Lorna Tolentino's acting dream

She loves her profession so much that she hopes to achieve what veteran actress Gloria Romero has reached in terms of durability.

"I simply adore her. She is strong at her age (74) and very active. Acting for me is a continuous process of learning. Our new directors today are so innovative and so is the movie technology. For as long as they offer roles to play, big or small, I will not retire from acting," says the fortysomething Lorna T (her monicker).

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She has completed 'Katas ng Saudi' for Maverick Films directed by Joey Reyes. It is the first time that she is paired opposite Jinggoy Estrada whom she treats like an older brother. Surprisingly, it is also her second time to appear in a comedy.

"The first comedy I did was 'Pusong Mamon' with Albert Martinez and Eric Quizon. Please take note that I am not a comedienne. It is the situation in the story that makes it funny."

'Katas ng Saudi' has plenty of this. It opens with Jinggoy arriving from the Middle East after working for 10 years in order to provide his family a bright future. He soon discovers that so many things have changed and he

feels like a total stranger to his three children. "In a way, the movie is a tribute to all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose biggest sacrifice is to be away from their families," Lorna points out.

She has worked with the best directors - from Ishmael Bernal, Lino Brocka, Chito Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Laurice Guillen to Reyes.