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Get to know Eva Darren, the veteran actress allegedly snubbed by FAMAS

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:498px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716967283530eva.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Eva Darren in this year&#x27;s FAMAS (left), and a scene featuring her with Kristine Hermosa in &quot;Pangako Sa &#x27;Yo&quot; (right). <em>Photos from Fernando dela Pena and ABS-CBN Entertainment </em></span></span></span></div><p>Veteran actress Eva Darren recently made headlines after the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) allegedly snubbed her after inviting her to present an award. </p><p>The incident came to light after her son, Fernando dela Pena, took to Facebook to share that Darren&#x27;s efforts to prepare for the occasion were in vain as she was unable to grace the stage. </p><p>She was replaced by young singer Sheena Palad, who joined screen veteran Tirso Cruz III as an award presenter. </p><p>FAMAS has since issued a public apology, saying the live broadcast challenges and the bustling atmosphere of the event hindered the production team from locating Darren for the scheduled presentation. </p><p>This was accepted by the actress&#x27; family, with her son hoping that such an incident will not happen again. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/28/eva-darren-s-family-accepts-famas-apology-after-alleged-snub-952">Eva Darren&#x27;s family accepts FAMAS apology after alleged snub</a></div><p>A revered icon in the Philippine movie industry, Darren has received multiple nominations and awards in her career as an actress, which started in the 1960s.</p><p>She won two Best Supporting Actress awards, one in the 1970 FAMAS and another in the 1969 Manila Film Festival, for her performance in &quot;Ang Pulubi.&quot; </p><p>Darren was also nominated as Best Supporting Actress in the FAMAS in 1968 and 1969 for &quot;Ang Langit sa Lupa&quot; and &quot;Igorota,&quot; respectively, and in the 1998 Gawad Urian for &quot;Ligaya ang Itawag mo sa Akin.&quot;</p><p>She has appeared in a number of ABS-CBN shows such as &quot;Pangako Sa &#x27;Yo,&quot; where she played the role of Belen Macaspac, the adoptive mother of Yna (Kristine Hermosa).</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AlNNtRpM8v4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Darren was also a regular in the now-defunct ABS-CBN drama anthology &quot;Maalaala Mo Kaya,&quot; which was hosted by Charo Santos. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jc25ykTk-HI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>During the recent FAMAS awards night, Santos shared a photo of her with Darren along with other screen icons. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/29/look-charo-santos-shares-famas-photos-with-showbiz-icons-800">LOOK: Charo Santos shares FAMAS photos with showbiz icons</a></div>

<p>Eva Darren recently made headlines after the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) allegedly snubbed her after inviting her to present an award.</p>

Eva Darren recently made headlines after the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) allegedly snubbed her after inviting her to present an award.