Cheyenne Suarez

For Vice Ganda, new MMFF movie was therapy

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MJ Felipe

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<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1013867894103925%26set%3Da.654753423348709%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MANILA -- During the media conference of her upcoming MMFF movie ‘And The Breadwinner Is…’, Vice Ganda showed her vulnerable side. </p><p>Asked if breadwinners like her experience mental health problems, Vice agreed. And how did she cope up with it? “I underwent therapy,” she said.</p><p>“I am still undergoing therapy. Nag-therapy ako noon, nagthe-therapy pa rin ako ngayon. At &#x27;yun ang isang bagay na hindi ko gustong ihinto. Parang ginagawa kong regular &#x27;yung pagthe-therapy kasi gusto kong matulungan ang sarili ko, kasi marami pa &#x27;kong gustong gawin,”  Vice explained.</p><p>“Tulad ng maraming breadwinners, marami pa siyang pangarap. Marami pang nakapasan sa akin, marami pa &#x27;kong gustong gawin. Gusto kong manatiling malusog hindi lang ang pangangatawan ko, kung &#x27;di ang kaisipan ko.”</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDCQiGiS9kD/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%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A449868.30000019073%2C%22ls%22%3A449461.80000019073%2C%22le%22%3A449853%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1041" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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>Vice stressed she’s not ashamed to admit that she’s continuously seeking help through therapy.  </p><p>“Ano namang nakakahiya kung nagthe-therapy ako? Yeah nagthe-therapy ako and I’m proud of it. At ito&#x27;y isang bagay na hindi natin pinagdadalawang isipan na gawin. Going to a therapy, or seeking help sa isang psychiatrist, psychologist o sa isang professional, should be as normal as going to the dentist,” Vice stressed.</p><p>And in the process of preparing for the movie, since it will require Vice to pour out different emotions throughout the emotionally-packed scenes, Vice had a workshop with director Jun Lana and acting coach Malou de Guzman.</p><p>“It was very hard at that time,” Vice briefly paused and looked like she was trying to fight her tears from falling. “Nung nag-workshop ako sa kanya that was the time, I was about to restart my therapy. &#x27;Yun &#x27;yung time na magsisimula ako ulit ng therapy. Durog ako nung mga time na &#x27;yun. Durog ako pero hindi ko siya na-a-address.”</p><p>“Natulungan nila ako sa workshop kasi nailabas ko &#x27;yung nasa loob ko na, nandidito lang. Hindi ko napapakawalan.”</p><p>She added, “Yung pag-shooting ko ng pelikula, naging bahagi siya ng therapy ko.”</p><p>De Guzman said the workshop with Vice was a very special moment for her.</p><p>“Kasi paghuhubad ng kaluluwa. Maganda &#x27;yun at unang-una ang ikinatuwa ko talaga ay pagiging makatotohanan. Thank God, I was instrumental sa kanyang pag-explore at pag-discovery. Kailangan &#x27;yung kaibuturan, &#x27;yung honesty, lumabas &#x27;yun. Doon nabuksan siya,” said de Guzman.</p><p>“Bago pa gawin &#x27;yung pelikula nandun na si Direk (Jun Lana) at si Tita Malou. At ang laking biyaya na nasa cast siya, kasi nandun siya to guide me all the way. Napakaswerte ko, siya &#x27;yung tumulong sa akin,” Vice said.</p><p>‘And The Breadwinner Is...’ hits cinemas on December 25 as part of the 50th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/19/vice-ganda-announces-new-film-and-the-breadwinner-is-1253" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vice Ganda announces new film &#x27;And the Breadwinner is...&#x27;</a></div><div><br/></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/_Y69j8TaHFc?&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/-8by-wbSKFA?&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/57ptNftTk6c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>During the media conference of her upcoming MMFF movie ‘And The Breadwinner Is…’, Vice Ganda showed her vulnerable side.</p>

During the media conference of her upcoming MMFF movie ‘And The Breadwinner Is…’, Vice Ganda showed her vulnerable side.