Mon Confiado’s dedication to method acting is insane. He spent a month living with actual fishermen for his film 'The Fisher'.

[u/Main_Locksmith_2543]

[u/Tough_Blueberry6393]

That's pretty cool. One of the weird things I found with local tv dramas were people in roles of farmer but they looked more like they were farmers in the sense that they owned the hacienda with their amazing complexions.

[u/goyeetit → u/Tough_Blueberry6393]

For real! I remember watching a drama a decade lr so ago. Ang family ay nakatira supposedly ay mahirap, nakatira malapit sa tambakan ng basura, nagiigib everyday ng tubig.

Tapos may mga naka-Regatta, rebonded, airbrushed ang fes at naka-beanie bonnet pa. 🫪

[u/Naive-Series-647 → u/Tough_Blueberry6393]

Trueee. Like what is even the point of having makeup artist on site, kung yung mga artista gusto maganda sila lageh sa camera. It's doing deservice to the craft pati sa story na pinoportray nila.

[u/Main_Locksmith_2543]

WHAT HAPPENED TO MON CONFIADO?

Mon Confiado could have put on a faded shirt, smeared dirt on his face and called himself a fisherman.

Instead, he went north and spent a month living among actual fishermen. Lost weight. Darkened his skin. Learned what the sea does to a man who depends on it for food and got acquainted with a life that doesn't give a damn about movie stars.

His character is Pedro. The film is The Fisher, directed by Paul Soriano.

21 October. In cinemas.

📸 Mon Confiado |DailyTribune

[u/FrigerAioli → u/Main_Locksmith_2543]

I wonder what kind of story paul soriano have for the masses, diba BBM supporter asawa niya? Or is this a different paul

[u/superkawhi12 → u/FrigerAioli]

He is actually the reason why Toni campaigned for for BBM. Kasi nga Tita ni Paul si LAM tapos Ninong nila sa kasal si BBM.

[u/CosmicHalimaw → u/FrigerAioli]

Its the same dude. BBM sila kasi kamag-anak niya si LAM

[u/Most-Scallion-6580 → u/FrigerAioli]

Nephew in law in Liza Marcos si Paul Soriano tapos Ninong ni Paul at Toni sa kasal si BBM.

[u/Anythingtwods → u/FrigerAioli]

Isn't his side that's a bbm supporter or something? I'm not sure tho

[u/RustyViolining_33 → u/Main_Locksmith_2543]

Kala ko guni guni ko lang na pumayat siya because he looked different when I saw him a few months ago. Props to him👏

[u/hachoux]

GANITO! This is how serious actors prepare for a role. It doesn’t have to be method but deep research sana. Hindi yung nagbasa lang ng isang book as preparation 🥴

[u/DitoDoonAtKungSaan → u/hachoux]

Da who ung nagbasa lang ng libro?

[u/More-Tackle2016 → u/DitoDoonAtKungSaan]

Madami. Lalo na yung new generation. Search mo sa tiktok yung acting ni Andrea Brillantes na tinurukan sa leeg. For some reason, hindi mawala wala sa isip ko yun. Ang lala

[u/Anaguli417 → u/More-Tackle2016]

"Tinurukan sa leeg"

Uh what? Context? Wala akong TikTok. 

[u/More-Tackle2016 → u/Anaguli417]

Yung scene is tinurukan sila para mawalan ng malay. Then the way they acted (pati si enrique rin) the 'nawalan ng malay' moment was the worst acting ive ever seen in my life. Na-post din yun sa kabilang sub kaya nalaman ko. 

[u/More-Tackle2016 → u/Anaguli417]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChikaPH/comments/1utfj94/andrea_and_enriques_acting_in_this_scene_from/

found it

[u/badbadtz-maru → u/More-Tackle2016]

WTF did i just watch

[u/hachoux → u/DitoDoonAtKungSaan]

Can’t remember who exactly, but a GMA7 actress featured on 24 Oras. And yep, most new gen actors, as the comment below said. Considered good take na ata kapag di nabulol or nalimutan yung lines

[u/SwimmingAd4160]

Love it when method acting is actually method acting and not just being an asshole to your coworkers

[u/Negative-Heat-9948 → u/SwimmingAd4160]

Was about to say the same sentiment. Ganito naman yata talaga method acting, nasira lang naman yan sa mga shallow actors na ginagawang shortcut yan "method acting" for clout.

[u/lpernites2]

This is why he is one of the best actors here in the PH

[u/TakeThatOut → u/lpernites2]

Imagine immersing for a month, pero ang shooting ng movie is 28 days lang. Grabe preparation.

[u/ToCoolforAUsername]

Yung mga old actors natin, ganyan sila kadedicated sa craft nila. Yung mga artista ngayon puro pacute e kaya ang papangit ng acting.

[u/Key_Sea_7625 → u/ToCoolforAUsername]

Dati kasi uso pa ang real auditions and scouting. Ngayon, backer backer nalang. Pinakabadtrip pa ung sikat lang sa socmed kaya kinukuha dahil sa fanbase. Di dahil sa skills.

[u/Relative-Look-6432]

Mon Confiado is one of the few Filipino finest actors. He can portray any roles and characters tapos kaya na ma-immerse.

[u/Venatrix_ → u/[deleted]]

Di naman ata siya nagmemethod acting for all his roles 

[u/solar_is9 → u/[deleted]]

Watching F1 HAHAHA

[u/ChampaMom → u/[deleted]]

Now that’s a good question

[u/ariamkun → u/[deleted]]

He starred as Ferdinand Marcos before?

[u/mydogsnameispenny0]

Ganyan yung method acting. Di naman need ng cheatling lols

[u/eljawn]

Grabe bilib ko kay Sir Mon, tunay na “last of a dying breed.” Hope he inspires new Filipino actors pagdating sa ganitong dedikasyon at passion sa sining.

[u/calmeststorm100_]

Anong sinabi nung method acting ni Maris Racal & Anthony Jennings?

[u/kayescl0sed → u/calmeststorm100_]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/ThePeople10]

There are actors that cant simply act as the character they are playing, but there are actors that actually live the role that they were given. Mon is the latter. I very much wanna see how this goes on the 21st! Great stuff

[u/pastel-pink08]

Ang galing talaga ni Mon Confiado! Heneral Luna palang fav ko na sya 

[u/kayescl0sed → u/pastel-pink08]

“Si Luna ang pinakamahusay kong Heneral.. bakit ko siya ipapapatay?”

SENT CHILLS TO MY SPINE FR

[u/Russ_Rojas13]

One of the actors who deserve more flowers

[u/TheServant18]

Nung mapamood ko to sa El Fili Stage Play sa UPD, humanga ako sa kanya, ang galing niya as Simon Ibarra

[u/Glittering-Passion34]

He is like one of the best actors talaga. Di papogi, he showcases his skills.

[u/atemoyaatis]

Yan ang totoong method acting hindi yung mga pretentious na baliw baliwan like jared leto.

[u/givesyouhead1]

My favorite actor. 🥰

[u/badbadtz-maru → u/givesyouhead1]

Me too!! Nasabi ko na to sa ibang thread pero he was such a dzaddy when I saw him sa Eastwood a few years back. Nahiya lang ako magpapic hahaha

[u/salty_microwave → u/badbadtz-maru]

HWHAHAHA I GET YOU

[u/kuntiloxox → u/badbadtz-maru]

Nakita ko din siya sa Eastwood, at nakatanguan ko lang siya ng leeg. IDK bakit hindi ako nag papic pero idol ko na din siya way back.

[u/SageOfSixCabbages]

Medyo pedantic pero this is immersion or role research, which is completely different from method acting.

Hats off to Mon for doing this kind of prep work for a role.

https://giphy.com/gifs/FLyxUez3lN3SQOaQfU

[u/Confident_Stand_5628]

Since mahilig mga direktor dito sa PH ng kabit roles, dapat magspend din mga actor/actress ng 1 month as kabit

[u/Sweettooth_Banana]

Still on my bucketlist, to go fishing with a pinoy fisherman.

[u/kthine]

even before dedicated na sya, what a great actor indeed

[u/anonchilde]

Mala kirk lazarus

[u/ShoddyProfessional → u/anonchilde]

ME?! I KNOW WHO I AM!

IM A DUDE PLAYIN A DUDE DISGUISED AS ANOTHER DUDE

[u/joseph31091]

Dying breed of actors

[u/hey_justmechillin]

Ay pumalya sa pulutan, sosyal pa ng nagaraya. Hahaha. Kidding aside, galing nya talaga.

[u/Accomplished-Exit-58]

Naalala ko ung usapan about method acting from Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence, bakit ba need ng mga actors ng method acting? Mga actress walang time sa ganyan at may mga inaasikaso sila irl.

[u/slyslysly96]

Made me think about that one kristen stewart interview about men and their…method acting.

[u/ulo99]

One of the best actors in Philippines for sure.

[u/PercentageRoutine310]

Sucked the boobs of Mara Lopez in Palitan (2012). That’s dedication.

[u/nohesi8158]

Him, John arcilla and Joel torre are just a masters of their crafts fr

[u/matchatwix]

That's why he and Romnick Sarmenta are both my goat and my zaddies....

[u/Designer-Summer-1495]

This is how it should be. Parang sa SK, for example si Shin Hye Sun yung role niya sa Angel’s Last Mission Love is ballerina.  She enrolled in private ballet lessons immediately nung na-cast and underwent 6 months  of intense training. Kung sino pa talaga yung totoong may passion sa acting sila pa yung hindi gaano nabibigyan ng hype. 

[u/ZerpMeizter]

Isang saludo sa 'yo, Heneral! 🫡

[u/Foreign-Injury-6412]

One of the OG’s

[u/One_Radish3902]

ganito naman talaga dapat eh. kaya naamaze ako sa korea eh. in a sense na pagdating sa acting inaaral talaga nila yung mga dapat gawin. kung may specific role na need gawin inaaral talaga nila kung paano.

[u/EldenBoredAF → u/One_Radish3902]

Of all the countries you could have named, Korea pa talaga. All they do is gain and lose weight or gain and lose muscle, depending on the role, which is easy to do if you're an actor.

[u/FrostyForestFungi → u/EldenBoredAF]

Real. FL is introduced as poor, bread winner, and shi but wears expensive outfits, owns the latest whatever phone, and lives in a fancy ass apartment in SEOUL.

[u/LucySuccubus → u/One_Radish3902]

Method acting is not the end-all-be-all method for acting. There's different methods that work for different actors, but "the method" is not for everyone. Some tap into the emotional memories of their past, some can work on the emotional catharsis of an imagined situation, and some can emulate a collage of observations. The importance of an actor is to be the vessel of the text (script), and whichever ways they can embody the truth of the character is enough.

[u/leivanz → u/One_Radish3902]

No. Method acting is a style/technique pero some actors don't do that to be on the character's shoe. Kaya nga method, hindi they should or we should.

Madaming techniques and isa lang ang method acting sa mga yon.

[u/n3Ver9h0st]

Insane! One of the GOAT

[u/OpportunityJolly182]

a real actor

[u/Prestigious-Bowl7638]

The artist that he is 🥹

[u/jfbeast]

At first akala ko talaga si Ronnie Lazaro ito 😭😭

[u/Mental-Pie-9182]

The DEDICATION!!!!! 👏

[u/BPO_neophyte29]

Grabe ang love and passion nya sa craft nya!!! Amazing

[u/Sea-Wrangler2764]

Isa talaga si Mon Confiado sa isa sa mga actors na hinahangaan ko. Truly a gem in the industry.

[u/Illuminastrid]

Mon will give it all, he doesn't even half ass his performance even on his VMX films. He just knows ball.

[u/squammyboi]

One of the few actors I admire the most!

[u/mamaaaay]

I will watch the movie dahil kay Mon Confiado’s post. Di na kinailangan ng ads eh hahaha

[u/Afterthought-6666]

Woahhh

[u/chidy_saintclair]

The goat actor for me

[u/cyst2exist]

Huge respect to this dedicated actor

https://giphy.com/gifs/gJ4G2T67Q5dLO

[u/Milkitajaz_0218]

He deserves an award for this

[u/Ghostr0ck]

Parang christian bale ang peg - ganitong ganito talaga yung mga pinapanuod ko e. Tandaan ko tong movie pag lumabas

[u/Prudent_Director_482]

hahaha tanduay for the win

[u/cerinza]

Aint he the actor who got sick real bad too for eating dirt as part of method acting, or I am thinking of a different one?

[u/Admirable-Metal952]

Star Cinema: “Anong method acting??? Eto wig suotin mo!”

[u/trem0re09]

Pano ba yan? Like may contact na ung agency nya san sya makikitira? Tapos babayaran ung tumuro?

[u/mytabbycat]

Diba ganito din si Christian Bale. Grabe sobrang dedicated din non pag may role.

[u/Key_Sea_7625]

Effective kasi ung ganitong approach sa pagaaral ng isang role. Ung immersion. Ako ngang kakamove lang sa probinsya defensive na kaagad sa Tagalong v Bisaya kahit na Tagalog talaga ako bwahahahaha.

Kidding aside the true understanding talaga lies sa pagiging part/direct involvement. Hindi sa pagaaral lang and pagoobserve from afar.

[u/victimfulcrimes]

Just a month?

[u/SleepIsCrucial]

Ok sana kaso si Paul Soriano yung nag direct. Ewwww.

[u/Minsan]

Method acting

[u/averagePizzaAoS]

I too am excited to watch Paul Soriano's The Fisher™️ at the nearest SM Cinemas©️ while drinking Coca Cola®️!

[u/King_Paymon]

I can't look at him the same way again after he tried to steal those Milky Way bars.

[u/vhicay]

Pero same same pa din naman anh acting nya

[u/thatisodd20]

GOAT

[u/Venatrix_]

That’s such a professional move. He probably did that too para maging effortless and magmukha talaga siyang farmer. Nothing gives me the ick more than having light actors/actresses play roles of impoverished people tapos bibigyan sila ng fake tan at ng make up na mga 5 shades darker. 

[u/DotKey9513]

Yeah, one of the best.

[u/pclamer]

Wow. Living a life of a fisherman. So brave.

[u/ziangsecurity]

there is nothing insane about this one. There are some actors doing something like this