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MANILA  -- Award-winning and critically acclaimed actress Gina Pareño is turning 77 this Sunday, October 20.ABS-CBN News sat down with Pareño at her residence and talked about life at 77, her birthday wish, and what she misses the most.“Buhay pa! Alive and kicking!” she said. “Okay naman, masaya. Pero bilang ako, naghahanap ako ng ilaw, &#x27;yung kamera &#x27;yung ganun.”She added: “Nalulungkot ako &#x27;pag hindi ako umaarte. Kaya ang ginagawa ko nag-ti-TikTok ako, nakakaarte ako.”“Sa umpisa &#x27;yun masaya, nakakaraos ako. Tagal-tagal, parang Iba &#x27;yung shooting, &#x27;yung ganun. Taping.”Pareño started her career in the &#x27;60s when she was 17. Ever since she was a kid, she already felt that she wanted to act. “Kasi bata pa lang ako talaga, hindi ko inambisyon, damang dama ko talaga gusto kong umaarte. Nalulungkot ako pag walang arte at saka walang kamera.”“What would you like to be when you grow up, I want to be a movie actress… totoo &#x27;yun,” she said.  During our conversation, we looked back at some of her notable works -- films that gave her international accolades such as &quot;Kubrador,&quot; &quot;Serbis,&quot; her iconic donning of the Darna costume, playing Lola Gets in &quot;Tayong Dalawa,&quot; and her iconic performance in the &quot;Maalala Mo Kaya&quot; episode &quot;Rehas.&quot;While trying to recall her past projects and people she worked with, she suddenly turned emotional when she shared how she misses being in front of the camera.“Hindi naman sa hindi ko naalala, ang nasa isip ko behind my back, gusto ko may kamera, nakakaarte ako, &#x27;yung nakakaraos &#x27;yung init ng dugo ko sa acting. Tapos &#x27;pag wala akong labas, para bang wala nang nagmamahal,” she said.“Unhappy ako, &#x27;pag hindi ako umaarte. Walang ilaw, walang kamera. Alam kong nasa kwarto lang ako. Parang nakalimutan na nila ako.”Pareño kept on repeating and wishing how she wanted to go back to acting. She just wrapped up a movie project but wanted to do more.  “Gusto ko &#x27;yung may kamera, may mga crew &#x27;yung dating paligid mo ganun, umaarte ka. May mine-memorize ka,” she said.During the pandemic and up to this day, Pareño turned to TikTok so she can unleash her thirst for acting, even on a small screen. But she wants to be back on a set, with the crew, director and co-actors. Her plea to her colleagues? “Baka gusto niyo ako kunin, ilawan para umakting. Sama niyo naman ako. Sige na. Sama naman ako diyan oh!”“Buhay pa po ako ha, eto po ako, present!”Her three dogs have been giving her joy everyday.“Sobra! Huwag nila akong iiwan, malulungkot ako. Sobrang mahal ko &#x27;yun, bata pa lang ako mahilig na &#x27;ko sa aso, eh lalo pa ito matagal sa akin.”And her wish for her 77th birthday, “Pelikula, television project. Makaarte. Mailawan. Sana makaarte ako ulit, sana maaalala nila ako. Hay naku, laking tuwa ko.”<div>RELATED NEWS</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/08/21/hanap-niyo-raw-ako-gina-pareo-answers-disneys-casting-call-for-filipino-lola" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Hanap niyo raw ako?’ Gina Pareño answers Disney’s casting call for Filipino lola</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/19/22/gina-pareno-admits-shes-a-member-of-lgbt-community" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gina Pareno admits she&#x27;s a member of LGBT community</a></div>

Award-winning and critically acclaimed actress Gina Pareño is turning 77 this Sunday, October 20.

Award-winning and critically acclaimed actress Gina Pareño is turning 77 this Sunday, October 20.

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EXCLUSIVE: Gina Pareno wants to act again: 'Parang nakalimutan na nila ako'

MJ Felipe,

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Published October 18, 2024 07:28 PM PHT

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