“Incognito” stars Richard Gutierrez, Ian Veneracion, Baron Geisler, Maris Racal, Anthony Jennings, Kaila Estrada, and Daniel Padilla talk about the challenges and pressure of taking on strong and heavy characters in Metro’s latest digital cover.
After the success of “The Iron Heart,” Richard promised a new and different image as he plays an ex-navy seal who wants to return to the military.
“I’ve been wanting to do a project like this about private military contracting. I’ve done some research about it before. So it’s kind of like a dream project for me,” he said in the exclusive Metro cover story.
Ian also echoed Richard’s excitement who hopes that the series will push boundaries and champion Filipino talent in the entertainment industry.
“It’s way beyond my expectations and it’s our attempt to seriously showcase our ability as Filipinos to do the action genre. We are hoping that hindi lang dito sa atin, pero sana mapansin din ito internationally,” the seasoned actor shared with Metro.
Returning to the small screen, Daniel sees “Incognito” as an adventure filled with challenges matched with a gripping narrative, “It’s a breath of fresh air kahit every shooting namin, challenging physically and emotionally draining.”
The series also became a solid training ground for Kaila, Maris, and Anthony. Kaila revealed that her first time dabbling into action came with a shred of fear and new learnings, “Generally, I feel like this type of fear is good. Because I feel like it means you’re growing and there’s still so much to learn. And I have learned so much since we started.”
Maris also shared the same sentiments and added how her hardships in the show enabled her to grow as an actress, “I still want to grow and in order to grow, you have to put yourself in difficult situations where you really learn.”
Anthony hinted how the series not only exhibited action but also displayed a distinct Filipino flavor, “Ang ganda nu’ng characters talaga e. Pilipino e, alam niyo ’yun? Energy pa lang, ’di ba.”
Meanwhile, Baron emphasized the show’s message of reminding viewers to toughen up and be strong to face their own battlefield in life, “I believe this TV series of ours can give hope and inspiration to fight back—fight for what is right, fight for justice—and to never give up.”
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