00:00District of Quezon City, but just to name some of the movies that she made with Rekal,
00:07I, May Nina Mahal, and Where Love Was Gone.
00:13So let's give a big round of applause for Ms. Aiko Menendez.
00:31Good evening, everyone.
00:35It's sad to see friends and family,
00:40if not on a birthday, on a mother's birthday.
00:43I was only six years old when I first met Mother,
00:48here in Valencia.
00:50And Mother told me,
00:52Do you still want to be an artist?
00:54I told Mother,
00:56Are you still rich?
00:58So she told me,
01:00Oh, this girl is famous.
01:04And after that,
01:06they gave me a break through Where Love Was Gone,
01:09where I played the young Snooki Serna.
01:12And then after that,
01:14I was relaunched again,
01:16via other age girls,
01:18alongside Rufa and Carmina.
01:20And then,
01:21Doon Sa Ang Tatlo, I was the first one,
01:24she gave me a break,
01:25and gave me a solo,
01:27via Too Young.
01:29And the funny thing about my movie Too Young,
01:33on the first day of our movie's show,
01:37it flopped.
01:39But Mother hugged me,
01:41and said,
01:42Let's make up, son.
01:44You'll be famous.
01:45When I said you'll be famous,
01:47you'll be famous.
01:49After three months,
01:51she gave me another break,
01:53via My Pretty Baby,
01:55where, after that movie,
01:57the next one came.
01:59And Mother Lili believed in me,
02:02because she said,
02:03you'll be famous, Aiko.
02:05And then again,
02:06in my other batches,
02:08I was the first one,
02:09she gave me another one.
02:11Director Manny Valera asked me earlier,
02:13the legal drama represents Aiko.
02:15Again,
02:16Mother Lili agreed with me,
02:19and that show lasted for 13 years.
02:22That was one of the longest drama TV,
02:24ever in Channel 13.
02:27So, Mother,
02:29thank you so much for everything,
02:31for believing in me,
02:32when no one did.
02:35I will miss you, Mother.
02:37And,
02:40Ma'am Lucel,
02:41do you remember my mother?
02:43She requested my name, Lili.
02:47Lili Chua.
02:49Mother Lili requested that again,
02:51to Ma'am Lucel.
02:52She said, Lucel,
02:53I want your name, Aiko and Lili,
02:56because you're my favorite.
02:58So,
02:59Mother, until the end,
03:01you still believe in me.
03:03I know you're happy wherever you are now.
03:06By the way,
03:07to those who don't know,
03:08we are two legal babies in my family.
03:11Because she also believed in my Papa Jimmy.
03:13So, Mother Lili,
03:14I love you.
03:15I know you're with my Papa Jimmy now.
03:17Please send him my regards.
03:19And,
03:20you will be missed for everything.
03:22And,
03:23your legacy will live on in our hearts forever.
03:53Aiko,
03:54do you remember me?
03:55Yes, I remember you.
03:56But, I miss a lot of Aiko
03:58and Lili.
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