Before rolling, the director announced over the intercom: "Tatlo lang tayo sa loob — ako, si Rolly (camera), at si Ben (sound). Lock the doors. No one else enters."
Thinking she was just nervous, the director reassured her, "Tatlo lang tayo, anak." tatlo lang tayo behind the scenes
Taping resumed only after a production assistant recalled that an actor had died of a heart attack on that same set years ago, during a scene where he was supposed to play a ghost. His last words before collapsing: "Tatlo lang dapat tayo sa eksena…" (There should only be three of us in the scene…) That incident became legendary in Philippine TV circles. To this day, some crews whisper "Tatlo lang tayo" before a locked-room shoot — half as a joke, half as a superstitious ritual to check if anyone else is really in the room. Before rolling, the director announced over the intercom:
The scene went smoothly until the young actress suddenly stopped mid-line. Pale, she whispered, "Direk… may iba pa." (Director… there’s someone else.) His last words before collapsing: "Tatlo lang dapat