Judy Ann Santos shared her experience of being snubbed by a young loveteam on a YouTube video uploaded on Sunday, April 3.
Santos recalled that a young loveteam just passed by in front of her without greeting her.
Santos shared, “Ako, isa sa mga na-experience ko yung bagets, love team ito, ganyan. Medyo kilala. ‘Yung dumaan lang.”
Santos said she did not ask for attention, but for respect for her and her senior co-stars.
She explained, “Hindi ka naman naghahanap ng atensiyon na ‘Hiiiii!’ pero yung respeto lang na… Kasi hindi lang naman ako yung nandoon. Parang marami din namang mga artista nung time na yun, na di hamak na mas matanda sa kanila. Ako, hindi na nga yung respeto sa status, yung respeto lang sa nakakatanda.”
Santos added that her generation was naturally respectful to their co-workers during their younger years.
“Sa atin nga instinct na natin iyon. Instinct na lang iyon na respetuhin mo lahat ng kasama mo sa trabaho,” she said.
The actress also advised younger generations on how to deal with senior co-stars and workers in the showbiz industry.
“Kailangan mong makisama hindi dahil kailangan lang, kailangan mong makisama. Sa mga kabataan, kumbaga, yung gratitude ba na eto yung trabaho natin, naka-aircon tent tayo… Very privileged ang mga artista…
“Di hamak naman na mas malaki ang kinikita ng mga artista sa mga gaffers, staff, and crew, but yet ang trabaho nila ay times ten sa ginagawa natin. So, kailangan alagaan mo rin sila. Kasi wala kang karapatang magreklamo,” she explained.
She said, “So, I hope, at some point, kung may mga magiging artista man, sa mga nanonood sa atin, please remember to value the people around you. It’s very, very important to value the [people around you].”
Santos has proven her potential in film and television since the early ’90s and is known for her comedic and dramatic roles in independent films and blockbusters, as well as for her portrayals of oppressed and impoverished women.
