Acting Requires Surrender with Zsa Zsa Padilla

This is an excerpt from the June 2026 Special Issue. Subscribe to MEGA Digital All-Access to read the full story. As someone who has spent decades within the entertainment industry, Zsa Zsa Padilla naturally speaks about acting with striking honesty and clarity. Listeners are immediately pulled in by her direct eye contact and her grounded honesty born from years of experience and the confidence to stop overcomplicating things. As she puts it simply: “I just try to be as natural as I can.” RELATED: Gabby Padilla Finds Purpose in Vulnerability Padilla first entered show business as a singer, which explains why performance came naturally to her early on. Her turning point as an actress, however, arrived when she starred in Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?, directed by Laurice Guillen. “That's when I truly understood the craft,” she shares. “I thought, ‘Okay, this is serious so you have to give your best.’ […]