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TA reveals why she turned down 'Rambo 2' with Sylvester Stallone
By Cynthia Montojo
"I just came from jungles of Amazon… I wouldn't mind jungles of Philippines but Mexico?" Actress Tetchie Agbayani told talent agent J.J. Harris, turning role down, Julia Nickson nabbed part instead.
Tetchie looked back at her career, shooting and trying out for international films, including "Rambo: First Blood Part II," she turned down despite completing test screening with Sylvester Stallone.
Tetchie recalled moving to Los Angeles after appearing on German edition of Playboy in 1982, which made her first and only Filipina to date to have done so, and working on few Filipino movies.
After attempts to study in University of California, Los Angeles and find non-showbiz jobs, friend suggested Tetchie to try acting. This led her to meet talent agent J.J. Harris, who at the time handled Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell and Michael J. Fox.
Harris helped Tetchie get into films "The Emerald Forest," "Gymkata" and "The Money Pit," the latter as stepmother to Tom Hanks' character despite having no scenes with him.
After some time, Harris contacted Tetchie about auditioning for "Rambo: First Blood Part II" because it was reportedly going to shoot in the Philippines.
Role for Vietnamese intelligence agent Co Phuong Bao went down between Tetchie and Singaporean-American actress Julia Nickson, and the two agreed whoever got the part will treat the other to expensive dinner.
Tetchie went to screen test with Stallone. Harris called Tetchie to inform her she had landed the role; however, shoot was going to be in Mexico and not Philippines because of logistical issues. "Rambo 2" was released in 1985. Early 1980s were marked by high tension during Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s final years as president.
Tetchie also shared her audition with Stallone went well, finding the action star polite but not as tall, "simple lang siya... pangkaraniwan lang, hindi siya ma-ere."
Many years later when Tetchie was at the airport heading back to the Philippines, she crossed paths with Nickson, whom Agbayani pointed out was married to "Starsky & Hutch" star David Soul for six years.
"Sabi ko sa kanya, 'look, let's do this…let's not have dinner…let's just keep this nice story between us going... that you'll forever owe me dinner,'" Tetchie recalled telling Nickson, happy the latter got "Rambo" sequel role.
"Wala naman akong ilusyon na I wanna make it big in Hollywood, ang sakin ay everything is an adventure,let's see what unfolds… more to life than just acting, even up to now," Tetchie stressed.
Tetchie also pointed out that accepting "Rambo" sequel might have not allowed her to come back to the Philippines, finish her collegiate studies, or have family.
"To me, life is learning experience, life is there to live and make most of, and certainly not just all about being an actress," Tetchie ended.
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