To relieve the pain of a broken heart, actor JC Santos travels all by himself to a new place, to reflect on what made his relationship fail. That is how the actor processes his grief after a break-up.

“Ako, naging default na sa akin ang mag-travel every time that I feel pain, every time I am lost, if I’m grieving. So, kailangan kong lumayo para lumapit sa sarili ko, para maintindihan ko kung ano ‘yung nararamdaman at ma-acknowledge ko ulit kung ano ‘yung mga circumstances na nangyayari sa paligid ko,” he said during the online press conference for the movie “366” last Friday, April 1. The movie will start streaming via Vivamax on April 15.

(For me, it has become a default to travel every time I feel pain, every time I am lost, if I’m grieving. So, I need to go away to get close to myself, for me to understand what I am feeling, and so I can again acknowledge the circumstances happening around me.)

Santos stressed that he needs to do this alone. He said that this may be because even as a child, he learned to survive on his own. It makes sense to him to do it alone.

“366,” a film about love, loss and starting life and love anew, is the directorial debut of Bela Padilla. In the movie, Santos plays Pao, the ex-boyfriend of Padilla’s character, June.

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The movie, Santos said, is worth watching, because it shows Padilla’s mettle in directing a love story.

“I think kailangan siyang abangan dahil of course directorial debut ni Bela and kuwento niya ito. Isang matapang na approach sa love story. I think makikita na ninyo dito kung paano siya magkuwento ng love story kasi usually ay umaarte lang siya, nagsusulat lang siya. Ngayon, eto na ‘yung kuwento niya,” he said.

(I think you need to watch out for this because this is the directorial debut of Bela Padilla and this is her story. It is a brave approach to the love story format. I think you will see here how she narrates a love story, because usually she is just acting, just writing. Now, here is her story.) JB

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