MANILA — Actress Sam Pinto said she invested all her savings to L'Sirene (The Sirene) Boutique Resort, a beach resort in Baler.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News' Karen Davila, she shared that her love for water-related activities lead her to visiting the Baler beach. She instantly fell in love with the place due to its beauty and because she could freely surf on the whole island stretch.

Pinto then bought a property in the area using all her savings from endorsements and various showbiz projects, supposedly to build a house, yet she noticed it was too big for a home.

"Sabi ko 'hala, ang laki masyado parang beach house. I-share ko kaya ang paradise na ito to everybody?' Ayun nabuhay ang resort," the actress stated. "And also 'yun ang end goal ko, e. After showbiz, 'di naman forever ang showbiz unless you want it to. Gusto ko tumira sa beach and then business ko na rin 'di ba? It's a win-win situation."

She told Davila that she had always loved swimming since she was a child, thus the name of the 3.5 hectare resort.

L'Sirene is situated at Brgy. Reserva in Baler, offering deluxe room, superior deluxe room, superior queen room, and executive queen room. Pinto also said that numerous guests conduct their weddings by the beach.

Speaking of wedding, the actress revealed that she started the resort even before meeting her husband, basketball player Anthony Semerad. She said the latter was impressed after finding out that she already has an eye for business.

"Mas lalo siyang na-in love. [Sabi niya] galing mo, mayroon ka na nito!" Pinto cheerfully recalled.

She also emphasized that she never had any celebrity boyfriends since she wanted a private relationship. 

"Kasi si Anthony, of course he is a basketball player, feeling ko mas private siya konti... Half-private, half-not," she detailed. "[With celebrities] I feel like it's very public, parang mas gusto ko quiet ang buhay."

The two met in a concert and started dating. They had an intimate wedding at a hotel during the pandemic.

Pinto and Semerad have been married for 3 years now with one child, Mia Aya.

The actress opened up that she actually had no plans of having a family in the beginning.

"I was happy na being alone, and then I realized he is the one. How? You'll just feel it," she said. "He is my partner in life, in love, in everything."

She took a long break from showbiz life to prioritize her inner peace, and because she was already contented on the life that she built outside the industry.

"I'm at my happiest today, I'm very content with my life," she shared.

As for the principle that she brings into her journey, she told Davila that it is always important to follow one's dreams.

"Just follow your dreams. This is my dream. If it's your dream... kung mahirap, you'll take it as a good thing, you'll learn from it and make everything better," Pinto stated.