On June 24, Kapuso artist Vanessa Peña revealed her misconceptions about showbiz.
At the media conference for Sparkada artists, Peña said that before she entered showbiz, she thought artists were ‘mataray’ (snobby).
“Ako po, noong hindi pa po ako nag-iistart sa Showbiz, ang una ko pong nasa isip ko is ‘yung mga artist po is like medyo mataray. Kasi, lahat naman po ng ibang tao nakikita naman po nila ‘yun na parang pagdating mo doon medyo mataray. Hindi ka papansinin. Pero, hindi po pala totoo ‘yun.”
She then recalled working with the cast of Widows’ Web, shattered her misconceptions about showbiz.
“Kasi po, noong nag-start– noong unang show ko which is Widows’ Web po. Sobrang bait po nila. As in po lahat ng cast doon, kahit mga prod po, ang babait po nila. Kagaya nga po ng sabi ni Ate Roxie na hindi ka nila hihilahin pababa. Tutulungan ka pa nila, iga-guide ka pa nila. Para mas maging okay din ‘yung show and mas madami ka pang matutunan.”
Peña recounted the advice from seasoned artists about greeting their seniors and being kind to people in showbiz.
“‘Yun din po ‘yung laging tinuturo po sa amin, kaming dalawa ni Angie na pag bago kayo, kahit hindi bago, dapat nagbabati kayo. Dapat lahat kinakamusta ninyo. And ‘yun din po ‘yung isa naming pinasasalamatan dahil ‘yun din po ang tinuro sa amin dahil mas mag papaganda ‘yun ng image namin.
“And parang, hindi po siya magiging– kasi dapat nga naman po na bumati po kayo kung sino ‘yung makita ninyo sa locked-in, miski hindi naman sa lock-in, kunyari sa AOS ganon.”
Peña is part of the 16 young Kapuso artists hand-picked by star builder Johnny M Manahan to be a part of GMA Sparkle’s Sparkada.
Other Sparkada members include Roxie Smith, Anjay Anson, Jeff Moses, Cheska Fausto, Michael Sager, Kirsten Gonzales, Kim Perez, Caitlyn Stave, Vince Maristela, Dilek Montemayor, Raheel Bhyria, Tanya Ramos, Larkin Castor, Lauren King, and Sean Lucas.
