By Charmie Joy Pagulong - The Philippine Star 
MANILA, Philippines — Former member of the girl group Viva Hot Babes, Andrea del Rosario, will no longer accept sexy roles in films or shows. The last movie where she essayed a daring role was Mac Alejandre’s “May-December-January” in 2022.
In “May-December-January,” written by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee, Andrea’s character Claire falls in love with her son’s best friend.
“No,” she directly told The STAR when asked if she’s open to accepting other sexy roles in the future. She attended the red-carpet premiere night of Jason Paul Laxamana’s “A Glimpse of Forever” held Monday at the SM Cinema Megamall.
“‘May-December-January’ was the last one… It’s because of my faith,” she said.
In an earlier interview in Boy Abunda’s “Fast Talk,” she admitted that she didn’t like to be labeled as a sexy star before. But her “drive to work” at that time was to help her family, she explained. She previously starred in movies such as, “Chopsuey,” “Rome & Juliet,” and “Lupe: A Seaman’s Wife.” She was part of Star Magic’s Batch 3 and won fourth runner-up in Miss Philippines Earth 2001 and bagged the Miss Close Up Killer Smile award.
She also served as the vice mayor of Calatagan, Batangas in 2016.
When queried about how she has maintained her timeless beauty and sexy figure at the age of 46, she said, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. That’s No. 1. I do sports. And you know just be positive. Just be happy. And I think also having a relationship with God, with Jesus Christ. I’m a Christian, so it helps me have a more optimistic outlook in life.”
She is currently in a relationship with polo player Anthony Garcia, who is also a Christian.
Meanwhile, Andrea plays the lady boss in the virtual dating studio called ForeVR in “A Glimpse of Forever,” a Viva Films offering now showing in cinemas nationwide.
It stars Jasmine Curtis-Smith as Glenda, Diego Loyzaga as Kokoy, and Jerome Ponce as Dante.
The romance-drama with an element of sci-fi is about Glenda, who tries to find companionship and comfort via ForeVR.
“It’s a cameo role,” said Andrea of her character. “But I always believe, like the saying ni (Constantin) Stanislavski, ‘There’s no such thing as small roles, only small actors.’ So, I’m happy that kahit papano that I have a small part in the movie.”
The moviegoers must watch the film because there’s a lot of lessons they can learn from it, tackling the pros and cons of virtual interaction, shared Andrea.
She further offered her personal take on the theme of the film, saying, “We have to go with what’s going on in the world. Makikisabay dapat tayo, but (for) me personally, as much as possible, I want to connect face-to-face with someone. I don’t wanna fall in love or develop our relationship virtually or online. That’s it.”
Andrea is agreeable to the idea of virtual dating as long as a real-life connection is established among the involved parties.
“Maybe if they will develop their relationship para hindi maputol yung connection, yes. But you still need that actual connection, physical connection. I still believe in that,” she said.
Andrea also stars in the GMA Network’s drama-thriller series “Makiling.”
