ASKED HOW many times he has played the role of a lunatic, actor-entrepreneur Marvin Agustin has lost count.
All that he knows, affected ang kanyang ina who would lock herself up inside her room away from the TV set sa takot every time she watches her son’s latest psycho drama on TV5, ang Obsession. Marvin’s mom would rather listen to her son’s angry voice than watch him portray the part to the hilt.
“Bilib pala sa akin ang nanay ko, kung ganu’n,” sey ni Marvin sa pocket interview ng naturang serye in his newly opened Spanish resto at the SM Fashion Hall, ang Boqueria.
Asked kung anong satisfaction ang nakukuha ni Marvin out of portraying such a role? “Nailalabas ko kasi ‘yung galit ko sa katawan, at the same time, bayad pa ‘yung ginagawa ko,” biro ng aktor.
The eerie feeling sa panonood ng Obsession goes the same sa mga tagasubaybay nito tuwing Huwebes, alas otso ng gabi, dahil this Thursday ay sukdulan na ang kahibangan ni Dr. Ramon Mendoza (Marvin) as he undergoes cosmetic sugery para maging kahawig ni James (Martin Escudero) despite the protests of his mother Regina (Elizabeth Oropesa).
As if this level of insanity isn’t enough, ililipat ni Ramon ang kanyang mukha kay James.
Samantala, after a year of painstaking search sa pinaniniwalaang bangkay nang si James, patuloy na tumatakas sina Vanessa at Bernadette (Bianca King in a dual role) sa bitag ni Ramon. However, nagkrus muli ang kanilang landas, this time facing James (na si Ramon pala) at a police station.
Sa mga masugid na tagapanood ng Obsession, masasagot na ang mga tanong kung magtatagumpay ba si Ramon sa kanyang evil schemes, tuluyan na bang makakaalpas sina Vanessa at Bernadette sa mga kamay nito and when is Ramon’s insanity going to end?
Abangan ang last four weeks ng Obsession pagkatapos ng Confessions of a Torpe.
Pepperoni
by Ronnie Carrasco III
