Elijah Canlas and Romnick Sarmienta made waves with their film “About Us but Not About Us,” which swept awards at the Summer MMFF.
It's not the only gay role that Elijah has played. In an interview on “Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel,” the actor opened up about being typecast in LGBTQ+ roles.
"I've done, like, three gay roles for movie or four, but — and it’s been a privilege po, honestly, like I'm really thankful for the opportunity and everything to get to represent this characters, and I try them the best way I can," he added. "About Us But Not About Us" is about a literature professor who meets his student at a restaurant and, over the course of a meal, secrets, lies, and a sinister connection to a suicide will be revealed."I mean, we all co-exist in this world po, and there like an infinite number of stories to tell about different kind of people," he said. "I think we should be open to that, and I definitely think na ready na 'yung mga Pinoy for a movie like this.
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