Royce Cabrera jumps from being a mastermind to reading minds in 'SLAY'

Starring in a murder mystery TV series such as "SLAY" is not new to Royce Cabrera.

- By JERRY DONATO

Starring in a murder mystery TV series such as "SLAY" is not new to Royce Cabrera. Prior to joining the ensemble cast of the GMA-Viu collaboration, the actor played the pivotal character named Jerico in the Kapuso Primetime hit, "Widows' War."

Royce took on a role that initially presented as the sympathetic and concerned sibling of Rebecca and dynamically evolved into the mastermind behind the sad endings of the Palacios.

Again, he is seen in another murder mystery genre via "SLAY" as investigator Juro Catapang, who serves as a main, reliable point person or an alternative perspective, besides the female characters Amelie, Liv, Sugar and Yana, in finding the plausible truth about the early demise of fitness influencer Zach, or Z.

"Sa totoo lang po, napaka-hirap (actually, it's challenging)," said Royce of portraying his role in a recent press conference. "Mahirap pa lang maging isang imbestigador kasi bilang imbestigador kailangan talaga alamin mo yung mga simpleng movement nila (as an investigator or detective, one needs to know even the minutest detail that may set a lead)."

He added that even a character's "pag bagsak ng pilik mata" (a blink or an eyelid flutter) is also considered by his character Juro, for it could be a telltale sign.