Bianca Umali, puno ng pasasalamat sa kaniyang lola na nagpalaki sa kanya; proud lola's girl | 24 Oras - GMAIN Interviews - video Dailymotion

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Hindi naging madali para kay Bianca Umali nang maagang pumanaw ang kanyang mga magulang. Pero grateful daw si Bianca sa pagkupkop at pagtaguyod sa kanya ng kanyang Lola.  Ang kwento ng kanyang buhay, panoorin sa video.

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00:00Before this is shown in Manila, it was already shown in international film festivals.

00:11In fact, you won the Jinseyo Arigato Film Festival Award.

00:16What was the effect of this for you?

00:20I didn't expect that, Kuya.

00:24Because when I was invited to go there, I flew to Japan plainly to represent the film.

00:31I didn't go there with any knowledge of that I am a nominee, that I am to win something.

00:38I knew that it was a film festival, I knew there were awards, but I did not assume to be one of them.

00:47Especially that it was not shown here in the Philippines.

00:50I didn't expect that there were people who watched and appreciated it before us.

00:58When they called my name, the noise was just...

01:06I think I fainted at some point.

01:10But the first thing that popped in my mind when they called my name,

01:16and I was the best actress, I said, this is like my grandmother.

01:20Speaking of your grandmother, it was your grandmother's first guesting.

01:24Yes, thank you.

01:26Finally.

01:28Were you more nervous for her?

01:30I was excited for her because she was so excited.

01:34She didn't appear before.

01:36My grandmother is not confrontational.

01:41She is not social PR.

01:44My grandmother is just quiet.

01:46She just wants to watch.

01:48Regular grandmother.

01:49She is very observant.

01:50And even if there is a commotion, she will not join in.

01:53She will be the calm one.

01:56She is composed.

01:58Why didn't you allow her?

02:00Actually, I asked her.

02:02It took a long time to talk to her because there were a lot to consider.

02:06Because my grandmother is 88 years old now.

02:10And so, of course, I had to consider her safety, her health.

02:14She is more sensitive now also.

02:17Although she is very, very strong.

02:19But we need to be sure because we know the situation now.

02:23She is not that safe.

02:25So, it was a week of talking to her.

02:28But actually, I hesitated.

02:30She was the one who said, yes, I want to.

02:33She was the one who said, yes.

02:35I hesitated because of the safety precautions and all of that.

02:40Prior to the day of the shoot,

02:43what she did was,

02:45our shoot was on Wednesday at her house.

02:49She messaged me on Friday.

02:52There were also Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

02:55She said, I'll practice what I'm going to cook to make sure it's delicious.

03:00And she even test cooked her dish on Monday.

03:04And she even messaged me that it's okay, she's ready.

03:07That's why she was so excited to be on air.

03:10It was also my first time to see her interview.

03:13I was proud of her.

03:15I was proud because she's not, you know, at all.

03:19You became a stage grandma.

03:21Yes, I became a stage grandma because she was so calm.

03:24And my grandma is also a real person.

03:26Maybe that's when I saw that I also learned from her.

03:30How composed she is, how she doesn't get pressured by what is happening around her.

03:35All the chaos of setting up and transferring locations and the time pressure.

03:40She was just enjoying it.

03:42And I loved seeing it because I love doing this.

03:45And I love that she still loves it at her age.

Bianca Umali, puno ng pasasalamat sa kaniyang lola na nagpalaki sa kanya; proud lola's girl | 24 Oras - GMAIN Interviews

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