Playing a mother role for Rhian Ramos

Playing a mother role was "a very welcoming change" for Rhian Ramos

First time ng Kapuso actress na si Rhian Ramos ang gumanap bilang isang ina, and as Raquel in the primetime series Genesis, she learned that a mother's love for her child is incomparable.

"The more I played Raquel and the more that I got to interact with Sasha as Osie, as my daughter, saka ko na-feel na parang iba talaga 'yung pagmamahal ng isang ina. You can't compare it to just the love you would give to your husband or boyfriend. The love that a parent gives to a child is really different," admits Rhian when we visited the set of Genesislast December 11.

Aniya, hindi niya inakalang magiging ganito kahirap ang pagbibigay buhay sa kanyang character. "At first I thought it was easy kasi parang na-master ko naman din 'yung feeling na love, kung paano siya ipapasok sa story. Pero 'yung difference lang, lagi kasi 'yung mga roles ko 'yung center ng buhay niya 'yung lalake. 'Yung love na 'yun, nilagay ko lang doon sa daughter ko. So akala ko, ganun lang kadali."

The more she played the role of Raquel, she says, the more it became natural for her to be protective of Osie, lalo na kapag may mga eksenang sinasaktan sila ni Paolo, played by TJ Trinidad.

"Nagwawala talaga ako na parang hindi ko naman pinlano before the scene. It was actually a very welcoming change. I really liked playing a mother role kasi finally, there was something new. It was undiscovered territory for me as an actress."

The 23-year old also shared that there are still other roles she wants to explore, as she does not want to be typecast as a damsel in distress. Aside from being "the one who saves the guy" and portraying very sexy roles, Rhian also wants to try something out-of-the-box.

"Gusto kong magkaroon ng isang character na mayroon siyang uncontrollable weakness, parang some kind of psychological problem. For example, character na may OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). You can't help it, you can't control it. You have to fix things, you have to do things in a certain way. It can even be some kind of addiction, basta something you have trouble controlling. Para bang kalaban mo ang sarili mo," pagdedetalye niya.

Abangan si Rhian Ramos at ang iba pang cast ng Genesis sa huling dalawang linggo nito, weeknights after Adarna, on GMA Telebabad. -- Text by Michelle Caligan, Interview by Shively Abella, Photo by Bochic Estrada, GMANetwork.com

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