Dennis Trillo calls his villain character in 'Pulang Araw' a 'dream role'

Dennis Trillo is grateful that he was given the role of Col. Yuta Saitoh in "Pulang Araw."

In his interview with Aubrey Carampel on "24 Oras," Wednesday, the Kapuso actor said that he had always wanted to play a villain role.

"Ito talaga 'yung seryoso na villain at talagang 'yung masama na kontrabida na kaiinisan mo. Matagal ko na talagang gustong gumawa ng ganitong klaseng role at maraming salamat at napunta sa 'kin itong role na ito. Isa itong dream role para sa 'kin," he said.

Dennis's character is a Japanese imperial army officer whose mission is to conquer the Philippines.

"Kailangan kong mag-extra effort para paniwalaan talaga nila na 'Oh, Hapon 'tong character na 'to.' Gusto ko walang makitang bahid nung mga characters na ginawa ko," he said.

"As much as possible, 'pag nagta-Tagalog 'yung character ko dito, ginagawa kong barok kung paano mag-Tagalog 'yung isang Hapon. Hindi parang si Crisostomo Ibarra na smooth, fluent sa mga makalumang mga salita," he continued.

"Pulang Araw" traces the intertwined lives of four childhood friends, Adelina (Barbie Forteza), Teresita (Sanya Lopez), Hiroshi (David Licauco), and Eduardo (Alden Richards), before and during World War II.

"Pulang Araw" airs weeknights on GMA Prime at 8 p.m. after "24 Oras." It is also streaming on Netflix.