Jake Cuenca’s Extreme Transformation: Actor Reveals He Lost 30 Pounds for “What Lies Beneath”!
JAKE CUENCA – Actor Jake Cuenca is taking dedication to another level — the actor just revealed he lost a jaw-dropping 30 pounds for his latest role in What Lies Beneath.
Jake Cuenca proved his commitment to his craft by undergoing a major physical transformation for his latest role in the series What Lies Beneath. The actor revealed that he lost a significant amount of weight to accurately portray his character.
On X (formerly Twitter), Jake responded to a fan who noticed his slimmer physique and asked if it was for his role in the show. The fan wrote, “Nagpapayat ba talaga si Jake Cuenca for his role in #WhatLiesBeneath? Kasi kung oo, grabe ang dedikasyon at pagmamahal niya sa craft niya.”
Jake Cuenca confirmed the observation, replying, “I did I lost 30 pounds for the prison sequences I was down to 140 lbs and gained a bit back around 8 lbs to balance my look in Batang Quiapo.”
Following his weight loss, Jake shared that he needed to rebuild muscle mass in preparation for a fashion show. “I’m watching it as well and it’s like watching another person tbh (to be honest). I’m so proud of our show what’s crazy is somewhere in between those prison scenes I had to gain some muscle back for the Bench fashion show I only had 2 weeks notice,” he told a fan who commented on his appearance.
In What Lies Beneath, Jake portrays Edong, a role he describes as drastically different from his character Miguelito in FPJ’s Batang Quiapo. “I think, for me, I’m just gonna let people watch it. To be honest. I think they will be surprised with the effort that I put into making Miguelito and Edong very different from one another,” he said in an earlier interview.
Jake also expressed gratitude to his directors for pushing him creatively. “So for me, thank you so much to my directors for challenging me. It’s difficult na to be this character, but the way na shinu-shoot kami it really is challenging for an actor kasi one shot,” he explained, calling it his “loneliest role” since many of his scenes involved only his character’s inner thoughts.