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‘I’ve always dreamed of this day’: Julia in tears over starring in primetime teleserye
‘I’ve always dreamed of this day’: Julia in tears over starring in primetime teleserye
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 15, 2018 02:52 AM PHT
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Updated Aug 15, 2018 12:05 PM PHT
Julia Barretto was in tears as she admits that she can't quite believe that she's headlining a primetime teleserye. 'Tonight With Boy Abunda.'
Three leading movie roles since the success of her entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival; a late night drama alongside industry staples Bea Alonzo and Ian Veneracion; and now a headlining part in a teleserye that's scheduled to air in one of the most coveted timeslots in primetime TV.
The success young actress Julia Barretto has enjoyed over the past two years makes it easy to forget that she was once labelled a "flop" who struggled to live up to her famous surname.
For a stretch in her career, where she fell to the sidelines as her contemporaries reached crazy levels of fame, she resigned herself to praying that one day it'll all get "better" for her.
She called it the "lowest point" in her life, and in tears recalled how she never gave up despite these failings of her in an interview on "Tonight With Boy Abunda" this Tuesday.
"I had faith," she said. "Every night I talked to God and be like, 'God, I know one day it's going to get better for me.'"
That day arrived when she was cast as part of "Vince & Kath & James," one of the highest-earning movies in the 2016 edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival.
Her pairing with Joshua Garcia, who co-starred with her in the movie, became a massive hit with Filipino fans, that it has now earned them the timeslot just after "Ang Probinsyano" --the highest rated show on TV currently.
"Ngayon at Kailanman" is scheduled to begin next week and Barretto is still struggling to let things sink in, turning emotional as she talked about how all this was once a "dream" for her.
"I've always dreamed for this day. If before, people could easily --iyong api-apihin ka, iyong ibalewala ka. ...Super, super thankful ako. It's just so humbling," she said.
She's not resting on her laurels, though, as she quickly explained: "I want to keep working hard, I don't want to get comfortable, I don't want to stop. The fire? It's burning."
You can watch the full trailer of her new show below:
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