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EXCLUSIVE: Vina Morales’ daughter on for her Broadway debut: ‘She’s happy for me’

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<p>Kapamilya actress Vina Morales shared how excited her daughter, Ceana, is for her upcoming debut on Broadway with Here Lies Love. In an exclusive interview with PUSH, the singer-actress said the opportunity given to her was the right timing for both her and her daughter.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs5YhZFvd-K/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3327150.899999976%2C%22ls%22%3A219054.5%2C%22le%22%3A219056.60000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Vina is set to replace Lea Salonga on stage as she will portray the role of Aurora Aquino in the musical. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/8/18/vina-morales-to-make-broadway-debut-in-here-lies-love-1954" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Vina Morales to make Broadway debut in ‘Here Lies Love’</u></strong></a></div><p>The 47-year-old actress shared that she initially auditioned for the musical around a decade ago but wasn’t given a call back then. It was only this year when her good friends, Lea and stage director Bobby Garcia, urged her to audition once more. </p><p>“They asked me if I could send a self-video shoot auditioning for one of the songs of Here Lies Love. Ang sabi ko ‘huh totoo ba to?’ I mean I auditioned for this for like more than 10 years ago and ngayon lang mangyayari ulit. But I need to audition so I sent the video,” she narrated.</p><p>She was eventually given the role of Aurora––a part she admitted she didn’t audition for. Upon hearing the news, Ceana expressed how she couldn’t believe her mother was going to be on the Broadway stage.</p><p>“Hindi rin niya akalain na after so many years I got a call that I’m doing it. She’s very excited for me, she’s happy for me,” Vina added.</p><p>READ: </p><p>Vina then expressed that this was the “right timing” for the two of them as she confessed to <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>PUSH</em></u></strong></a> that if she got the role a decade ago, she would be sad leaving her then three-year-old daughter.</p><p>“Di na masyadong clingy sa mommy kasi if it happened when she was so young, parang broken hearted ako nun while doing the part of Here Lies Love. But now, magaan because she’ll be studying and specially with the technology now I’ll be in touch with her all the time and my family is there guiding her,” Vina expressed.</p><p>She added that her daughter has been boasting about her to her peers.</p><p>“Nakakagaan sa puso yun knowing she’s excited for me even though I’ll be away from her for a while,” Vina said.</p><p>Vina will make her Broadway debut this coming September 22. She is set to fly out to the US this Sunday, August 27.</p>

<p>Vina Morales shares how happy her daughter is for her latest achievement.</p>

EXCLUSIVE: Vina Morales’ daughter on for her Broadway debut: ‘She’s happy for me’

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EXCLUSIVE: Vina Morales’ daughter on for her Broadway debut: ‘She’s happy for me’

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Published Aug 26, 2023 03:52 PM PHT

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