Kaleldo (Summer Heat)
Kaleldo (Summer Heat) is neither a thriller nor a horror movie, but it’s opening on Nov. 1. Right after its world premiere in the 1st Rome Film Festival, where it was the opening film of the Extra Section.
The Brillante Mendoza megger for Centerstage Productions also has been invited to the filmfests in Vienna (Oct. 13-25), Hawaii (Oct. 19-Nov. 5), and Cairo (Nov. 28-Dec. 8).
It is about a family orphaned by a mother, 10 years after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Johnny Delgado plays Mang Rudy, whose meager income is derived from wood carving. His three daughters are: Jess (Cherry Pie Picache), a lesbian being discriminated by him; Lourdes (Angel Aquino), a kept woman of her employer; and Grace (Juliana Palermo).
The movie is an acting vehicle. Lutang na naman ang galing sa pag-arte ni Cherry Pie, lalo na sa confrontation scene nila ni Johnny. Tagisan ng talino hindi lang nina Pie at Johnny, kundi naging palaban din sina Angel, Allan Paule at Criselda Volks, who’s very proud of her intimate scenes with Pie.
“Wala namang dapat ikahiya sa eksena namin, we’re both certified girls, walang nadala. Okey lang ’yung kissing scene, hindi ko lang naamoy, nalasahan ko pa!” ang walang-takot na rebelasyon ni Criselda.
Napakaseksi ni Criselda. Inamin niyang she can dance and sing well.
“Does it follow that being a good singer and dancer translates to actually being good in bed?” pahabol na tanong namin sa kanya.
“Actually, hindi naman ako ’yung napakahusay sumayaw or kumanta, but I know I can deliver whenever necessary. But, of course, I’m good in bed, maski itanong pa ninyo kay Cris [Villanueva], ha-ha-ha!” aniya.
Kaleldo is made in the tradition of the critically-acclaimed family-oriented film Tanging Yaman. It was graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board.