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10 times Mona Alawi impressed as the young Cherry Red in “A Family Affair”

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Liezel dela Cruz

Former child star Mona Alawi has made her showbiz comeback via Kapamilya series <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/afamilyaffair">A Family Affair</a> where she played the younger version of her sister Ivana Alawi as Cherry Red. And we can all agree that she did an excellent job painting Cherry’s backstory, breathing the perfect blend of innocence and strength into the character. Re-watch the young star&#x27;s impressive performance via this Kapamilya Toplist.Together with seasoned thespian Ana Abad-Santos playing her aunt Everly, Mona added a feisty, refreshing flavor to the flashback scenes, the first of which shows young Cherry fixing their small house’s roof while bantering with Tiyang Everly. In the middle of the strong rain, the Estrella family’s lawyer came to invite them for a meeting in the mansion.The lawyer announced that Cherry will receive Carol (Dawn Zulueta)’s old house inside the ranch as an inheritance. Cherry might be young but she wasn’t naive. Receiving such a property from a stranger appeared as a red flag to her, but not to Tiyang Everly who was all for being practical.If she gets the house, they would still need money for their daily needs and bills. She then convinced Freddie (Edu Manzano) to hire her as a helper, specifically as Drew (Robbie Wachtel)’s nanny. And that’s how she entered the lives of the Estrella men.Mona shined in her dramatic moments, those that showcased her ability to cry on cue. The scene where she talked to the photograph of her father Panyong (Lito Pimentel), who was then working far, spoke of pure love and longing.In the next scene, Cherry had a tension-filled encounter with Dave (Anthony Jennings), who thought she entered the mansion for self-interest and that she was stealing food. Cherry proved her patience by ignoring Dave’s accusations, then left the food by Drew’s door.She would be a second mom to Drew, providing him with a sense of comfort and healing whenever he grieves his mother’s death. In a scene, Cherry explained to Drew that everyone eventually leaves but that doesn’t mean Carol stopped loving her sons. In another scene where they went stargazing, she imagined talking to Carol in heaven and made a promise to look after her sons to pay for her kindness.Cherry and the Estrella brothers grew up together. They went camping, played in the rain, and bantered like siblings. Another scene shows the brothers surprising Cherry with a new pair of shoes for her birthday.But, two of them would develop romantic feelings for her, then she’d marry the second eldest Paco. A flashback scene shows Cherry treating Paco’s injury, which he got from his father. He explained that Freddie berated him for taking money without permission and that he just gave the money to one of their workers. At that moment, she gave Paco his first lesson about telling the truth.Watch the explosive finale of <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/afamilyaffair">A Family Affair</a> starring Ivana Alawi, Gerald Anderson, Sam Milby, Jake Ejercito, and Jameson Blake, on <a href="https://kapamilyachannel.com/">Kapamilya Channel</a>, <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/articles-news/kapamilya-channel-livestream-12685">Kapamilya Online Live</a>, and A2Z.

Re-watch Mona Alawi’s best scenes as the young Cherry Red in “A Family Affair.”