Arjo Atayde on his DREAM ROLE: From Kontrabida to Bida Role in Hanggang Saan
Arjo and Sue Wednesday, February 07, 2018
It's given that the Entertainment industry has a lot of gifted actors, the ones who will shine when given the right project. But there are only a few, the ones you can just count with your fingers that shines even brighter, the ones we can call "brilliant actors" that can deliver on any given project, whether kontrabida or bida role.
Most people know that Arjo Atayde is the son of one of the best actress in the industry, a veteran actress as well and has done several films and teleseryes, Ms. Sylvia Sanchez. Arjo on the other hand doesn't need to be hiding in the shadow of his Mom's success because the moment he entered the showbiz industry, he started making a name of his own.
Arjo definitely gave a magnificent performance as the antagonist of Coco Martin in Ang Probinsyano where he played as Joaquin. Arjo mentioned that he loves portraying kontrabida roles because it gives more freedom to challenge himself in portraying it. Arjo added that being part of Ang Probinsyano gave him a lot of insights about how to be an effective actor.
Joaquin's death in Ang Probinysano is one of the highest rating of the show, making viewers more glued to the show and some were even angered why he was taken out of the hit teleserye. For 2 years, he said he really enjoyed portraying the role and there were times that he felt like he has taken the role seriously that in reality he sometimes turn into Joaquin for no reason. It was indeed a memorable role for Arjo.
After his exit in Ang Probinsyano, Arjo immediately got a big project and this time, he is the lead star of his own teleserye.
After her remarkable portrayal of the character Gloria in “The Greatest Love,” Sylvia Sanchez now gives life to Sonya, a brave mother who will do everything to give her sons a good life.
The award-winning actress also teams up for the first time with her real-life son Arjo Atayde, who plays the smart and reliable Paco, a law student and Sonya’s dedicated son.
Sonya’s family may seem ordinary, but her life will leave a lot questions to viewers because unlike the usual story of a mother’s sacrifice, Sonya gets herself in a perilous situation where she kills an innocent man in order to prolong the life of her son.
Arjo is teamed up in Hanggang Saan with Sue Ramirez. This is their first time to work together and according to Arjo, he loves wroking with Sue because she is very professional and dedicated in her craft. Arjo described Sue as, "Sobgang galing ni Sue, sobrang sarap kasama and sobrang cowboy nya, walang ka-arte-arte. I never felt awkward, not even a single scene with her." Arjo added that he would love to do another project with her again in the future, maybe a movie.
Arjo describe her Mom Sylvia as a cool Mom but she also sets her standards and rules in the house that needs to be followed. Which is why in the teleserye Hanggang Saan, both of them can somehow relate to their respective roles. Arjo, for his part, said the challenge of working with his mom onscreen is to play their characters as believable as possible, disregarding how they are in reality.
In a separate interviews, during Mama's Girl Blogcon, Ms. Sylvia describe how she is as a Mom to her children, she said that, "Gagawin ko ang lahat para sa mga anak ko, andyan ako no matter what, pero, okay Mommy ako pero wag mong tatapakan ang pagka-nanay ko. Dapat laging andyan yung respeto at tiwala sa isa't isa." Which therefore I conclude, that Sylvia really did a great job in raising her children because all of them grew up really well, shining in their ways just like Arjo Atayde who will surely go along way.
It was really nice tyo be given the opportunity to meet Arjo in person because I'm a fan. He is without a doubt a brilliant actor, so humble and sweet. He knows what he does, he delivers with whatever that is given to him and he has a lot of goals in life that he wanted to achieve at an early age, he is very determined.
I've learned so much about his character in just one seating and I can definitely say that Arjo is one actor that will make a big mark in the industry. I hope he will have more amazing projects in the future and hopefully a movie soon. Arjo will be launching something new soon that is also related in the Entertainment industry so do watch out for it.
Don’t miss Arjo Atayde in Hanggang Saan, a teleserye that will show up to what extent a mother can sacrifice for her son, after “Asintado” on ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gold.
