Jake Cuenca explains how he overcomes impostor syndrome
JAKE CUENCA – The actor revealed how he overcame the “feeling na nalalaos” or impostor syndrome.
Jake whose real name is Juan Carlos Leveriza Cuenca started in showbiz as a model at the age of nine (9). Then, he made several television and print commercials including endorsements for Safeguard, Coke, and Globe Telecom.
At age ten, he had a cameo role in the 1997 film version of Wansapanataym. It was followed by Takbo Barbara Takbo and Panday in 1998. He became part of GMA Network in 2003 and appeared in the youth-oriented drama series, Click.
After transferring to ABS-CBN in 2006, he appeared in an episode of Love Spell, “Sweet Sixty”. He also starred in string of popular series such as Sana Maulit Muli, Palos, Tayong Dalawa, Rubi and to name a few.
The 35-year-old actor revealed that there was a time he questioned his place in the entertainment industry. “Yeah, multiple times, maraming beses nang nangyari,” he said.
“When you feel na nalalaos ka na or people don’t care anymore kasi ang bilis ng turnover [sa showbiz], it’s very, very fast. All actors feel it. I think all actors go through impostor syndrome. We do question kung kaya pa ba namin or we do question if we’re gonna perform today,” he added.
According to verywellmind.com, the impostor syndrome is the “internal psychological experience of feeling like a phony in some area of your life, despite any success that you have achieved in that area.”
If other artists accept that their era is over, there are also some who cannot accept being told “laos”. For Jake, he is not afraid of this happening to him because he is not afraid of losing popularity because he considers himself a “trimedia actor” who is active in film, TV, and theater.
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