Zaijan Jaranilla teaches young bro to cry daily as acting homework
Zymic follows in his kuya's footsteps as he stars in GMA series ‘Yagit'
Zymic Jaranilla considers older brother Zaijan his acting idol. That’s why he listens to every advice his mentor gives him.
For his assignment, Zaijan asks Zymic to cry everyday.
"Manood daw po ako ng mga nakakaiyak na movies, tapos may assignment po siya sa’kin na cry everyday daw po habang nanonood,” he tells Yahoo Philippines at the recent press conference of GMA afternoon series “Yagit.”
Not all the time
Zymic says he has not grown tired of tearing up in front of the camera.
"Hindi pa naman po ako nahihirapan. Ang mahirap kapag galing ka sa tuwa, 'yung ang saya-saya mo tapos kailangan umiyak."
The 10-year-old actor stars in the remake of the ‘80s TV drama created by Eddie Ilarde and Jose Miranda Cruz.
Zymic concedes he doesn't follow his brother’s advice all the time, but the technique works best for his kuya.
"Minsan po hindi (ko ginagawa). Pero ang alam ko po ganun ang ginagawa niya kaya ganun siya kagaling umarte.”
Learning from Kuya
Zymic doesn’t mind working with Zaijan’s rival network because it’s GMA that gave him (Zymic) the break via the 2013 soap opera “Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko” and the recently-finished “Niño" (Zaijan is a Kapamilya talent).
Like other siblings though, Zymic says he and his 13-year-old brother argue at times.
"Minsan nag-aaway po kami dahil sa mga gadgets. Kasi po minsan hindi ko siya pinapahiram.
The newbie child actor, who’s now in Grade 4, admits work has been eating up his time in school, but sees to it that he makes up for lessons he misses.
“Minsan hindi na po ako nakakapasok pero mine-makeup ko. Tine’text ko 'yung classmate ko then sasabihin niya 'yung na-miss ko na lesson.”
