As part of the cast of two Metro Manila Film Festival entries this year, content creator and actress Sassa Gurl admitted that it was a big challenge for her juggling two major movie projects with the same release date. The outspoken artist shared why it was actually a good problem to have, having been entrusted to be part of major productions.
“In fairness, nakakapagod talaga pala siya and mas nakakapagod pag na-release na kasi ang hirap, daming promote promote at saka siyempre hindi ko alam kung saang float ako sasakay (sa MMFF parade). Kasi dalawa, nakakaloka. Pero alam mo yun, sobrang happy at thankful ako kay God kasi ang daming binibigay sa akin na blessings ngayon. And of course, siyempre, sa mga naging guide ko and mentor ko sa industry na ito, kay direk Rod Singh at of course kay direk Kip Oebanda talagang laging gina-guide nila ako sa industry na ito. Sobrang happy ako na nagkaroon ako ng someone na mag-me-mentor sa akin along the way,” she said.
During the last day of her shoot for Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Evil Origins, Sassa Gurl recalled pushing through with work despite running a high fever.
“Itong MMFF na ito, sobrang ginalingan ko talaga ito at nagkasakit pa ako ha, nakakaloka. Nagkasakit ako after nung shinoot namin yung Shake, Rattle, & Roll. Yung last day yung temperature ko ay nasa 40 na. So talagang pinu-push na lang talaga yung last day. Buti na lang naraos namin. Regalo ko na ito sa Pasko sa mga nakshie ko,” she admitted.
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As part of the cast to the sequel to the original 2017 film Bar Boys, Sassa said that she would show her more serious side in this film.
“Kasi mga law student kami dito. Talagang seryoso talaga. At saka hindi talaga ako binigyan ng materyal na puwede ako magpatawa. Medyo nakakaloka siya. Hindi ko alam kung paano siya i-e-execute nung umpisa. Pero sabi ni direk, ‘Well, marami ka pa namang kaya ibigay. Hindi lang yung pagpapatawa. Kaya mo din maging serious actress.’ So sabi ko, ‘Sige nga, let’s give it a try kung mag-we-work.
“Dahil binoost yung confidence ko ni direk Kip, talagang natuwa naman ako at nagawa naman namin. Kasi talagang insecurity ko yun nung una. Oh my God, papanuorin ba nila ako kung hindi nakakatawa yung ginagawa ko? So ayun, yun yung inisip ko. Pero since tiwala naman ako kay direk at sa materyal, talagang maganda yung kinalabasan. Kasi napanuod ko na din,” she explained.
In Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Evil Origins, Sassa Gurl gets to flex her comedic skill, which is what gained her a loyal following online even before she joined showbiz.
“Dito naman yung medyo may pagkamasa. Dito ako nagpatawa, dito ko nilaban yung Sassa Gurl talaga, yung strength ko talaga. Pero yun nga, tulad nga ng iniisip natin talaga, kapag may horror, alam naman natin na ang mga bakla diyan ay, nahuhuli tayo, nasasaksak tayo, ganyan. Pero siyempre hindi ko i-i-spoil. Panuorin niyo na lang (laughs)," she shared.
Watch Sassa Gurl in the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival entries Bar Boys and Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Evil Origins which opens in cinemas starting December 25.