Expect the unexpected: Coco on what will set ‘Batang Quiapo’ apart

Let’s make this possible,” said actor-filmmaker Coco Martin as a call to local producers to make the global audience their target market when making films and teleseryes.

Martin, who started as an indie actor, said his ultimate wish is for Filipino products to finally be appreciated abroad the way Korean films and series are currently being patronized. “We made indie films out of the very little budget that we had. We sent these films abroad to compete, and they were appreciated. A lot of them even won awards. These days, we also make telenovelas and I hope that we will also be given a chance to share our own stories and our culture to the world,” he pointed out.

“Filipinos are…

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