#ATSGotYouCovered: "Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha," From 2014 To Cinemalaya 2017

#ATSGotYouCovered: "Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha," From 2014 To Cinemalaya 2017

The project has been with Sharon Cuneta since 2014. Supposedly, they were about to do the filming on November 2014 when Elaine Cuneta passed away. It was put on hold for a while. By 2015, naging busy na si Sharon sa kanyang pagbabalik-telebisyon sa ABS-CBN with shows like Your Face Sounds Familiar and The Voice Kids.

In 2016, naisip ni Mes de Guzman, writer-director, at asawang si Rhea na isali sa Cinemalaya ang APHL. It will be a good venue for the said film and at the same time, a first for Sharon Cuneta. Through her handler Sandra Chavez, they got the go signal to push through with it. Fortunately, naging finalist siya sa Cinemalaya.

"Di rin naman namin ine-expect," kwento ni Rhea. "Ang daming sumasali sa Cinemalaya... pero s'ympre, the fact na we have Sharon Cuneta portraying as Cora, baka nagka-edge talaga ang materyal."

Nang ilabas na ng Cinemalaya last year ang competing films for 2017, in-announce na rin ni Sharon ang pagsali niya sa naturang festival sa kanyang interviews during her Solaire concert promo. Dagdag pa ang pagsasabing co-producer siya ng movie.

From that day on, hindi naging madali ang proseso for both Sharon and the production team. May kanya-kanya silang naging struggles hanggang lumabas na ang kontrobersiya tungkol sa "di pagtuloy" sa pelikula. Binigyan pa diumano si Sharon ng "ultimatum" ng Cinemalaya para makapag-decide kung gagawin ba ang movie o hindi. Dagdag-pressure sa pinagdaraanan ng bawat kampo ang mga nagbabadyang deadlines but to be fair to Cinemalaya, according to Rhea, the word "ultimatum" was never used. Para din naman sa kanila, unfair para sa isang Sharon Cuneta na bigyan ng gano'ng klaseng treatment and pressure gayong gusto nga nilang mag-offer ng magandang working environment kay Sharon.

Then there were talks of replacing her with Maricel Soriano in case she decided not to go through with it. At bukod kay Marya, may iba rin mga artista ang nagpadala ng feelers na interesado silang gawin ang movie.

However, from day one, kay Sharon ang pelikula. Hindi niya ito ni-let go kailanman. Constant ang communication niya at ng production team kahit hindi sila nagbibigay ng anumang public statement tungkol sa controversy. Nahirapan lang si Sharon na ayusin ang schedule niya dahil sa di natuloy na project with Gabby Concepcion at sa inaasahang papalit dito na gusto na ring simulan ng leading man niya agad. "Ginawa ito para sa kanya," paliwanag ni Rhea, "kaya di rin ako bumitaw doon."

By April 8, 2016, Sharon broke her silence. "Relax, everyone. Doing all we can so that we can start and complete my first-ever Cinemalaya entry, 'Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha,' to be directed by award-winning director whom I respect and looking forward to working with, Mes de Guzman."

Indeed, nakapag-relax na ang marami particularly ang Sharonians na nangangambang maantala ang pinapangarap nilang comeback movie at first indie film ni Sharon.

When Sharon finally fixed her schedule and settled some personal issues, nagsimula na ang filming noong May 20, 2017.

Watch this interview by All Things Sharon with direk Mes de Guzman as he talks about the said Cinemalaya controversy.





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