Cast with director Mae Cruz-Alviar (left) —PHOTOS FROM ABS-CBN Actress-TV host Anne Curtis , who will be portraying a character diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder in her acting comeback on television, has promised to play her role with utmost care. She will be portraying Mia in the local version of the South Korean hit series “ It’s Okay to Not be Okay .” Also part of the series that will be directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar are Joshua Garcia and Carlo Aquino.
Anne plays a popular children’s book author who develops a romantic obsession over Joshua’s character Patrick. Patrick or Patpat works in a psychiatric hospital and has an older brother, Matmat (Carlo), diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. “The series tackles different aspects of mental health, and my character struggles with her own disorder.
You can expect me to do my best in trying to portray Mia,” she told Inquirer Entertainment during a recent media gathering organized by producer Star Creatives. “Do I have worries? None, because I’m crazy like her,” she quipped. “Seriously, what I am super excited about is that, through the series, we will be able to break the stigma and spread awareness on mental health.
” Anne’s last teleserye, “Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel,” aired in 2014. She said returning to TV acting was worth it because she would be in an adaptation of a series she really enjoyed watching. “I wouldn’t accept a project if I didn’t feel it was worth leaving my famil.
