MANILA  -- Doña Buding is always Doña Buding. This is how veteran singer-comedienne Nanette Inventor described her Iconic character engrained in her for life. 

In an interview with the media during her management contract signing with Viva Artist Agency on Tuesday, Inventor revealed that she sometimes applied Doña Buding's image to her personality. 

"Every time I do shows in the US, the only time I stepped doing shows in the US is because of the pandemic, 2019. Lahat siguro ng mga nagpunta doon, 'Ayan si Doña Buding' even the ones in the carousel bagged 'O ayan si Donya andyan na' sabi ko talaga 'hindi ako mamimigay ng pesos kasi dollars ang dala ko', so sabi ko sarili ko 'bakit nagawa ko nanaman 'yun?' kasi nga engrained na sa akin, at hindi na talaga siya mawawala," she recalls.

Aside from her gauche, nouveau riche social climber character on the television show "The Penthouse Live" in the '80s, the veteran comedienne also admitted that she also had some setbacks in the past establishing herself as a singer. 

"Nakilala ka dahil doon eh, the only way that I wanted to veer away from it was because I was being typecast. And I did want them to know and I wanted to tell them na huwag niyo rin kalimutan ang kanta ko kasi part 'yun eh', and I have rhythm in my singing and for you to get in the comedy, you need a lot of rhythm to go to the punchline," she explained.  

As generations went to different social media platforms, the veteran singer and comedienne is also thankful for how new generations of the audience still recognize her iconic role as Doña Buding.

"To young generations, pinapanood pa rin nila ako, pero doon lang nila ako nakilala sabi ko nga 'ang tindi talaga nitong Doña Buding' well you cannot kill her, wala na patented na sa akin si Doña Buding," she explained. 

She will soon collaborate with the young generation of stars and focus more on creating more exciting content on social media.