Lorna Tolentino is excited about her movie comeback in 'Sa 'Yo Lamang

Lorna Tolentino is very excited about her return to the big screen as she top-bills the Star Cinema offering Sa ‘Yo Lamang. She shared that the three years of not doing movies enabled her to deliver a different kind of performance. “After three years, ngayon lang ako uli gagawa ng pelikula. Si Ricky (Lee, writer of Sa ‘Yo Lamang) naman after five years ngayon lang uli sumulat ng pelikula. So alam mo talaga dito nandun ‘yung passion, ‘yung hunger to do something really great.”

Lorna’s last teleserye was Dahil May Isang Ikaw, but she is still seen as a recurring character in Momay. Although there’s no doubt about her impressive talent as an actress, she explained that when she did Sa ‘Yo Lamang with Direk Laurice Guillen, she was told that an actor should deliver a performance in films that is different from that in TV dramas. “Na-challenge rin kaming mga artista kasi si Direk inisip niyang napakarami nang teleserye. Dapat maiba ang acting mo sa teleserye sa ibibigay mo sa pelikula. Kapag may eksena kami kay Direk lagi niyang sinasabi na hindi ito telebisyon. So aware ka na na dapat iba ang ipakita mo. Sa TV kasi ipapataas sa iyo ‘yung emosyon kasi gap ender. Dito sa movie may mga times na basang basa kami ng pawis dahil sa sobrang tensyon.”

The 48-year-old star is best remembered for having portrayed many strong characters in unforgettable movies like Maging Akin Ka Lamang, Nagbabagang Luha, and Narito Ang Puso Ko. But according to Lorna, she still found her role as Amanda in Sa ‘Yo Lamang challenging to do. “Ang role ng isang may asawa at ina ‘yun ang talagang hawig sa mga nagawa ko dati. Pero ‘yung role ko talaga na Amanda dito e kakaiba. Iba ang pinagdaanan niya kesa sa mga babaeng roles na ginawa ko. Si Amanda mas malalim na ‘yung pagiging ina niya, asawa, at bilang tao. Siyempre noon mas bata pa kami kaya kung ikukupara mo sa mga characters namin ngayon mas malalim na.”

While Lorna is undoubtedly aging gracefully, she admitted she gets help from beauty clinics which she explained is really important for actors. But for her the real secret in keeping a youthful look is remaining optimistic. “Aside from dapat positive thinking ka palagi, dapat talaga alagaan mo ang katawan mo. Lahat ng artista dapat alaga sa hitsura. You grow old gracefully, tanggapin mo. In two years I’ll turn 50 na.”