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Metro Exclusive: Bela Padilla on "100 Awit Para Kay Stella" and Her Movie Idea for Her and Friends Kim Chiu and Angelica Panganiban

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<div style="text-align:center"><strong></strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756138870825batch_bela padilla star magic abs cbn contract signingVYNO0084.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Bela Padilla, as photographed by Vyn Radovan</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Bela Padilla </strong>is back home with <strong>ABS-CBN</strong> and <strong>Star Magic</strong>, recently marking this career milestone with a Kapamilya contract signing. This actress, host, writer, producer, and director started her entertainment career in ABS-CBN as part of the Star Magic Batch 15, debuting in the series<strong> </strong><em><strong>Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2</strong>.</em></p><p>Over the years, Bela has garnered praise and recognition, particularly for her portrayals in romance-drama films <span>such as <strong><em>Camp Sawi</em></strong>,<strong><em></em></strong><strong><em> 100 Tula Para Kay Stella</em></strong>, <strong><em>Meet Me in St. Gallen</em></strong>,</span> and <strong><em>On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets</em></strong>. An acclaimed actress, she was also remarkable in TV shows such as <em><strong>FPJ&#x27;s Ang Probinsyano </strong></em>and <strong><em>Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa</em></strong>.<em></em></p><p>A creative, Bela also dabbles in screenwriting, producing, and directing. For instance, in her 2023 film, <em><strong>Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko</strong></em>, she took on the female lead role and was also credited as its writer and director, proving her talent, versatility, and passion for her craft. </p><p>&quot;The most important thing is that you genuinely love what you&#x27;re doing,&quot; Bela noted, adding that she&#x27;s thrilled to discover her purpose in this industry, which is to tell stories. </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756178840932batch_bela padilla star magic abs cbn contract signingVYNO0034.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><em></em></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756179047224batch_bela padilla star magic abs cbn contract signingVYNO0042.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Ahead of her contract signing, the multifaceted artist chatted with <strong>Metro.Style </strong>about this new chapter in her career, saying, &quot;This feels like a homecoming to me. I started at Star Magic 18 years ago, and today, I&#x27;m signing again, so I&#x27;m excited because I feel like I&#x27;m also a very different artist and different person now from the person I was 18 years ago.&quot; Currently, Bela is co-managed by <strong>W Talent Management</strong>.</p><p>There are many things to look forward to from Bela, whether in front of or behind the camera, but one that&#x27;s coming up soon is the sequel to <em>100 Tula Para Kay Stella</em>, titled<strong> </strong><em><strong>100 Awit Para Kay Stella, </strong></em>which stars her alongside <strong>JC Santos</strong> again. The first film stars JC as Fidel, a college student who attempts to write 100 poems for Stella (Bela), who, on the other hand, aspires to become a rock star. </p><div><em><strong></strong></em><em></em><em></em></div><p>Understandably, there is always pressure when it comes to working on sequels. &quot;I&#x27;m not gonna promise that this will surpass <em>100 Tula Para Kay Stella</em>,&quot; Bela said bluntly. &quot;But what I can say is, the scenes I&#x27;ve watched so far, I feel, if I were part of the audience, I would be affected more by the sequel than the first film. I actually prefer it now more than the first film. Obviously, the first film feels very nostalgic to me, but the second is my type of movie. I thoroughly enjoyed shooting the scene and also watching the scenes after. So, I hope they share the same sentiments.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756183628644batch_bela padilla star magic abs cbn contract signingVYNO0053.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756183649366batch_bela padilla star magic abs cbn contract signingVYNO0076.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p>Now that she&#x27;s back to being a Star Magic artist, the possibility of collaborating with her best friends<strong> Kim Chiu</strong> and<strong> Angelica Panganiban</strong>, who are also under the same management, naturally presents itself. </p><p>So far, Bela has conceptualized seven full-length feature film scripts, four of which she wrote, and she has directed two films that she also wrote and acted in. With her dossier including behind-the-camera work, we asked her what she thinks would be a great project for her, Kim, and Angelica.</p><p>&quot;I actually already sent a synopsis to Star Cinema because a lot of people have been asking for this,&quot; Bela began. &quot;It&#x27;s a travel film for the three of us, because I feel like that&#x27;s something we would all enjoy. And I feel like Kim has also been very busy. She&#x27;s been busy for so many years now, and Angelica also, after giving birth and going straight to work, I feel like she hasn&#x27;t really, you know, rested. So I think a <em>barkada</em> film that&#x27;s also a road trip would be fun for the three of us. We would get to rest on our &#x27;work&#x27; days.&quot;</p><p>Reflecting on what she has so far accomplished and what she still wants to do, at the end of the day, Bela said what keeps her going is her sheer passion for storytelling and the excitement she gets from being on the set, surrounded by equally passionate people. Bela declared, &quot;I&#x27;m happy when I&#x27;m on set. My comfort zone is the set. That&#x27;s the number one thing that keeps me here.&quot; </p><div><br/></div><p><em></em><strong></strong><strong></strong>Photos by <strong>Vyn Radovan</strong></p>

<p>During her recent Kapamilya contract signing event, Bela Padilla said, "The most important thing is that you genuinely love what you're doing," adding that she's thrilled to discover her purpose in this industry, which is to tell stories. </p>

During her recent Kapamilya contract signing event, Bela Padilla said, "The most important thing is that you genuinely love what you're doing," adding that she's thrilled to discover her purpose in this industry, which is to tell stories.

Bela Padilla Talks About '100 Awit Para Kay Stella' and Reveals Her Dream Project With Friends Kim Chiu and Angelica Panganiban

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