Following the success of Taya and Nerisa, this pandemic’s breakout stars Sean de Guzman and AJ Raval team up once again in the romantic crime movie Hugas, directed by Roman Perez, Jr.
In their third movie pairing, AJ plays Liezl, a girl from the province, who is thrust into a crime syndicate led by Boss Dencio (Jay Manalo). Liezl’s Uncle Boyong (Soliman Cruz) is the one who introduces her to the gang. Whatever the boss wants her to do, Liezl does well. But when she marries Al (Sean), Liezl already wants out of the syndicate.
Al, is a clever hitman. It’s the reason why he was taken in by Boss Dencio. The syndicate relies on him when they want people dead. Thanks to the syndicate, Al and Liezl met, but gratitude won’t make them stay. Al wants to start a new life with his wife and the only thing to do is for them to run away. Carrying a big bag of cash, the couple flees from the gang, and thus begins a series of mishaps. Boss Dencio will chase them to the ends of the earth to get the money back.
“We’ve become good friends since our first project together. And we’ve been talking about how our latest film could help us be recognized for our acting skills and not just for doing sexy scenes on screen,” AJ told the press in a recent press conference.
The 21-year-old star believes that her friendship with Sean has helped them be comfortable doing intimate scenes. Both have always been very vocal about how comfortable they are in doing delicate scenes, so their fans are guaranteed to enjoy another round –or rounds— of steamy love scenes in this movie.
“We’re no longer embarrassed or uneasy seeing each other’s body during sexy scenes. And that’s what I admire about him. At this point, parang malaki na ang tiwala ko sa kanya kaya sobrang kumportable na ko sa kanya,” she shared.
The director seconded, “They are so professional. From their first project together up to this one, you can see how they evolved as actors. I wouldn’t be surprised if people would recognize them for their acting skills.”
Streaming on Jan. 14 on Vivamax, Hugas also includes Cara Gonzales, Stephanie Raz, Deberly Bancore, Joko Diaz, Bob Jbeili, Lester Lansang, Gilleth Sandico, and Lotlot Bustamante in the cast.
