Here’s why Yassi Pressman appreciates Ruru Madrid as his leading man

Ruru Madrid and Yassi Pressman are proud of the team-up they have built in their latest movie, “Video City.”

In the movie, Ruru plays Han, an aspiring director who suddenly finds himself traveling back in 1995 inside a video rental store. He then meets Ningning, Yassi’s character, who is a saleslady at the store.

Their team-up might have proven to have strong chemistry because immediately after shooting “Video City,” Yassi was introduced as Ruru’s leading lady in his upcoming primetime series, “Black Rider.”

During a recent press conference for “Video City,” FreebieMNL asked Ruru and Yassi what is with their team-up that will bring kilig to the viewers.

Ruru explains, “Kasi feeling ko, hindi kami hardsell, like, puso kami kung magtrabaho. Hindi yung tipong pinaplano namin kung ano yung dapat naming gawin or dapat ba na ganito kami.

“Mas more on puso, mas doon kami sa tiwala namin sa isa’t isa, dahil the first time pa lang na ginawa pa lang namin yung look test, tinginan pa lang, naramdaman agad namin yung connection, naramdaman agad namin na ‘Okay, magtutulungan tayo sa buong duration ng pag-shoot natin.’”

Ruru is proud to say that their kilig scenes in the movie came naturally, primarily because of the trust they build towards each other.

“I don’t know for some reason, yung tiwala, yung connection sa bawat eksena na ginagawa natin, nandoon siya, parang never siyang nawala.

“So, I guess yung chemistry, doon siya nabubuo, hindi dahil doon sa pinaplano namin na, ‘Pakiligin natin yung eksenang ito, dapat magpakilig tayo.’ Hindi, e.

“Mas binibigay lang namin kung ano yung dapat naming ibigay sa bawat eksena at kusa na siyang lumalabas.”

Ruru also credits their director, Raynier Brizuela, for making each kilig scene to come out naturally.

“Siguro, malaking factor din yung direction ni Direk Rayn sa amin kasi hindi siya yung tipong dapat magpakilig. Kaming mga aktor, doon kami mas nagkakaroon ng confidence sa aming sarili dahil binibigay niya yung tiwala na yun sa amin.

“So, mas may freedom kami kung ano yung kailangan naming gawin sa bawat eksena.”

As for Yassi, she also honors how the material was written.

The VIVA artist explains, “Yung material din po namin from the beginning, hindi po siya yung kilig na… halos hindi nga po nag-hawak ng kamay minsan, e.

“Siguro, the fantasy of how two people na galing sa ibang era could connect so fast na nararamdaman mo na you belong together.

“Yung fight din po noon against time, against destiny is hard na minsan, gustung gusto mong makuha talaga itong taong ito pero imposible and that makes you just want him even more kaya gagawa at gagawa ka ng paraan dahil mahal na mahal mo.

“’Tapos kung ano lang din yung nararamdaman namin in the moment, hinahayaan din lang namin lumabas. Walang masyadong plano, kahit si Direk parang blocking lang po.

“Si Ningning po talaga yung nabuhay inside me and si Han, naniniwala po talaga ako na I’m from a different era. Hindi ko kilala tong taong ito pero bakit para siyang itinadhana sa akin and yun po yung hinahabol namin.”

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How Ruru and Yassi describe each other as partners

Ruru and Yassi both have good words to describe each other as partners in the movie, especially behind the scenes.

Ruru, in fact, says that Yassi’s leading lady duties do not just end in front of the camera.

He says, “Si Yassi kasi, yung pagiging leading lady niya, hindi lang naman sa set nangyayari o sa actual na eksena. Kumbaga, off-cam pa lang, she’s very maalaga sa lahat ng tao and pinaparamdaman niya sa lahat ng tao na, ‘Okay, masaya ako ngayon happy ako.’

“But pagdating sa trabaho, mararamdaman mo siya na, ‘Ibubuhos ko yung best ko dito so, dapat ibuhos niyo yung best niyo’ without saying anything.

“Kumbaga nagli-lead siya by example sa aming lahat and yun yung pinaka-na-appreciate ko sa katrabaho kasi puso siya kung magtrabaho and ganun din ako.

“So, kung ganun din yung katrabaho mo, alam ko na may magandang mangyayari doon sa ganung klaseng team-up. So, I’m very happy na si Yassi yung nakatrabaho ko sa proyektong ito.”

As for Yassi, she appreciates how Ruru encourages her during times when things take its toll in terms of work.

Yassi recalls, “Sa eksena po mismo, meron po kaming isang time na siguro, medyo pagod na rin po kami, galing po kami sa ibang mga trabaho while shooting this movie.

“Mahaba po yung mga lines madalas kaya kailangan, snappy ka talaga, hindi ka pwedeng inaantok, hindi ka pwedeng pagod.

“Alam ko po na pagod din po siya noon and merong time na pabagsak na ako sa pagod ‘tapos umuulan. Sabi ko, ‘Parang nararamdaman ko na na medyo napapagod ako.’

“Sabi niya, ‘Kaya mo yan.’ Hindi yung, ‘Ako rin, e. Pagod din ako.’

“Feeling ko, with that partnership, siyempre, hindi kayo laging nasa taas all the time na kayang kaya niyo. Pero yung suportahan na hindi ka niya hahayaang bumagsak, yun din po yung na-a-appreciate ko kay Ruru, of course. So that is Ruru, be it nasa likod ng camera or nasa harap.”

“Video City,” produced by VIVA Films and GMA Pictures, opened in cinemas yesterday, September 20.

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