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Francine Diaz recalls her journey in showbiz: ‘Parati kami nangungutang ng pamasahe’

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>As one of the stars of the family drama series Huwag Kang Mangamba and as a member of the Gold Squad, Francine Diaz has proven herself to be one of the busiest and most popular teen stars in the industry today. The Kapamilya actress is also one of the newest celebrity ambassadors of Dr. Vicki Belo who recently featured her in the latter’s vlog last August 26 where Francine talked about how she ended up pursuing acting. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/7/16/fresh-scoops/francine-diaz-returns-to-youtube-with-new-vlog-si-194647" target="_blank"><u><strong>READ: Francine Diaz returns to YouTube with new vlog ‘Simply Francine’</strong></u></a></div><p>“Nung una gusto ko maging teacher, maging astronaut, tapos habang tumatagal, nung nagiging mature na ako sabi ko kailangan yung malaki ang sahod ko kasi gusto ko ng malaking bahay, gusto ko ng madaming kotse, gusto ko ng maraming Barbie. Umaarte ako sa harap ng salamin tapos nag-vi-VTR ako sa commercial. Tapos nung nag-start ako magkaroon ng mga commercial, dun ko naisip na gusto ko maging artista. Yung totoong artista talaga na may teleserye ako or may movie. Dun na  nag-start. Ayaw ni mama na mag-artista ako nung una per pinilit ko. Nag-start kasi yun sa commercial tapos nung nagkaroon ako ng mga small roles, yung mga flashback as young main character dun ko naisip na gusto ko talaga ito, gusto ko na i-push pa,” Francine shared with Dr. Vicki.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/1/27/fresh-scoops/francine-diaz-turns-17-191313" target="_blank"><u><strong>READ: Francine Diaz turns 17</strong></u></a></div><p>Trying out for commercials was not easy for Francine and her mother who didn’t even have enough money for more than one meal.</p><p>“Nung una sa commercial parati kami nangungutang ng pamasahe para makapag-VTR ako. Tapos kailangan kaming dalawa ni mama ang bumibiyahe papunta sa location kung saan ako mag-vi-VTR. Kailangan pupunta muna kami dun at kakain lang ako pag pauwi na kami kasi tinitipid namin yung pamasahe.</p><p>“Ganun din nung nagsisimula kami sa mga teleseryes. Sumasabay kami sa mga service, kailangan namin gumising ng maaga kasi maaga yung pullout nila. Minsan kumakatok kami sa kapitbahay namin naalala ko siguro 12 am na nun tapos kailangan na kailangan namin ng pera kasi yun yung time na talagang ang hirap namin as in wala kaming kuryente, wala rin kami masyadong food nun pati ng water tapos bagong panganak pa lang si mama sa kapatid kong bunso. So nung kumatok kami ng 12 midnight nanghirap kami ng pamasahe. Binigyan nila kami kaya forever grateful kami sa kanila. Madaming tumulong. Ang daming gift ni God sa akin para maabot ko rin yung pangarap ko na hindi lang for myself pero para sa family ko din,” she recalled.</p><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZtdi3nZLHY" target="_blank"><u><strong>WATCH: Francine Diaz | Push Evolution</strong></u></a></div><p>Now that she is a full-fledged actress, Francine admitted it is not always easy to be in the limelight.</p><p>“It’s harder than I thought pero masaya yung pagkahirap niya. Kasi kapag nahihirapan ako tapos na-a-achieve ko yung gusto ko, parang nakakahinga ako ng maluwag. Ito pala yung feeling ng achievement na kailangan mo muna pagdaanan yung hirap  bago mo masabi na na-achieve mo ito,” she said.</p><p>Watch the vlog here:</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="453" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Io3hQsfFGkg" title="YouTube video player" width="806"></iframe></div>

‘Huwag Kang Mangamba’ actress Francine Diaz opens up to Dr. Vicki Belo about her life before she got her big break in showbiz. 