Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin embrace their mature side in ‘Sins of the Father’
Seth Fedelin and Francine Diaz on the red carpet for the advanced screening of “Sins of the Father.” Image: Instagram/@starmagicphils
For Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin, “Sins of the Father” is considered to be their graduation from teen roles and a transition to taking on more mature characters. It is also an opportunity for them to challenge themselves not only as an onscreen tandem but also as actors.
In the crime thriller, Diaz and Fedelin portray Arissa and Enzo, respectively, where the actress’ character is hinted to be an illegitimate child of Mike Trinidad (John Arcilla). Meanwhile, details on Enzo’s arc have yet to be revealed.
“In this series, we consider it as a transition into serious roles. This is different from our past roles that are sweet and more of issues involving teenagers. Our scenes are more challenging here,” Diaz said during a mediacon for the series.
The actress said one of the challenges she had to face was portraying how Arissa would deal with difficulties as a “woman” who needs to take responsibility for her actions.
“The challenge is how to portray her as a woman. She doesn’t have the mindset of a child anymore. She doesn’t make decisions on a whim,” she said. “She will still make mistakes, but she will try to solve it in a more mature way.”
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Giving a glimpse of her working relationship with Fedelin, Diaz said they have the tendency to “be competitive” with each other on set, especially when it comes to delivering their lines and giving their best performances.
“Nasa isip ko na kada magte-taping na kailangan namin [ni Seth] i-challenge ang isa’t isa. Kami as actors, meron kami dapat responsibility na tulungan ang sarili namin (What Seth and I focus on during filming is that we have to challenge each other. As actors, we have the responsibility to help ourselves),” she added.
Fedelin agreed with his leading lady’s remarks, saying that having a “healthy competition” with each other is helpful in ensuring that they will give their best performances in every scene.”
“Sa’min po kasi bilang onscreen partner, meron kaming healthy competition. Nagre-react kami sa isa’t isa,” he said. “Nakakatulong na minsan, pinaguusapan namin ang bawat eksena, minsan may point kami na may gulatan sa bawat linya or emosyon. Para sa’min, ‘yun ang healthy.”
(As onscreen partners, we have a healthy competition. We react to each other. It helps that we sometimes talk about each of our scenes. There is a point where we surprise each other with the way we deliver our lines. For us, that is healthy.)
While Fedelin kept his lips sealed on the storyline of his character, he hoped the drama would be a reminder to viewers to not get blinded by “instant money” or getting involved in shady practices to get rich.
“Sana mabawasan natin ang pagkahilig sa easy money. Napapansin kong maraming nahihikayat sa konting taya, malaki ang pagkapanalo, ganito ganyan. Maliit na pasok na pera sa investment, malaki ang balik. Parang imposible [siya] sa mundo natin. Mag-ingat at sana mabawasan ang mga ganito,” he said.
(I hope that we will stop our amazement toward easy money. I notice that many fall victim to lesser risks toward greater monetary value, some things line that. Others would invest small, then get a large sum. It is impossible, especially with our world today. Let us be careful and I hope schemes like this will stop.)
Prior to “Sins of the Father,” the onscreen tandem worked together in the film “My Future You” and the drama “Dirty Linen.” They were also castmates in “Kadenang Ginto” and “Huwag Kang Mangamba,” but were paired with different actors at the time. They are set to join forces in the upcoming film “She Who Must Not Be Named.”
Diaz and Fedelin are joined by Gerald Anderson, Jessy Mendiola, Shaina Magdayao, Lotlot de Leon, John Arcilla, Tirso Cruz III, JC de Vera, Joko Diaz, and RK Bagatsing in the crime thriller.
“Sins of the Father” tells the story of Samuel Trinidad (Anderson) who is forced to atone for the mistakes of his late father Mike (Arcilla), whose investment scheme resulted in the loss of money of underprivileged groups and businessmen. /edv
