What happened to the character of Jaclyn Jose in ‘Batang Quiapo’?
Chief Espinas, the character played by the late veteran actress Jaclyn Jose in the Kapamilya primetime action-drama series Batang Quipo, had this “paalam.”
Jaclyn’s death shocked many showbiz fans, especially the viewers of the primetime series led by Coco Martin. Her character in the series was still alive when she bade goodbye in real life.
Many fans and showbiz personalities celebrated her life and recalled the fondest memories they had with her.
Batang Quiapo had to make a smooth exit for Jaclyn Jose’s character and they successfully did this, based on the article in Balita. In the episode of the Kapamilya series on April 17, the story focused on Chief Dolores Espinas’s arrest because of the cases filed by Rigor, the character played by John Estrada.
The production decided to show Jaclyn’s old footage, especially the close-up shots. For the scene where she was already arrested and escorted by John and Allan Paule’s characters, a double was obviously used as the back and side profiles of the body were only shown.
The double almost had the same profile and skin color as Jaclyn. There was also a scene when the side view of her face was shown abruptly and it resembles the late veteran actress.
In the series, Jaclyn Jose’s character is very much alive. With how Batang Quiapo put a certain closure to Chief Espinas’ character, netizens expressed admiration as it was done smoothly. Here are some comments from netizens.
“Galing ng director nagawan ng paraan ang pag exit ni Chief Espinas.”
“Smooth at hindi pilit! Mahusay!”
“Unpredictable kasi ang maiisip kaagad, papatayin na lang. Good job!”
“The closure of Jaclyn Jose’s appearance as an actress on her final project, and as a human being. Again, prayers for the bereaved families.”