ALESSANDRA De Rossi was revealed as the director of “Everyone Knows Every Juan,” a dark comedy film in which she will take on multiple hats as actress and producer.
The De Rossi-helmed “Everyone Knows Every Juan” was revealed by Viva Films in a media con on Tuesday, Sept. 30, where an ensemble cast will join her.
Joining the actress-director are Jaime Fabregas, Kelvin Miranda, Ronnie Lazaro, Angeli Bayani, Ruby Ruiz, Empoy Marquez, JM de Guzman, Gina Alajar, Joel Torre, Liza Lorena, and Edu Manzano.
The film tells the story of siblings — portrayed by De Rossi, Manzano, Ruiz, Alajar and Torre — who reunited on the first death anniversary of their mother Juaning Sevilla (Lorena).
De Rossi said she considers the film a deep dive into “adulting,” showing events that happened in a single night. She also shared that she and her co-stars underwent a series of rehearsals since filming happened all at once.
“Adulting kami, kasi senior ‘yung mga stars ko. Kami ‘yung adult version. Parang gan’un yun, one night lang kasi nangyari [‘yung kwento]… Wala kasing preview. ‘Yung ‘My Amanda’ kasi, after every take, preview ka,” she said.
(It’s adulting in a way because I’m working with senior actors. We’re the adult version, something like that. The story tells the story of events happening in one night. There is no preview. When I did “My Amanda,” I would do a preview after every take.)
De Rossi marked her directorial debut with the 2021 film “My Amanda,” which also starred Piolo Pascual.
“Everyone Knows Every Juan” will be released in theaters on Oct. 22. (Hannah Mallorca © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
