Vilma Santos, dineny ang tsismis na may naglakad para sa award niya: “We did not lift a finger”

- Vilma Santos, in a recent interview with ABS-CBN News’ MJ Felipe, denied the rumors that someone acted as “go-between” in order for her to win the MMFF Best Actress award

- Her film, “When I Met You In Tokyo,” is among the contenders in the Metro Manila Film Festival or MMFF, alongside movies like “GomBurZa,” “Mallari,” “Penduko,” “Firefly,” and “Rewind”

- Among the six mentioned movies, only “Rewind” failed to get a single award, though unofficial surveys claim that it has raked in hundreds of millions of pesos in box office sales

- According to Vilma, while she admitted that her movie might not be at par with five others in terms of sales, she insists that she did not talk to any of the jurors to give her the award

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Vilma Santos, in an interview recently with MJ Felipe of ABS-CBN News, denied talks that someone might have acted as a “go-between” in order for her to win as MMFF Best Actress award.

Her movie, “When I Met You In Tokyo,” is one of the contenders in the Metro Manila Film Festival or MMF, alongside movies like the “GomBurZa,” “Mallari,” “Penduko,” “Firefly,” and “Rewind.”

Among the six aforementioned MMFF entries, only “Rewind” failed to get a single award, though unofficial surveys claim it has the highest-grossing box office sales, allegedly nearing the 400 Million pesos mark as of January 3, 2024, followed by “Mallari” at 90 Million, and “GomBurZa” at 50 Million.

During the interview, Vilma admitted that her movie might not be doing that well in terms of box office sales.

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“What can we do? It's really like that. I mean, sometimes you lose, sometimes you win. You cannot have everything, you know? So God is fair,” Vilma said.

As to rumors someone acted as “go-between” so she could get the MMFF award, Vilma denied she or any in her camp lifted a finger to do what she was being accused of by some bashers.

“Hindi bale kung kami lang personal, pero nagsasama na ng ibang tao. Like 'yung mga jurors na 'yan, sila ganito, ganyan, kumampi 'yan. Si ganitong tao, inilakad 'yan. My God, God knows na ni isa we did not lift a finger para sabihin mong to get the Best Actress award,” Vilma said.

“To those na sabi na bakit siya na naman, hindi na muna ibigay sa mga bago, na they'll have naman their turns. Paano ako lalaban doon? Kinausap ko ba 'yung mga jurors? Wala naman akong alam. They just gave me the award which I'm very, very thankful for,” the Star for All Season concluded.

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Vilma Santos-Recto is one of the most-respected veteran actresses in the Philippines. She is oftentimes referred to by showbiz reporters as the “Star For All Seasons.” She is also the mother of famous actor and TV Host, Luis Manzano.

Recently, fellow actress, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, took to social media to react to Vilma’s Best Actress award victory at the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2023 Awards Night. Sharon, who starred in “Family of Two,” and Vilma, who starred in “When I Met You in Tokyo”, competed for the award. On Instagram, Sharon congratulated Vilma and the other people behind the latter’s successful movie. She also expressed her love and admiration for Vilma.

Meanwhile, Vilma can’t help but cry at the prank played on her by Ogie Diaz and co-actor Christopher “Boyet” De Leon. During the prank, Ate Vi really thought that Boyet was seriously insulted by the question of Ogie Diaz in his interview of the two stars. Unknown to her, Ogie already made Boyet aware of the prank they’re going to play on the Star for All Seasons. Vilma said that in the almost 40 years that she and Boyet worked together, that was the only time she saw him change moods during an interview.

Source: KAMI.com.gh