di Sta. Maria to face life-changing
ma film “Dear Other Self”
things they read on the internet,
they become aware of different
places around the world and
they want to travel there”, she
recalls. “These days, there is a
concept of yolo or you only live
once where some feel the need
to leave everything behind and
travel the world. I was thinking,
‘what if that is the life she
chose’, and thus ‘Dear Other
Self’ was born”.
“Dear Other Self” tells
the story of Becky (Sta. Maria),
the breadwinner of the family
who faces a life-changing
decision in her life one day.
One has her starting her day
right, nailing a presentation,
and getting promoted. The
other has her waking up on the
wrong side of the bed, flunking
a presentation, and getting
fired.
Sta. Maria believes that
this situation is something
relatable for many people. “I
think we all, at one point of our
lives, think of things we want to
do but couldn’t because of our
obligations. So, I think all of us
face that one critical decision
in our lives that could change
everything”, she explains.
“Dear Other Self” is the
first movie where Sta. Maria is
teamed up with Marco and Lim.
The two Kapamilya actors are
grateful to be paired with Sta.
Maria, who they describe as
someone easy to work with.
“Hindi ko naramdaman
‘yong pressure,” Marco says
about Sta. Maria. “When you
work with Jodi, she makes you
feel comfortable. She is very
nice. I love working with her”,
the actor ends.
Marco and Lim will give
life to the characters of Chris
(Marco) and Henry (Lim). Chris
is the guy-next-door who have
everything planned out for his
life. Meantime, Henry is the
happy-go-lucky guy who lives
life one day at a time. They will
be the men that Becky meets
in the two different scenarios
in her life.
The two leading men
can relate to their respective
characters --– Chris wants
everything in his life planned,
while Henry follows what his
heart desires.
Although Lim believes
in following what one’s heart
desires, he reminds himself
that it is equally important to
gauge the consequences of
your actions.
“Deep
inside,
responsibilities seem daunting
to us. You decide to do what
you want, you decide to live life
to the fullest, but you also have
to slow down. You also have
to think of the consequences
because everything has a
trade-off. Life is a trade-off,”
he explains.
Sta.
Maria
also
encouraged everyone not to
give up on their dreams, even
if there will be delays. This is
something that the Kapamilya
actress could relate with it
seemed because success
came to her after some years.
She admits, she still dreams of
getting a degree in medicine
and she is starting schooling
soon.
“I believe if God puts a
dream in our hearts, it is with
an intent to fulfill it and we
just have to wait for the right
time,” she says. “Sometimes, it
doesn’t happen right away but
later in life, it will be realized”,
Sta. Maria ends.
Also part of the cast are
Carla Martinez, Bodjie Pascua,
Anna Luna, and Paul Salas.
Will Becky do what makes
the people around her happy
or will she go after her personal
happiness? Find out as