07/08/2025
Wala naman akong itinago sa industriyang kinalakihan at minahal ko. Everyone from the industry, especially the people from the press will stand, especially yung mga kasabay kong lumaki at tumanda na dito.
And I just really love my work. Struggles will always come naman when your starting eh! I think of me, as really just working. Hindi ko talaga inisip ang sarili ko nung bata ako na artista, alam kong talent ako, because I started as a talent. Mga anak ako ni ate Maricel Soriano or kapatid niya ako. My first roles before when I was starting, pampadami lang talaga ako ng mga bata, mga extra sa pelikula ng Regal Films, and I was really just enjoying.
Ang sweldo ko noong araw, para sa isang buong pelikula na talent ka was 100 a day, for Mara Clara is 1,500 per taping day, and hindi ko kinwestiyon yon. I respected it, because I know I have to earn my spot, but in my mind I thought, baka naman hindi ako mag tatagal dito. So growing up, it was already stuck in my head, I have to keep on saving. Because, I don't know kung hanggang kailan ako dito.
The first thing that I really did was, nakapag-ipon ako ng 10,000 pesos during the 90's insurance agad, kumbaga tabi agad. Kasi nga feeling ko hindi nman ako mamahalin, kasi hindi nman ako mestiza , hindi nman ako kagandahan. I know my talent ako, but at that time, I think it wasn't enough.
Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo