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Julia Barreto, Carlo Aquino’s MMFF entry ‘Hold Me Close’ holds premiere

Julia Barreto, Carlo Aquino’s MMFF entry ‘Hold Me Close’ holds premiere

Anna Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 18, 2024 11:45 AM PHT

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