Mikee Quintos finds herself anew in ‘The Misplaced Recipe’

From participating in oppressed supporting figures on Tv set, Mikee Quintos is all set to blossom into a wonderful foremost lady through the impending primetime Tv set collection, “The Misplaced Recipe.”

The fantasy romance-collection, which will premiere on GMA News Television set on January 18, 8 p.m., revolves around enjoy, time journey and the culinary planet.

The story centers on Harvey (played by new GMA primary guy Kelvin Miranda), a unsuccessful chef who receives the prospect to vacation back again in time to research and find out underneath the Matriarch of Filipino Food herself, Conchita Valencia (Quintos). But Harvey accidentally usually takes her adobo recipe with him when he returns to the potential, consequently shifting the food stuff empire built on the famed recipe.

As she plays Conchita and her present-working day reincarnation Apple Valencia, viewers who have followed Quintos considering that her debut in show company in 2016 may possibly be shocked to see their preferred supporting character sporting new hairdo and manner feeling.

“My superior school buddies, when I despatched them photographs from our taping, they teased me and said, ‘Wow ang ganda ng suot mo. Hindi ka na mahirap sa tale?” the bubbly younger actress jested at the digital media conference of her upcoming display.

“Lagi kasi ako nakapambahay for individuals shows so na-enjoy ko naman [taping for ‘The Lost Recipe’], ang saya din palang magazine-ayos,” Quintos ongoing with a chuckle.

She was, of training course, referring to the figures in her former shows that centered on familial things — as Lira in the fantasy series, “Encantadia” remake as Maila in “Onanay” as Mia in yet another drama-fantasy, “Sirkus” and most just lately, as Amor in the Alden Richards-starrer primetime series, “The Gift.” In these assignments she played a sister or a daughter to the central character.

But more than the aesthetic change, “The Lost Recipe” also allowed Quintos to try out a little something she has not accomplished in former demonstrates.

“Ito yung first time na nagkakaroon ako ng prospect magazine investigate and mag-aral as an actor how to hook up in a intimate way sa aking mga major guys.”

The 23-yr-old actress, having said that, admitted it was not an quick process for her to open up to her top gentleman Miranda, and other co-stars, a vital component in any partnership.

‘Nahanap ko sa sarili ko to. One working day, kausap ko yung acting mentor ko na si Ana Feleo at sabi ko, ‘Parang hirap ako magbukas, bakit? Hindi naman ako ganito — right before the pandemic, ang dali ng ganito sa akin.”

Then it dawned on Quintos that the months of isolation in 2020 owing to the pandemic performed a hand.

For so lots of months, medyo naging survival mode tayong lahat — like, ‘hindi ako pwedeng ma-anxiety, mag-stress, we have to offer with every little thing that is likely on in a good way.’ So medyo matagal akong nag-remain doon [in that mindset].”

To conquer this wrestle, Quintos claimed she experienced to obtain herself once again.

“Para akong nag back-to-zero for this project, as in kinilala ko ulit yung sarili ko, I maximed the workshops, ang laking tulong nun.”

As a final result, by the center of their initially 7 days in their locked-in taping, Quintos mentioned she right away discovered the emotional walls she put up little by little falling down.

“And it enable na nagiging close kami [her co-stars] in true life so na-enjoy ko naman but there was a wrestle [at first],” Quintos finished.