While fans clamor for her nomination as National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, Vilma Santos-Recto believes that if she truly deserves it, she’ll get it eventually.
“I’m thankful to my fans for speaking up about it,” says the Star for all Seasons. “To me, I already feel like a winner in that aspect. I’ve always believed that if something isn’t meant for me, then it won’t happen.”
She appreciates her loyal fans, called Vilmanians, and says her gratitude goes beyond winning awards. She compares it to going to an awards show: if you deserve to win, you’ll win, no matter what.
For the knowledge of those who don’t know yet, the prestigious recognition is being given to deserving nominees every three years. For this year, the deadline for the submission of nominations is until June 30.
Among the recipients of the highest entertainment industry award are late director Marilou Diaz-Abaya, character and theater actor Tony Mabesa, renowned scriptwriter Ricky Lee, and Superstar Nora Aunor who happens to be Ate Vi’s long-time rival.
Speaking of Ate Guy, until now, many of their fans clamored for another movie that will star the two legendary actresses.
“Well, a script was already pitched to me which will reunite my ‘Kumare’ and me on the big screen. It should be carefully studied first. It’s hard to just go on with it.
“The project should be something grand and epic in scope. It should not be something that is just one of those. As I’ve said, it should be special, something that will be worth the fans’ waiting that when it gets shown, they’ll say, ‘Wow!’ Just like T-Bird at Ako when it was shown in 1982.
“It should be a challenging material. Especially that we’ll headline the project, it should be a boom. So, as long as we’ll be given the right script, something that we can be proud of, then, I can say I’m game to shoot the film!” ends Vilma.
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In a recent TV interview, GMA hunk Yasser Marta admitted that he got developed with Claudine Barretto when they did the hit soap opera Lovers/Liars a few months back.
“In a scale of 1 to 10, I can say that our closeness is a 10,” he states. “When we were doing the drama series, we really got close and I became friends even with her children.”
When asked if he had feelings for the popular actress during that time, the appealing lad disclosed:
“I’m going to be honest. During that period, I felt something for Ms. Clau. Who won’t fall for her charms? Apart from being kind, she is caring and has a good heart. I know we’re both single so I really got developed.”