Eugene Domingo recounts her experience working with Dingdong Dantes

Ngayong September, kilalanin ang babae na bagong katambal ni Dingdong Dantes na nag-cause ng matinding ingay sa Internet over the last month, at tiyak na iibigin niyo rin.

We’re talking about none other than the lovable Eugene Domingo.

This September 2, ipalalabas na ang Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme in theaters nationwide. At finally, mala-launch na rin si Eugene sa kanyang first lead role in a movie.

“Hindi siya madali,” pag-amin ng komedyante nang kausapin ng iGMA tungkol sa kanyang launching movie.

“Si Kimmy tsaka si Dora; ang hirap kasi nga kambal ‘yung ginagampanan ko, tapos magkaibang-magkaiba ng character. And then, in the middle part of the story is another layer: Kimmy and Dora will try to be the other kambal,” she explained.

Pero ang tanong, mahirap din bang makatrabaho ang kanyang leading man na si Dingdong Dantes?

“Yun ang pinakamadali,” mabilis na sagot ni Eugene. “Hindi ako nahirapan doon—nasarapan ako doon.”

Not your usual Pinoy comedy

Ipinagmalaki ni Eugene na very special ang Kimmy Dora hindi dahil sa makabagbag-damdaming dramatic moments, nor is it because of out-of-this-world special effects. It is special because of the way the material was treated, written and directed.

“Mahusay naman si Chris Martinez (writer of 100), and of course si Bb. Joyce Bernal na puro kalokohan din ang utak [ang nag-direk],” Eugene said.

“Mayroon siyang comedy, [pero] mayroon siyang drama. Of course. Kasi it’s a story about sisters and family,” she added.

Pero bukod pa sa dalawang rekados na ito, Eugene followed na, “mayroon siyang katakot-takot na aksyon. Hinamon ang kalusugan ko, at ang youthfulness ko!”

’Kambal sa Kiyeme’

Lately, maraming issues ang lumalabas tungkol sa character na kanyang ginagampanan sa pelikula, si Kimmy. Eugene says in defense of her character: “Alam mo minsan, naiisip ko, kasi naka-focus ‘yung character niya sa pagtataguyod ng negosyo nila…Baka napapagod lang siya, kaya mainit ang ulo niya.”

Though, neither can she deny the evidence na lumabas na sa publiko, she admitted na kasamaan din talaga ng ugali ni Kimmy.

Kimmy is so different kay Dora na very delightful naman ang character. At para kay Eugene, Kimmy Dora has something for everyone, mapa-bata o mapa-career woman pa. And definitely, at the heart of it all, it is a movie for the family.

Promise pa ni Eugene, magkakaroon ng magandang reconciliation sa kambal pero kailangan panoorin ang movie para malaman kung papaano ito mangyayari.

“Importanteng makanood tayo sa September 2. Kimmy Dora, produced by Spring Films headed by Mr. Piolo Pascual, with a very, very, very special participation of Mr. Dingdong Dantes and the sexy Zanjoe Marudo,” pag-imbita ni Eugene na mapapanood din every Saturday night sa Cool Center: Hello it’s Me sa GMA 7. – Jason John S. Lim/Erick P. Mataverde, iGMA