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Zaijian Jaranilla explains why he defended child star Kanye Avendaño

Actor Zaijian Jaranilla explains why he instinctively stepped in to defend his 12-year-old co-star, Kanye Avendaño, after a reporter asked the child actor if he would join adult-themed streaming platform Vivamax when he grows up. In an ambush interview during the QCinema press conference on Oct. 22, 2026, Jaranilla said he noticed Avendaño's uncomfortable reaction and felt the need to step in out of respect for the young actor. Jaranilla also stressed the importance of being sensitive when asking questions, particularly when speaking to minors during a movie press conference.

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00:00So, I'm not feeling anything about it.
00:05I think it's not about it.
00:06It's instinct to be doing it.
00:07Maybe it's not about it.
00:10I agree with respect to a young age.
00:16Because it's underage for us.
00:18We saw our initial reaction that we didn't know how to answer.
00:25So, I saw the reaction that we saw.
00:27and I was very uncomfortable, so I had to read what happened in the room.
00:37In other words, did you also play it?
00:39No, I didn't play it. It was just a common sense.
00:43We had to be sensitive to what we wanted and what we wanted.
00:50In the premiere of a film, we were focused on what we wanted to do.
00:59You know that?
01:01It was a bit sensitive.
01:36It was a bit sensitive to what we wanted to do.
01:37It was a bit sensitive to what we wanted to do.
01:38It was a bit sensitive to what we wanted to do.
01:38It was a bit sensitive to what we wanted to do.
01:39It was a bit sensitive to what we wanted to do.

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