{"id":133294,"date":"2017-11-22T05:46:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T10:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133294"},"modified":"2017-11-22T05:46:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T10:46:33","slug":"of-transformations-paolo-ballesteros-take-on-his-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/22\/of-transformations-paolo-ballesteros-take-on-his-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Of transformations: Paolo Ballesteros\u2019 take on his image"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_133329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133329\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21980212_119320695409513_8629458882512551936_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133329\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21980212_119320695409513_8629458882512551936_n.jpg\" alt=\"(Photo: pochoy_29\/Instagram)\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21980212_119320695409513_8629458882512551936_n.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21980212_119320695409513_8629458882512551936_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21980212_119320695409513_8629458882512551936_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For Paolo, what makes acting interesting is taking roles different from who really is. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZcvItkl9i2\/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=pochoy_29\">(Photo:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pochoy_29\/?hl=en\">pochoy_29\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s a dimple on the right cheek, a large mole near the upper lip, or a set of thick but on-fleek eyebrows, the human mind uses unique trademarks to etch a person\u2019s existence. However, is it actually possible to remember someone who always transforms his appearance into something different? Enter Paolo Ballesteros, a.k.a. \u201cTransformation King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This Eat Bulaga host is renowned not only in television but for gracing his Instagram with make-up transformations that caught the attention of not only local celebrities and fans but even recognized globally.<\/p>\n<p>Paolo, who was also known for his role as a transgender in the film \u201cDie Beautiful,\u201d took female roles in the films \u201cBarbi: D\u2019 Wonder Beki\u201d and &#8220;Trip Ubusan.&#8221; A lot of times in Eat Bulaga, especially in the phenomenon \u201cKalyeserye,\u201d he was also in a feminine role.<\/p>\n<p>In an article by Push, he was asked if he gets offended by always portraying female roles, to which the actor jokingly answered, \u201cNo, <em>hindi naman <\/em>(Not really). I feel like a woman, <em>charot<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Mas gusto ko \u2018yung ganun, na magpo-<\/em>portray. <em>Kasi<\/em> it\u2019s called acting<em>, kailangan may i<\/em>-act <em>ka<\/em> otherwise, <em>hindi na siya<\/em> acting, <em>hindi ka artista<\/em> (I prefer portrayals. This is why it is called acting, you have to act, otherwise, it is not acting anymore, you are not an actor anymore),\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n<p>For Paolo, what makes acting interesting is taking roles different from who\u00a0he really is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Mas<\/em> bet <em>ko nga \u2018yung mga ganun kaysa mga karakter na<\/em> normal guy lang (I prefer such roles rather than a normal guy kind of character),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Kapuso star\u2019s stunning transformations have landed him in such woman roles.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Paolo\u2019s subjects for his transformations have noticed him including Gal Gadot and Tyra Banks. More than this, international websites like Time, Elite Daily, Buzzfeed, MTV, and others was fond of featuring his compilation of many faces.<\/p>\n<p>Old or young, male or female, Paolo&#8217;s skill in molding into another person or into someone really different is what sets him apart and is what sets as his trademark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s a dimple on the right cheek, a large mole near the upper lip, or a set of thick &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":133329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[34627,22151,2804,34629,24821,34625,34626,34628,16524],"class_list":["post-133294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-entertainment-ph","tag-barbi-d-wonder-beki","tag-die-beautiful","tag-eat-bulaga","tag-gal-gadot","tag-kalyeserye","tag-paolo-ballesteros","tag-transformation","tag-trip-ubusan","tag-tyra-banks","mauthors-bea-kirstein-t-manalaysay","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}