Nora Aunor says dog killing was in original “Oro” script

The actress, who was part of the original line-up, stated that the dog killing was planned
27 Jan – Nora Aunor calls “Oro” director Alvin Yapan a liar after he denied intentionally killing a dog in the said movie, which was part of the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival.

According to Rappler, the actress, who was previously cast in the movie before she was dropped and replaced by Irma Adlawan, shared that the killing of a dog was part of the original script.

Her rebuttal came after Yapan claimed that the shot was done “reality-style”, and that he could never bring himself to kill one.

Aunor, who attended the Senate hearing led by Senator Grace Poe last Tuesday, stated, “It was in the script that they had to slaughter a dog, and the one who was supposed to kill the dog was John Rendez. But when John Rendez refused, he was removed from the movie. When he was removed, I was dropped too.”

She reiterated that Yapan is a liar and that none of the filmmakers were telling the truth.

Yapan later denied it, saying that Rendez’s character was not even part of the controversial scene.

The dog-killing controversy sparked earlier this year, when it was found that an actual dog was killed in one disturbing scene of the movie.

The studio first denied it, saying that they were using a goat, but later retracted the statement, and admitted that it was a real dog. However, they claimed that the dog was butchered by locals as part of a tradition.