Maja Salvador Co-Produced Thelma

Just before filming wrapped up for “Thelma,” lead actress Maja Salvador accepted an offer from producer Rino Que to join them as co-producer.



Without as much as a second thought, the drama actress conceded and did not collect the rest of her talent fee for the film. It is Maja’s first time to become an industrial partner in a business venture, a move that stemmed from her faith and confidence in the project.



“Thelma” is an indie film produced by Time Horizon Pictures about a marathon runner who battles against the odds. To get into the athletic mode, Maja was trained in long-distance running by national athlete Elma Murros.



The training introduced Maja to running as a sport, and which she now uses as a measure to keep fit and lose weight.



There were a lot of sacrifices made in the making of the movie. Maja endured bruises in her feet and legs as she ran on rugged country roads, oftentimes bare-footed as she played a poor peasant’s daughter in the picture.



While fast-track running is her thing in the film, the same can’t be said of Maja’s attitude towards her acting career. “I’m not in a hurry, ako yung artista na hindi nagmamadali,” she told media during the film’s launch at the ABS-CBN’s 9501 Executive Lounge recently.



The actress said she loved her profession too much she will not want to rush in a bid to become a very big star. It’s not among her wishes, she explained.



Maja has just finished a high-rating teleserye, “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin,” which sealed her partnership with Coco Martin. She’s embarking soon on an international promotional tour for “Minsan” but hoping to make a stop in Hawaii in October for the screening of “Thelma” at an international film festival in the island.



“Thelma,” described by its director, Paul Soriano, as an inspiring film, also stars Jason Abalos, Tetchie Agbayani, John Arcilla, among others. It has won the nod of Star Cinema, which has agreed to distribute the film starting on Sept. 7.