Dyosa Director Wenn Deramas in the Hot Seat

by: By Manila Santos
Source: www.ABS-CBN.com

Not everyone thrives on working non-stop, but for mega box office hit director Wenn Deramas, it’s as if he just lives and breathes for the sake of his craft. "Mas nakakapagod yung wala kang ginagawa. Heaven ako ‘pag nagtatrabaho.Mula pagkabata ganyan na ko: nagtratrabaho, nag-aaral. Tapos ngayon, kapag hindi six days a week ang ginagawa ko, nalulungkot ako. Parang may problema. Parang hindi balance ang earth."

Working on a mini-series frustrates him because he loves to see his projects flourish for as long as it takes. So after Kokey, Maligno, and Volta, Direk Wenn is excited to be working on longer teleseryes like Dyosa, Betty La Fea, and Batunting. For now, Dyosa is keeping him busy along with his new comedy flick, Ai-Ai de las Alas’s Ang Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat.

"Ako yung huling pumasok sa show. Halosgawa na nila ang Dyosa nung dumating ako. Wala palang silang director," says Direk Wenn when asked about the rushes of ABS-CBN’s upcoming fantaserye. "Wala naman kasing gustong tumanggap ng ganitong kalokohan na ang hirap ‘di ba? Pare-pareho lang ng bayad, tapos ito ang hirap." Yet the workaholic director still accepted such a taxing project. "Hindi po ako tumatanggi sa tabaho. At kapag tumanggi ako dito, parang sinasabi kong nakuntento na ako sa ginawa ko noon. Dyosa is a new challenge which will show kung ano pang pwede kong ibigay."

Wenn DeramasDirek Wenn also can’t wait for people to see how much effort Anne Curtis put into the show, even doing some daring scenes. But isn’t he worried that critics may censure her sexy scenes just like what happened to Rafael Rosell’s butt exposure in Maligno? "Kung sasabihin nila, ‘Ano ba yan bakit may hubaran!’ Sasabihin ko,’ Eh hindi naman magkapatong yung babae’t lalake. Natural, ‘pag nawawala yung buntot alangan namang may panty? Syempre ang papalit dyan pwet ng tao. Mas ridiculous naman siguro kung naka-gown si Anne pagtanggal ng buntot or may panty. Saan galing ‘di ba?"

How did Direk Wenn convince Anne to bare more skin for Dyosa? "Parang katulad kung paano ko napapayag si Rafael Rosell. Actually mas delikado yung kay Rafael ‘di ba kasi merong pumping, butt exposure, very violent. Ako naman pine-present ko lang sa kanila. ‘Eto yun. Ngayon hindi kayo naman kayo bababuyin.’ Alaga naman. Yung iba, product of imagination na rin. Kasi malayo din naman yung shot. Mas delikado nga lang kay Anne kasi day effect, hindi ko madidiliman."
With his vast experience in the industry, he stressed that professionalism is the one trait that all artists should master, particularly those who are not so good in acting. "Hindi ka na kagalingan, kaaartehan ka pa. Pero swerte naman ako dahil from the very start, mga Nida Blanca na ang artista ko, Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Nora Aunor. Yung mga yun kagalingan, kagandahan, at napaka-professional pa." He further gushes, "In fairness naman matitino yung mga artista na napupunta sa akin hanggang ngayon dahil alam nilang bruha ako ‘pag nag-inarte sila. At alam ni Anne yan."

Direk Wenn reveals that he and Anne had a major fight when they shot Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo last year. "Wala siyang close up. Hindi ko siya pinapansin the whole day sa set. Bago nag-premiere night nung movie na kami nagkabati. Hindi halata ‘di ba?" The reason behind their fight is better left forgotten Direk Wenn discloses. Nevertheless, he maintains that Anne is really a good girl and that she never talked back to him while they had their tiff. "Yun ang history ng pagiging mag-nanay namin," he adds.

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