“Maid” on BBC’s Harry and Paul is Filipina Jenny Cachero
20-year-old British-Filipina Jenny Cachero is the actress who played the part of a maid in the controversial 4th episode of BBC’s Harry and Paul last September 26.
When she accepted the acting assignment in the comedy show, she had no inkling that her role would spark a global outcry and diplomatic protests from the Philippines. “I thought it was just another job, just like everything else really,” she said.
Jenny also pointed out that you need to see the whole show in order to put the Filipina maid sketch, a tiny portion of the whole, into context. “The joke was not the Philippines, the joke was not the maid, the joke was not an offence to the minorities, to the Philippines. It was actually a joke towards the northern hemisphere, the northern part of Britain. The sketch was actually called The Bad Northerner,” Cachero explained.
Jenny is majoring in film at a British university. She was on summer break so she took her chance and was cast as the Filipina maid on the said comedy show.
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October 19th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Yun naman pala un e…
may explaination naman pala….
October 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
hindi siya na-offend kase aside from looking tsimay, she is a part time tsimay kaya hindi big deal sa kanya, LOL! sa mga tsimay na nasaktan sa harry and paul show, get over it, mga balat sibuyas!
October 19th, 2008 at 11:33 am
low life filipinos makitid ang utak!
October 19th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Ngek…angat ka ba? dapat meron kang tinatawag na discretion. Kung alam mong makakasakit ka ng damdamin ng ibang filipino, dapat hindi mo ginagawa.
Besides, talangkang pinoy…..sabi ni cachero na “I thought it was just another job, just like everything else really,” that means meron syang pagsisisi at nalaman nya na mali ang kanyang ginawa. Well, money talks…..thats what money can do.
You know talangkang pinoy….shame on you. You are not representing pinoy, well no wonder that is your job. Kapag tagumpay ng pinoy isinasama mo ang iyong sarili, pero kpag kahihiyan ng pinoy, sa halip na ipagtatanggol mo e nililibak mo pa. Anu kang klaseng filipino? kahiya hiya ka…..
October 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Good Job Look who’s talking!
October 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
over reacting lang talaga….
October 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Well, ganun tlaga siguro. Ang pilipinas ay parang isang tanghalan na binubuo ng ibat ibang karakter merong bida at meron namang kontrabida at meron namang pumapel (ma-epal).
October 19th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
lam nio..
mas bumababa ang tingin ng tao in every thing that dey made in other country….
October 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
she is such a b!tch!!!
October 19th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
ang kailangan ng pilipinas ngayon ay mga mathematician katulad ko na magbabago sa pilipinas!
October 19th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
British ba yun?! Hello?! pinoy na pinoy hitsura nya, natuto lang mag-ingles ng may accent naging british na?! Kung Dilis maniwala pa ako! Isa siyang Lapad na Tuyo! mahiya siya dapat binenta niya ang pilipinas sa halagang 20 euros, katumbas ng kinikita nya bilang tsimay sa scotland!
October 19th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Panuorin niyo muna kasi yung episode saka kayo magdecide kung ano ang nararapat sabihin. Ang hirap kasi sa inyo salita kayo ng salita ni hindi niyo manlang napanuod ang episode na pinagdedebatehan niyo. Pinagbabasehan niyo lang ang iyong opinyon sa mga pinagsasabi ng iba.
October 19th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
bkit na oofend un mga pinay pg may mga ganyang show?dba pg nasa pinas tayo pinag tatawanan natin mga bisaya,ilonggo dahil sa tuno nila?mga hipokrito talaga tayo at wounded un ego natin…
October 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
mga pinoy pala!as in filipino…lahat na ng pinoy..
October 19th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
mikala hui, ibang usapan na yan…pinortray nila ang filipina maid ng ganun which is very offended sa mga maid na hindi ganun ang trabaho sa kanilang pinagsisilbihan sa inbang bansa. Ikaw ba kung matinong maid at pinagsayaw ka ng iyong amo, anung magiging reaksyon mo? di ba maiirita ka, unless kung ganun ka tlaga. Ang point dito e hangga’t maaari wag nating hayaang itanim sa isip ng mga taga ibang bansa na hindi ganun ang mga filipina.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
ung mga walang pakialam na mga pinoy dito e, dahil hindi nyo pa nararanasan ang magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. kaya ganyan ang pagiisip ninyo. kung may profession ka at nakatapos ka ng degree sa pinas at nagttrabaho sa ibang bansa, you will know at maiintindihan ninyo kung bakit hindi dapat basta niyuyurakan ang imahe ng mga pinoy sa paningin ng iba. malalaman nyo yan pag turn nyo ng magtrabaho, kahit maid pa, kahit engineer, o kahit nurses o doctor, malalaman nyo ang word na discrimination. at ayaw nyong magiging masama ang imahe ng mg Filipinos abroad at hindi nila kayo mamaliitin gaya ng ibang lahi.
October 19th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
tama ka dyan kurapika…like me working abroad nakikita ko rin kung papaano minsan bastusin ng ibang lahi ang kapwa natin pinoy…there are instances nakwento nila sa akin na naglalakad lang sila bigla n lang susundan at babastusin…well to think na nasa public area that time ha…but on the other side of it some filipinos make our dignity fall into a wrong side. Gusto ko lang sabihin sana since we left our country for us to survive our future sana lang di nila sirain basta basta like acting as no where to find attitude..tipong patapon kaya patol dito patol don…sana lang maisip ng iba nating kababayan ito!
October 19th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
alam nyo bang mahirap ang umani ng respeto sa ibang bansa? Kung mapapanuod nyo lang ang mga pelikula ng mga ibang lahi….meron talaga akong di makalimutang linya sa isang american movie na nag-dialog sya ng “did you get a filipina whore?” naisip ko bakit filipina? bakit hindi vietnamese, chinese o ibang lahi…..bakit filipina pa? Ganun ba ang tingin ng mga tga ibang bansa sa filipina?
October 19th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
kasi nga ganito…(iexplain daw ba hehehe) di natin maikakaila na nagkakasala ang iba nating kababayan dahil sa kagipitan ng buhay…sabi nila tao lang nagkakamali..naghihirap kaya kapit sa patalim…which is di lang ang taong gumawa nun ang nasisira kundi buong pangalan ng kapwa natin pinay….
October 19th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
SEE MS. CACHERO….A TINY PORTION OF THE SCENE MAKES A BIG IMPACT TO THE FILIPINOS. OF COURSE THE JOKE WAS NOT THE PHILIPPINES NOR THE FILIPINA MAID IT WAS MAID FOR THE BRITISH AUDIENCE. IT’S LIKE THAT THEY’RE TRYING TO IMPLY THAT FILIPINAS ARE LIKE THAT.
October 19th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Firstly… to the comment somewhere above saying she’s not British, who said someone has to be white to look British? She was probably born there which makes her a British national.
Secondly… Jenny Cachero knew it would be offensive to Filipino’s, but she still carried on with the sketch. Yes it was meant to mock the Northern English culture, but it ALSO offends the Filipino culture. I’m sure she regrets what she did, but she’s not big eniugh to admit it. Obviously putting her “acting career” ahead of the important cultural issues…
October 20th, 2008 at 6:22 am
OA KASI UNG MGA NAG REREACT NA YAN
MGA PIKON DI MAN LANG ATA NAKAKAINTINDI NG JOKE
October 20th, 2008 at 9:24 am
what a bunch of onion skins! We were not making fun of the filipina maid whore! this is about the british from the northern hemisphere, the northern part of britain so get over it!
October 20th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
@ Harry and Potter
Yes we are onion skins…so what ’s for you? If you have problem with your northern hemisphere or somewhere else in this world, don’t get involve us. Mind your own business. Just get out of our culture. Not all people are getting arrive of your jokes. You should set a limit in joking and a have sense of responsibilities.
October 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
^ayusin mo ingles mo sister at di ka nya arrive nyan, este what I mean tsugi ang english mo, mali mali sister!
October 20th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
to be honest, she fits well into portraying a maid…she looks like one.
October 20th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
hello Ms. Cachero……hope your okay….mind the comments that everybody made for you and learn a lesson from it. Well,regret counts anyway…..better late than never. I will pray for you. Goodluck.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
to Harry and Paul…. thanks…you are right!absolutely right ! that we Filipinos are a bunch of onions skins! It’s because we care our dignity,hope you understand!Oh,well..pretty sure that you both smell garlic too!!! hahaha
October 20th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Bakit ganun??? bakit pag ang mga pilipino nag jojoke patungkol sa mga ibang lahi na sobra2x na at alam nating pagnaintindihan nila ma-oofend din sila eh ok lng satin(kc d nila naiintindihan ung salita natin^^ ganun ba un…)tapos pag sa atin nmn react kau ng react….whaaaa(..)
October 20th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
ganito yan e. ako batanggenyo, madalas na ipinalalabas sa tv at movie at ginagawa nilang katatawanan ang pagsasalita (punto). Pero hind kami napipikon o nagagalit, e sa ganun naman talaga kami kung magsalita. Pero kapag ipinalabas na nila e yung taliwas sa pagiging batanggenyo namin, e tlagang magagalit kami. Ganun lang kasimple
October 21st, 2008 at 5:21 am
filipina whore LOL
October 21st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Okay lang sa aming filipino na gumanap na isang maid, there’s no big deal….. E sa karamihan naman talaga e maid ang trabaho ng ilan nating kababayan sa ibang bansa. Pero kapag maid na nagsasayaw sa harap ng amo ang ipinalabas, that’s an unacceptable sa ating culture. At pede ba walang bastusan ng culture ng iba…wag nyong i-generalize ang mga filipina as a whore.
October 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Masyado kasi kayong mag-react pag nakitang niyong may nagloloko sa mga Pinoy sa TV
Tignan niyo nga muna kung ano ang mga pinapanood niyo sa TV niyo mga puro WOWOWEE AT EAT BULAGA AT DRAMA LANG KASI ALAM NIYO EH
October 21st, 2008 at 7:41 pm
we need to be open minded regarding what we see in a world wide television of course i will react because i am filipino even though i am british now sa pusot diwa pinoy pa rin ako, and i always defend the filipino here in u.k kung nadedescrimainate at nasa tama ang pinagalalaban nila. so cheer up guys, forget about and need to move on.
October 21st, 2008 at 7:43 pm
forget about that non-sense episode and we need to move on. Mabuhay ang Filipino in U.K.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
maids! whore! onion skins! LOL
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 am
CHARRRRRRRRRRR SI KIRAY NAG TRANSPORM…..
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
sus d2 nga satin ilang beses nba binaboy ang bisayang ka2long na si inday? ang masakit pa non pilipino mismo ang lumalait/bumababoy kay inday may ng rereklamo ba? alin kya ang mas masakit?
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:42 am
sus hindi naman masakit yung filipina whore maid! mas masakit yung tinatawag kaming Igorot na sarcastic pagkasabi!
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
E Igorot ka nga ba? Anu namang masama kung tawagin kang igorot…. ikinahihiya mo ba ang iyong pagiging isang igorot?
October 24th, 2008 at 7:43 am
igorot! igorot! igorot! LOL!