Dina Bonnevie opened up about her past relationship with
ex-husband Vic Sotto during the premiere of her digitally restored 1986 film
Hindi Nahahati Ang Langit last November 11 at Trinoma Cinema 1.
Dina and Vic got married in 1982 and they have two kids
together (Danica born in 1983 and Oyo in 1984). The couple broke up in 1986 and
their marriage was annuled in 1992. Dina stated that her relationship with the
comedian-host was already starting to go downhill while filming for the said
movie.
"At that time I remember, because this was the
first movie I did bago kami naghiwalay ni Vic [Sotto.]
"So parang naalala ko noon na si Lorna [Tolentino] was
telling me, ‘Sayang naman bakit di ka na mag-aartista.’ Pero at the same time
yung mga guys niloloko nila ako na, ‘You know, you need to go out kaya ka
nagkakaganyan.’
"Ako naman
parang, I remember shooting this movie I was grieving na nga, eh. Kasi I know
it wasn’t going to last [her marriage with Vic].
Dina also admitted that a third party was already causing
problems in their relationship at the time. "Kasi siyempre parang
magulo na, may third party na yung marriage namin. So I was thinking, my God,
parang it’s true pala na… well they say, showbiz and movies imitate life."
She also relates how the scenes were close to her current
situation, "Sabi ko, my gosh. Parang ito yung totoong nangyayari sa buhay
ko, bakit ganun? Tapos nag-i-spy din ako, parang susunduin ko asawa ko.
"Yung mga scenes
na, yung kunyari, ‘Anong ginagawa mo dito? Sinusundo ko asawa ko.’ Parang we’re
talking about an affair. And they kept teasing me, ‘Sige madali lang i-acting
yan, true to life lang yan.’ The actress added, "Parang when you’re
shooting something so close to home, it’s harder to act it out kasi it’s real
na, eh.
"But when you’re filming something that’s not
too close to home, you can do it kasi you know you’re just working.
"But when you’re trying to portray something that is really happening in
your life. Parang ang hirap, eh. Parang di ka na nagwowork. Parang you’re
working on your own emotions na. It was difficult for me."
Dina also recalled getting advice from her director while
filming, "Direk Mike [De Leon] was telling me, get closer to reality. Feel
the role. Feel it. "Kasi siyempre when you’re young wala ka pang
nararamdamang hurts, mga tests in life.
"I guess this
movie was the first movie when I truly could understand what being heartbroken
was. What being hurt was. Dito sa movie na to una kong naintidihan at na feel
kung ano talaga yun. Kasi it’s really happening in my life.
"Because I remember nga this movie was like the breaking point before we
split up. After this, we split up na talaga, and then I joined Viva, that’s
what I did."
Afterwards, Dina was able to star alongside Sharon Cuneta in
Pati Pintig ng Puso, Nora Aunor in Tinik sa Dibdib, and Vilma Santos in Palimos
ng Pagibig.
ON BEING HURT AND MOVING ON. In an interview with PEP
(Philippine Entertainment Portal), Dina Bonnevie also recalled how she was able
to cope with the difficult stages in her life, including her split with
ex-husband Vic Sotto.
"My God, that’s long ago. I’ve moved on, I’m
okay, I’m doing fine. "I guess, hurt becomes really painful when
you want it to hurt. Di ba when you’re so hurt, you could hardly swallow.
Parang you’re getting choked and you can’t even swallow. "And you
don’t know it, but you can’t even stop the tears from falling.
"Ayun, di ba, especially when you’ve been
jilted, ang sakit nun. And in this movie, jilted siya. Parang pinili niya yung
iba, ang sakit nun, super. "But when you begin to realize the test
you’re going through, you begin to realize the lessons you need to learn from
that hurt, you move on.
"And then you’re like somebody from the outside looking
and you say, oh that was me, I was hurt because of this but that’s the past
now, I’ve learned the lesson now, I’m going on to step number two.
"They say some lessons in life, keep repeating in life. You say, parang
nangyari na to sa ex-boyfriend ko, ngayon na naman, paulit-ulit. Kasi you
haven’t learned the lesson well. It will keep repeating itself until you learn
the lesson well.
"I guess at the point, I learned the lesson well
and said that I will not let that happen in my life again."
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