Her partners in crime at Sampaguita were the late Van de Leon and the still active Eddie Garcia, the top male villains then. She won the FAMAS best supporting actress award for oppressing child stars Roderick Paulate and Gina Alajar in Lea Productions’ “Ang Kaibigan Kong Sto. Nino”.
When we went into entertainment writing and finally met her, we were charmed by her sweetness. She’s one of the senior stars we met with very good PR. We were introduced to her only once but after that, she’d greet us anywhere she’d see us.
She was diagnosed to have alzheimer’s disease last year and has been bedridden after she had hip surgery. Her daughter Ruby brought her to the Quezon City General Hospital when she complained of having difficulty with her breathing.
She was last seen on TV as the Lola Contravida to Jillian Ward in GMA-7’s “Trudis Liit” and on the big screen as herself instructing Rhian Ramos on the ins and outs of being a villain in “My Kontrabida Girl”. Let’s all pray for the repose of her soul.
