Maja reportedly collapsed after filming a running scene in the movie. She plays a runner in Thelma, which was partly shot for ten days in Ilocos Norte. In her training scenes, Maja had to run barefoot on concrete highways, the river and even on rocky roads.
At times, Maja’s feet would bleed from extensive running scenes, but she hardly complained on the set. According to Paul, Maja would simply splash Betadine and rubbing alcohol on her feet, then she would start running again for a different scene.
In one take, Maja started screaming from pain before she collapsed. She was in tears when Paul carried her to a standby car that rushed her to the hospital, where she was immediately given treatment.
Thankfully, Maja was not confined. Paul told her and the staff to return to the hotel and rest for the remainder of the day. Instead, Maja returned to the set and after two hours and demanded to work again despite the pain she was feeling. She apparently didn’t want to be the cause of the delay in the Ilocos Norte shoot.
Paul and the rest of the production staff and crew of Thelma were all praise with Maja’s professionalism. It was truly admirable working with her as the lead star of the movie.
“Maja literally gave her blood, sweat and tears to this movie,” said Paul. “We shot 14 to 16 hour days, with very little sleep, but she never complained. She gave her full commitment to this project.”
In her first indie film project, Maja gets able support from Tetchie Agbayani, John Arcilla, Eliza Pineda and Jason Abalos, as the track and field teammate who develops a special bond with Maja (Thelma) as they train together. Elma Muros portrays a running coach in the story.
Thelma is the maiden production venture of Time Horizon Pictures, with first-time producers Rino Que and Samantha Chavez-Que, in cooperation with Abracadabra Productions and Underground Logic. The movie is slated to be shown early next year.
source: Kapamilyalogy
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