Alessandra
de Rossi is one of the few Filipino actresses who is also a true international
artist. Apart from her amazing body of work in Philippine television and
cinema, Alex—as she is fondly called—has several films that have made waves
abroad; these include Azucena, Mga Munting Tinig, Homecoming, The Maid, Pinoy
Sunday — to name a few.
Alex
can proudly add the drama-action Watch List to the said list.
After making the rounds of international film festivals in the US, France and
India, Filipino audiences can finally see Watch List when it
opens in theaters nationwide on February 19. Here, she plays a woman named
Maria whose husband was killed. To keep herself and her three children out of
danger, she joins a vigilante group whom she believes would protect her family.
Watch
List is
definitely of international caliber. At the helm of the production is
Hollywood-based director-writer Ben Rekhi who had only Alex in mind for the
title role. He says, “I knew it was going to be difficult to find the right
actress to play Maria. It’s an incredibly emotional role, if she was not
performed with raw humanity, the entire film would fall apart. When I saw
Alessandra’s work, I knew she was the only one who could play Maria.”
Upon
reading the script, Alex became interested. “Mabigat ang tema.
Sabi ko sa sarili ko, ‘Kaya ko ito. Forte ko ito.’” The actress
and the director (who co-wrote the screenplay with Rona Lean Sales) then talked
about the role of Maria extensively.
“Binigyan
niya ako ng chance na mag-comment,” Alex says of Ben whom
she describes as open and collaborative. After further discussions Alex finally
said “yes” to the offer.
“I
couldn’t have been more fortunate,” reveals the Indian-American filmmaker.
“I’ve worked with a lot of actors over the years. In Hollywood, in Bollywood,
even some Academy Award winners, and Alessandra’s talent is something I’ve
never seen before. I think fans of hers are going to be blown away at her
performance in the film. It’s one of the best of her career,” Ben emphasizes.
Co-starring
with Alessandra in Watch List are equally celebrated
performers Art Acuña, Jake Macapagal, Lou Veloso, Jess Mendoza, and Angeli
Bayani with Micko Laurente and Timothy Mabalot.
Watch
List is distributed by Reality Entertainment. For updates, visit the Reality
Entertainment Facebook page.
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