Why Bibeth Orteza wanted to play comfort woman Rosa Henson in Dulaang UP's 'Nana Rosa'

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MANILA -- She is known for her award-winning screenplays and her riotous scripts in TV sitcoms. But it is rare that Bibeth Orteza gets to act onstage, on TV and the movies.

That’s why when an opportunity comes along, she makes sure to grab the chance and give her nod to the project.

“I caught the play, with Peewee O’Hara, tickets courtesy of Alex Cortez,” Orteza recalled. “Nainggit ako. Inaway-away ko si Rody Vera, the playwright, for not telling me they were casting. Lalo na when Rody said Sherry Lara was supposed to have been Nana Rosa, except she backed out because she lived in the Kingdom of Parañaque, far, far away, so they got Upeng Galang-Fernandez.

“There are sections in the script that hit you in the guts,” she offered. “The dialogue: ‘Binilang ko sila. Labing-dalawa, sa unang kalahating oras. Kaunting pahinga. Tapos, labing-dalawa ulit. Saka lang nila ako pinag-almusal. Umaga na. Sumisirit na ang liwanag sa maliit na butas sa dingding.’ You don’t even have to act, to feel the pain.

“The lolas are dead, save for one,” Orteza said. “A memorial was erected in their honor, near the Japanese Embassy along Roxas Boulevard. It was torn down. While President Duterte initially did not want to accede to Japan’s request, through Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda, he agreed to have [the memorial] taken down."

 

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