slotsdreamer Maris Racal, Kaila Estrada are empowered women in ‘Incognito’

Maris Racal and Kaila Estrada during the “Incognito” media conference. Images: Courtesy of Star Creatives

Action may be considered a “male-centered genre” for certain viewers. Still, Maris Racal and Kaila Estrada made it a point not to go unnoticed in “Incognito,” which demanded their physical ability and strength.

“Incognito” is Racal and Estrada’s first time to take on the action genre, marking a departure from their usual projects. Comedies and slice-of-life dramas are Racal’s signature drama since she can shift from making audiences laugh to shedding a tear in a snap.

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Estrada, on the other hand, was a scene-stealer in “Linlang” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” with her gut-wrenching portrayal of her characters’ despair.

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Their signature work ethic didn’t change in “Incognito.” But filming “challenging” action scenes are moments where Racal and Estrada — who star as Gab Rivera and Max Alvero, respectively — feel empowered as women.

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“[We feel empowered] whenever we finish very hard, challenging scenes [that] demand a lot of physical ability and strength,” Racal told INQUIRER.net in a sit-down interview.

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“Every time matatapos namin siya, before kami ni Kaila mag-shoot, we feel so intimidated. Kasi challenging talaga ‘yung mga action scenes (Every time we finish filming, Kaila and I feel so intimidated. The action scenes were very challenging),” she continued. A nodding Estrada pointed out that it was their “first time” doing such scenes.

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The actress-singer shared that her male co-leads found their action scenes complicated as well.

“Even the men of [‘Incognito’] say na complicated ang mga eksena. There’s a lot of intimidation,” she said. “But whenever we finish, it’s wow. We feel like we’re as strong as them. Kaya naman talaga with proper training and direction.”

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(Even the men of “Incognito” say the scenes are complicated. There’s a lot of intimidation. But whenever we finish, wow. We feel like we’re as strong as them. We can do it with the proper training and direction.)

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Estrada shared that her and Racal’s characters are “very strong women” which is “nice” to have in the action drama.

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“Action is such a male-centered genre. Even just having our characters portrayed that way, [where] our skills are equal to the men in the group, I feel that’s empowering enough for us,” she said.

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For the lead actresses, they consider filming their scenes as a “badge of honor” that they want to share with the viewers.

“Every day, we just want to get through a taping day carrying that as a badge of honor and to do justice to our characters, and hopefully we can inspire people who watch it,” Estrada said.

The Lester Pimentel Ong-helmed dramaslotsdreamer, which was filmed in the Philippines and Italy, also stars Richard Gutierrez, Daniel Padilla, Anthony Jennings, Ian Veneracion and Baron Geisler.

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