Eight years old palang daw siya ay pinangarap na niyang maging artista. Pero wala daw siyang confidence dahil sa isip niya, hindi siya pogi o artistahin. That is, kahit pa maganda ang kombinasyon sa kanya ng tatay niyang half-Indian at nanay niyang may Spanish blood.
Pero dahil gusto niya talaga, he tried mustering guts during his teen years at nag-attempt daw siyang pumila sa mga auditions for artista searches gaya ng Pinoy Big Brother ng ABS-CBN at Artista Academy ng TV5.
“Ang aga ko pong umaalis, mga 2Am, kasi taga-Cavite kami,” balik-tanaw ni Christian. “Tapos, pipila ako. Pag dating po sa akin, parating nagka-cut off. Ewan ko po, kung bakit. Hindi po ako na-ano sa gano’n.”
While in college at De La Salle Dasmariñas (Cavite) taking up CommArts, he funded himself naman—by selling “mga pampa-payat”—to enroll in acting workshops sa Star Magic, under Direk Rahyan Carlos, ng ABS-CBN.
At that time, hindi pa supportive ang mommy niya sa mga gusto niyang mangyari sa buhay kaya dumidiskarte siya ng sarili. Ang pangarap kasi ng mommy niya ay siya ang mag-manage ng naipundar nitong marketing business. Pero wala daw doon ang puso niya.
Sa Star Magic, unti-unti na siyang nahasa.
Inalok ngayon siya ni Direk Rahyan kay Ricky Lee, para umarte sa isang skit bilang Amapola, isang beking manananggal, para sa promo ng libro nitong Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata. Nasundan ito ng another beki role sa I Love You To Death na pinagbidahan nina Kiray Celis at Enchong Dee na co-produced ng The IdeaFirst Company ng mag-asawang producer/director na sina Perci Intalan at Jun Lana.
The IdeaFirst couple then asked him to audition for a tiny role in Die Beautiful at nakuha naman siya. Take note, hindi raw si Barbs, ang BFF ng bidang si Trisha Echevarria (played by Paolo Ballesteros), ang role niya dapat kundi isang chiwariwap lang na may isang three-line dialogue lang.
At that time pinapantasya niya ang role ni Barbs at dinasal na pag nabigyan siya ng ganoong role ay “gagalingan ko talaga.”
Kinabukasan daw noon, during the script reading, ay biglang pinatabi siya ni Direk Jun Lana kay Paolo. And just like that, siya na si Barbs.
“Ang galing talaga ni God,” sambit ni Christian.
His “ginalingan” performance as Barbs earned him three best supporting trophies from three major award-giving bodies—The Metro Manila Film Festival, Film Academy, and Gawad Urian.
Nasingitan ito ng isang non-beki role, as matiising anak at kapatid sa Signal Rock, which also earned him awards and nominations. Then, beki role again sa laugh trip na Panti Sisters.
This year, hopefully ay ma-release na ang Big Night!, where, once again, he is playing a tranny role na napagbintangang nagdo-droga at afraid ma-tokhang.
Asked if he doesn’t get tired of playing beki and transgender roles, hindi raw.
“As long as tao yan na may puso, gagawin ko yan.”
In fact, kahit daw alukin pa siyang gawing ang Part 50 ng Markova ng nasirang Dolphy pagtanda niya ay keri pa rin. That’s because he’s an actor and an actor doesn’t back out on any acting challenge, ke beki man o hindi for as long as the character has a beautiful story to tell.
To know more about his journey into the world of acting, please click the video above and watch the full interview.
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