Solenn Heussaff on telling a very real story about marriage

After years away from the big screen, Solenn Heusaff admits she was nervous stepping back into a movie set.

- By NATHALIE TOMADA

Solenn with comebacking director Jeffrey Jeturian on the set of the family/legal drama.

Her latest film, the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry “UnMarry” directed by Jeffrey Jeturian and topbilled by Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo, is her first acting project since 2018, following a long pause due to motherhood, the pandemic and a conscious decision to slow down. Her character is that of Zanjoe’s wife, who is determined to have their marriage nullified.

“I was super nervous about this film just because the last film I did was 2018,” Solenn shared. “The last time I did one, I was pregnant.”

“I’ve never wanted to veer away from movies or showbiz. I just wanted to kind of slow down a little bit because before I would just say yes to anything that would come my way,” she said. “Basta ma-experience ko, I can add it to my portfolio... so I never really got to focus.”

Becoming a mother changed her priorities, and with it, her approach to work.

“After having kids, I just wanna spend more time with them and if I work, I wanted to be more quality work more than quantity,” said the mom of two.

That mindset led her back carefully — to film. Two years ago, she remembers telling her husband Nico Bolzico that she wanted to return, but only if the project felt right.

“I did tell my husband, I said, ‘You know what? I wanna kind of go back little by little, if the right projects come along or fit interest me.’”

The moment she heard who she would be working with in “UnMarry,” she was immediately close to saying yes.