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Jason Abalos wins Best Actor in Young Critics Circle awards
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 09:19

{mosimage}Young actor Jason Abalos single-handedly won the Best Performer award in the prestigious Young Critics Circle Annual Citation Thursday afternoon held at the Faculty Center Conference (Pulungang Recto, Bulwagang Rizal) Hall of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.

The 22-year-old model and actor was ecstatic when he accepted the trophy from the critics group. “Para pong hindi ako makapaniwala. Ang bata-bata ko pa po para manalo ng ganito,” Abalos intimated to abs-cbnnews.com after the awards rite. We told him it might be the natural actor in him that determined his winning. “Gano’n po ba ‘yon? Basta ginagawa ko lang po ang gusto ng direktor ko,” the teen star grinned.

Abalos won the award for his memorable performance as a casual employee of a fast food chain whose contract has to end with the company.

“Nang gawin ko po ang pelikula, wala naman po akong inisip na mananalo ako or something. Hindi po ako conscious na ginagawa ko ang assignment ko for an award,” he said.

Jason is a favorite among indie or independent filmmakers because of he has such a refreshing, natural talent for acting. According to director Adolf Alix, Jr., he was impressed with the young star when he handled him in “Adela,” a foray into the innermost sanctum of an old lonesome woman played by Anita Linda.

"Adela" was screened at the opening of the 2008 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last month.

In "Adela" Abalos portrayed a teen-age husband caught by his pregnant wife while cavorting another woman inside their house. “Sa indie films ko, talagang pinipiga kami nang husto. Hinahayaan lang kami umarte pero alam mo po na malaki ang inaasahan sa’yo ng direktor,” explained Jason.

Abalos is also nominated at the Urian Awards of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, again, for “Endo.”

“Kinakabahan din po ako. Alam ko na hindi basta-basta ang Manunuri pero bahala na po. Magdarasal na lang ako. Para nga pong hindi ako makapaniwala na nominated na naman ako,” he admitted.

The young actor said he considers show biz as his longtime vocation. “Pero nag-aaral din po ako sa UST ngayon,” he said.

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