SHE WAS 25!!!!!
D. Casting the Protagonist
Toward the end of February 2017, the filmmaker finally secured her
female protagonist. It was difficult at first, having to scout for an actress of legal age who could play a pre-teen and take off her clothes in front of the camera. Luckily, she found all of that in Mara Agleham.
Mara was a Theater major, who was a member of the filmmaker’s organization UP Cineastes’ Studio. The filmmaker had initially reached out to Mara to ask for referrals on who could play her thesis’ protagonist, and Mara had been more than helpful in giving the contact details of theater prospects to the filmmaker. But it wasn’t long until Martika suggested to the filmmaker that she consider Mara for the role, as the latter is radical and unafraid to strip naked. Plus, Mara didn’t have very prominent boobs; her body and posture were very similar to that of a young girl’s. Everything started falling into place after that. While conversing with Mara, the filmmaker segued into the possibility of her playing the lead in the film. Mara accepted without qualms.
Meeting with Mara for the first time since offering her the role over chat,
the filmmaker was more than pleased. Although already twenty-five years of age, Mara looked no older than sixteen. She stood at 5’0 in height; her body was slim and not curvy. Plus, her boobs were small at 32-A. The way she uttered her words was in a sing-song manner, reminiscent to a child’s optimistic and high-shrilled voice.
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