Jake Cuenca had this controversial scene in ‘Batang Quiapo’
Kapamilya actor Jake Cuenca was wearing just his underwear in a scene in a recent episode of the primetime action series Batang Quiapo, and this elicited mixed reactions from netizens.
Jake portrays the character of Miguelito in the series featuring Coco Martin as the lead actor, who is also the director. Having this kind of antagonist character, Jake shared in a previous interview that he needed to make Miguelito different from his villain roles in the past.
With that, Jake created a distinct, creepy smile that became the mark of his character. This would set Miguelito apart from the characters he has done before.
True enough, avid fans of the Kapamilya action series hated his character, which meant that he served his purpose as a villain.
In a recent episode of Batang Quiapo, Jake Cuenca has a scene in which he is just wearing underwear, and he has a gun fight.
Screenshots of the scene were shared on Reddit, and netizens have various reactions to this. Some netizens questioned whether it was really necessary that Jake was only wearing that small garment in the scene. For some, it was too much.
Other netizens questioned the director’s decision to have that kind of scene, while some pointed out that Jake Cuenca has a peg when it comes to his Miguelito character.
“Mukhang si Isko rin pina-parody nya ahahahaha,” a netizen commented, apparently referring to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, who also had revealing scenes in his past projects. Some netizens agreed with this and said that they also noticed this with Jake’s hairstyle in the series. “Akala ko ako lang talaga nakapansin. Yung hairdo pa lang eh,” a netizen replied.
Another netizen commented that it was the same as Maris Racal’s scene in the series Incognito. Here are some comments.
