Why Tony Labrusca thinks all Filipinos are horny

Inside the first few seconds of the trailer for "Glorious," Tony Labrusca and Angel Aquino exchange a lusty, wild kiss. 

It's a refreshing sight, not just because it's a movie about older women in relationships, but because it also sees its lead stars simply go for it --a contrast to most mainstream actors who tend to be self-conscious and coy in bedroom scenes. 

The trailer has garnered 11 million views, and Labrusca sees the enthusiastic response as an opportunity to show Filipinos that there's nothing wrong with having such passionate, intimate moments, downplaying them as "normal." 

"Feeling ko lahat ng Filipino [are] actually malibog so normal 'yun," he said of his much-talked about scene with Aquino. "I don't think it's intense, I think it's normal. Everybody does that." 

He also explained with Push that having sex or kissing is just an instinctive way of communing with other people: "Mahilig talaga ang mga tao. Like that's how we're made unless asexual ka." 

In "Glorious," Labrusca plays the lover of a much older woman portrayed by Aquino. It tackles the common misconceptions about such relationships, mainly that it is rarely a genuine one.

Labrusca wants those who plan to see it to listen to what their movie has to say, rather than ogle his and Aquino's topless moments. 

"There's a movie where you'll just take your top off to show your boobs but that's just to show your boobs. But what if you're taking off your top because you're about to make love to the person that you love the most in that movie?" 

"I want people to stop thinking about just sex, just taking their clothes off, just frontal nudity, just for pasabog. ...I don't think movies should just be about sexiness and nudity. I think it should be about substance," he added. 

"Glorious" is scheduled for an online release this November 17 through iWant. 

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Tony Labrusca used to be a shoe salesman, cashier

Before joining showbiz, newly launched Star Magic Circle artist Tony Labrusca juggled several jobs in Canada, where he was based with his family.

Labrusca, how entered local showbiz in 2016 via the talent search "Pinoy Boyband Superstar," recalled how he used to work "day in, day out" to earn a living. 

He was at one point a cook, a shoe salesman, and a cashier all at same time.

The "La Luna Sangre" actor then became a barber, a job he referred to as having genuine interest in. In fact, Labrusca said, he actively sought out learning about hairstyling.

Speaking with Boy Abunda on the host's eponymous late-night talk show, Labrusca answered in the affirmative to the possibility of putting up a barber shop business, "pag mayaman na ako."

In the interview, Labrusca also talked about his choices of sports when he was still based in Canada, such as gymnastics and parkour. Both don't involve team play, he pointed out; that way, "I can only be blame myself, whether I win or if I fail."

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Tony Labrusca thanks Kathryn, Daniel for defending him against bashers

MANILA – Former “Pinoy Boyband Superstar” contestant Tony Labrusca is grateful to his "La Luna Sangre" co-stars Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla for defending him against bashers.

In the hit primetime series, Labrusca plays one of the closest friends of Bernardo's character Malia. Because of this, some die-hard supporters of the Bernardo-Padilla love team see Labrusca as a "third party" and have been bashing the young actor on social media.

Labrusca has been receiving mixed comments for his portrayal of Jake Arguelles on “La Luna Sangre” with

Padilla and Bernardo have since defended him with Padilla reminding their fans that Labrusca is only playing a role and should not be attacked.

"I did see his interview when he told his fans and bashers to stop. So I appreciate that," Labrusca told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday during the launch of his debut single "Tanging Ikaw."

"I'm proud of them for standing up especially since they are the official anti-cyberbullying advocates here in the Philippines which is something that we should all be very proud of."

As a supporter of anti-cyberbullying, Labrusca shared that he will be having a speaking engagement on its effects as well as the power of social media on August 26.

"I'm really excited for that. I really want to take this opportunity that God has given me to show people that there's a lot more important things that we have to work on and focus on," Labrusca said.

Meanwhile, Labrusca kicked off his music career with his debut single "Tanging Ikaw," which he composed in collaboration with Urie Tesorio and Bryan Lotho.

The music video, which was directed by Callalily frontman Kean Cipriano, is set to be released on August 25.

According to Labrusca, "Tanging Ikaw" is his gift to his fans and supporters.

"I'm really excited and I hope that they like it. I'm such a people-pleaser, I really want them to enjoy it," said Labrusca, the son of actor Boom Labrusca and singer Angel Jones of the '90s group Kulay.

source: news.abs-cbn.com