The scene went smoothly until the young actress suddenly stopped mid-line. Pale, she whispered, "Direk… may iba pa." (Director… there’s someone else.)
Here’s an interesting behind-the-scenes story tied to the phrase (which means "Just the three of us" in Filipino). tatlo lang tayo behind the scenes
In the Philippine entertainment industry, the phrase is famously linked to a well-known showbiz urban legend — but one particular real-life incident during a live TV drama in the 1990s gave it an eerie twist. It was the final taping night of a popular suspense anthology series. The director called for a crucial climactic scene: two lead actors — a veteran actress and a rising young star — would confront each other in an abandoned schoolroom. Only the director, the sound technician, and the cameraman were supposed to be inside the locked set to maintain the intimate, tense atmosphere. The scene went smoothly until the young actress
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." It was the final taping night of a
The cameraman then pointed to the monitor playback of the last take. In the background, behind the young actress, was a hazy figure of a man in old-fashioned barong, standing perfectly still. He wasn’t part of the cast. He wasn’t crew.