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00:18 And welcome to Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
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00:30 --live streaming channels on YouTube and Facebook.
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00:34 Welcome to the program.
00:41 It's 25 Days to Christmas.
00:45 Merry Christmas.
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00:47 This is a very special afternoon because we
00:56 have a powerful woman.
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00:59 She is probably one of the most brilliant actors
01:09 of the theater, of television, and of the movies.
01:14 And it is with pride and love, Naitay Capuso.
01:18 Please welcome the one and the only Tessie Tomas.
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01:29 Thank you for having me here in your show, boy.
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02:00 You have to have the real ones.
02:05 It's so cheap.
02:06 Oh, really?
02:07 Oh, I apologize.
02:08 It's got to be rubies and diamonds.
02:10 I will wait for the real ones from you, madam.
02:13 Yes.
02:14 Naitay Capuso, the one and the only Tessie Tomas.
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02:18 Thank you.
02:19 Thank you.
02:21 Wow, finally, I made it here.
02:23 I know.
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02:26 Oh my gosh.
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02:33 Yes.
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02:35 [LAUGHTER]
02:36 OK.
02:37 Naitay Capuso.
02:39 Tessie, you started on radio.
02:42 Yes.
02:43 You were 10 years old.
02:44 You can do voices.
02:45 Yeah.
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02:47 Go ahead.
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03:53 You know what I like?
03:54 You know what I like to see?
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04:14 It's coming from the diaphragm.
04:16 Diaphragm, OK.
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04:19 Laura Hermosa.
04:21 Is a great Laura Hermosa.
04:23 Yes.
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04:58 Something like that.
04:59 Yes.
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05:13 You did parodies.
05:14 You did satire.
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05:17 You've done it all.
05:18 You had characters.
05:19 You had Bonnie Buendia, Amanda Pineda.
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05:22 My favorite was Amanda Pineda.
05:24 Of course, Meldita.
05:26 OK?
05:27 And Miriam.
05:28 And Miriam, the Phyliciaus in Shadow.
05:31 We don't have so much time, but we all have-- oh, my god.
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05:36 Let's talk about the Meldita character.
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05:41 You were able to trace.
05:44 Yes.
05:45 Because I consulted you when--
05:48 I start because I was the creative director
05:51 for Macan-Erikson.
05:52 So you always start with the concept.
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05:57 I am the brand.
05:58 I am the brand, so I have to keep it.
06:00 And [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] up to now is to be a real, sharp,
06:08 top of the line comedian, but a glamorous one.
06:12 OK.
06:13 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
06:19 So when I did Meldita, even Peque said,
06:22 do the other characters, do Dona Pepe, the young Meldita,
06:25 Aini, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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06:41 Do you watch Meldita?
06:46 Do you go to the mannerisms?
06:48 Do you go to the voice?
06:49 Yes.
06:50 Do you go to the costuming?
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07:03 Like [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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07:21 I am Sakuramitsu Bitsu from Nagasaki, Japan.
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07:30 So the voice is very, very important.
07:32 The voice is very important.
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07:35 Was there a time [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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08:23 All right.
08:24 I went backstage and said, I'm so happy you did this
08:27 because I feel vindicated.
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08:35 But I know you're friends with Aimee.
08:37 Yeah, because she got me for a pop music festival.
08:40 Right.
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09:18 But did she mention about how her mom reacted to your parody?
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09:38 OK, we're going to do fast talk.
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09:41 And you have to answer as Boni Buendia, the bold star.
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09:52 So we have two minutes to do this, and our time begins now.
09:55 Boni, gold or bold?
09:58 Bold.
09:58 Silver hair, black hair?
10:00 Black hair.
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10:12 Comedy drama?
10:14 Comedy.
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10:17 Manila or Isle of Man?
10:20 Isle of Man.
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10:47 We need guidance.
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11:09 Your life story.
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11:20 Roger.
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11:23 So I have to put my British accent.
11:25 Darling, I love you to bits.
11:26 You know that.
11:27 And it's always been to hell and back for you, forever and ever.
11:31 So don't go changing.
11:33 OK, let's go to New York, because Robin, your son, is there.
11:36 Robin.
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11:38 Robin, stay brilliant, darling, and stay successful.
11:41 And I'll see you in February.
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11:45 Stay gorgeous, even if you are 70.
11:49 OK.
11:50 Lights on or lights off?
11:52 Lights off.
11:53 Happiness or chocolates?
11:54 Both.
11:55 Best time for happiness?
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11:58 Complete the sentence.
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12:11 Jessie, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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12:15 Correct.
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12:17 Because you're one of the most respected actors.
12:20 I mean, I call you an actor because you do beyond comedy.
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12:26 Oh, gosh.
12:27 That's rather saying what's breathing in and what's
12:30 breathing out.
12:31 To me, comedy is air.
12:33 It is.
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12:35 There are a lot of genres.
12:50 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
12:53 There's a difference between satire and parody.
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13:04 I would like to go on stage and try it.
13:06 You would, no?
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13:11 Sometimes people think he's part of the act.
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13:37 I would like to brave the winds and go on stage wherever
13:41 and say, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
13:43 We have to laugh.
13:52 That's the only thing that can sustain us.
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13:55 There are a couple of questions I want to ask you.
13:59 Number one, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
14:01 Of course, the great John--
14:03 Reverse.
14:04 She used to complain, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
14:07 The world has become so politically correct.
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14:10 Do you feel that comedy today has been so limited
14:24 by all these sensibilities?
14:26 Number two, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
14:28 I think so.
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14:34 Because of the cancel culture, because of bashing, hating,
14:38 because of social media, basically.
14:40 Number three question, in 2018, you
14:44 decided to migrate to the Isle of Man with your husband.
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14:50 Your ailing mother during that time.
14:57 And how does it feel to be 70?
14:59 Love.
15:00 Career.
15:01 How is it raising a wonderful, talented, brilliant gay son?
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15:11 Back here on the show.
15:19 Tessie, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
15:20 I want to see a Miriam de Fonsos in Tago.
15:24 My name there is Miriam de Titor.
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15:28 That's my name.
15:29 And with all due respect, may she rest in peace.
15:32 Here is my tribute to her when she was the Immigration
15:36 Commissioner.
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15:39 The truth is, if a person has an invalid passport,
15:42 then you don't get a warrant.
15:44 Because an invalid passport is proven after the person is
15:46 already committing a crime.
15:48 And there's a provision in Executive Order Number 5,
15:50 Section 7B, Paragraph 10, page 227,
15:53 see second to the last footnote, which
15:55 says that if a person has committed,
15:57 or will commit a crime where as for of,
15:59 if so faked of, like granted, delicto,
16:01 mandamus, nostradamus, fetuchini, veni,
16:03 vidi, vici, daichi, kimchi, pancit, mami, lomi,
16:06 then my mission order serves as a warrant of arrest.
16:09 Thank you.
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16:11 2018.
16:16 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
16:17 To migrate to the Isle of Man with your husband?
16:21 It was a marital decision.
16:23 Because, you know, Roger is turning 80 next year.
16:26 So, you know, life--
16:27 A strong 18.
16:28 Oh, a limited, limited time.
16:30 Yeah, of course, health is wealth.
16:32 So what I do for love.
16:35 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
16:36 We've been together for 33 years.
16:41 And he has lived here for 38 years.
16:44 So how can you fault that?
16:45 So [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
16:51 And then [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
16:54 And of course, he's very understanding.
17:03 He always allows me to go back and forth, back and forth,
17:06 even during COVID times, to visit my mom.
17:09 That's right.
17:10 Who was ailing and then finally passed away last 2021.
17:14 '21.
17:15 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
17:16 Tita Laura.
17:17 OK.
17:18 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
17:19 Oh, wow.
17:22 Given social media, the cancel culture, the bashing.
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17:26 Because you have to be politically correct.
17:29 There are so many sensibilities that you have to be aware of.
17:32 You know, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
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17:36 Because that's why I want to put up a show.
17:38 And I want-- or even, you know, maybe I'll just
17:41 go to one of the gay bars or whatever, go up to the stage
17:44 and say, I'm Tessie.
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17:47 Or something, whatever.
17:49 You know, so to test the water.
17:51 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
17:52 You're just there to entertain.
17:57 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
17:58 So maybe it's harder.
18:02 I'm excited.
18:03 I would love to see Tessie Tomas on stage again.
18:07 Yes.
18:08 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
18:09 Because every time there's a reunion of the UP, hello,
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18:16 Institute of Mass Communication.
18:20 OK.
18:21 They were practically in tears.
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18:24 Behind the scene, for instance, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
18:52 Behind the scenes.
18:53 How is it to be--
18:54 So funny.
18:55 OK, how is it to be fabulous at 70?
18:58 Yes, yes.
18:59 And how was it to raise a beautiful, gorgeous, talented
19:02 gay son?
19:03 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
19:04 Who's a wonderful corporate lawyer of Citibank.
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19:22 In one word, how is it to be fab at 70?
19:47 Wonderful.
19:48 Wonderful.
19:49 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
19:50 You have your flowers.
19:53 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
19:54 I need advice.
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20:08 Be kind.
20:29 Be kind.
20:30 Also, to your skin.
20:31 Make your nanay and daddy proud.
20:32 Say thank you.
20:33 Let's laugh.
20:34 Yes, and do one good thing a day,
20:35 and we'll go to a better place.
20:36 Yes, and also, let's pray for Ukraine,
20:38 and for the Israel-Hamas peace.
20:40 Goodbye for now.
20:41 And God bless the one and the only Chelsea Torvas.
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