(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Rising stars Alexa Miro and Rob Gomez went all out (yes, including in the steamy scenes) while staying true to themselves for their roles in the upcoming first Upstream Original film, A Girl and A Guy, directed by Erik Matti.

During an exclusive online interview with The STAR, Alexa said she portrayed her role based on “what’s real.” “Pagdating po kasi sa art ng acting, if the story calls for it, we wanted to show what’s real. And those situations po siguro na kung ano yung totoo lang, na kami sa totoong buhay na kailangan na naming ilabas yung steamy scenes, nilunod po namin yung sarili namin sa paano siya sa totoong buhay.”

“Siyempre on the side, may mga sign of the cross lang. ‘Lord, ikaw na bahala,’” she quipped when asked about how she and her co-star prepared for the sexy shots.

While the actress admitted she was nervous while acting out the sensual scenes, Rob, on his part, shared that they gave everything for the film. “Na-brief na kami ni direk Erik on what we were gonna do, what he wanted to see. But then it was really up to us, on how it was gonna look. If ever we didn’t give the 200 percent, it was not gonna cut it… and the point was, we just really gave everything we had. And of course, yun nga, sign of the cross.”

In the trailer and poster of A Girl and A Guy, which captured the attention of curious netizens, Alexa plays Fiona, an independent millennial who needs respect, while Rob, as Raf in his 20s, needs to figure his life out. The teaser for the R18 flick describes it “as a modern tale of young adults navigating the tricky world of relationships, connection, and intimacy in today’s society.”