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Jodi Sta. Maria reflects on Best TV Drama Actress win: ‘Being seen and honored for my role hits deep’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Jodi Sta. Maria took to social media to mark a new milestone in her career as she won the Primetime TV Drama Actress of the Year award at the 53rd Box Office Entertainment Awards held on Saturday, June 28 in Makati City. &quot;Behind every role I take on is a piece of me — my fears, my joys, my wounds, and my hopes. Being seen and honored for that… it hits deep,&quot; she remarked in an Instagram post.The actress extended her gratitude to those who supported her throughout her journey.  &quot;Thank you to everyone who believed in me even on the days I doubted myself. To my team, my co-actors, my mentors, and the people who’ve been with me through every chapter — this is ours,&quot; she said.She concluded her message with an inspiring note for dreamers, saying, &quot;To those silently carrying dreams, this is your sign to keep going. With all my heart, maraming salamat.&quot;<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLeVYBDS-tD/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=424&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3356149.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1004" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Jodi starred in the series Lavender Fields which premiered in September 2024 and concluded in January 2025.In an interview back in January, Jodi reflected on her journey playing the character of Jasmine Flores in the series.&quot;I must say hindi siya naging madali, very challenging siya but at the same time nakakatuwa &#x27;yung ganoong klaseng experiences kasi doon tayo natututo,&quot; she remarked. &quot;Ang dami kong natutunanan sa show na ito. I&#x27;m blessed to have worked with excellent and talented people. Thank you sa lahat ng mga nakasama ko. It was a beautiful journey.&quot;She went on: &quot;I&#x27;m not going to say na naging madali pero sabi nila the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. So I think &#x27;yun din ang special about &#x27;Lavender Fields.&#x27; Kahit sabihin mo may challenges along the way pero &#x27;yon din &#x27;yung naglabas noong creativity, artistry at kung anuman ang kailangan sa mga role namin.&quot;The actress also relayed that filming the action scenes was challenging but a unique experience for her. &quot;We spent hours, days, choreographing the scenes bago namin siya i-shoot,&quot; she relayed. &quot;It was a good experience. It was challenging, yes, pero for me it was a unique experience na nagawa ko sa ilang years ko sa industry.&quot;

Jodi Sta. Maria recently won the Primetime TV Drama Actress of the Year award at the 53rd Box Office Entertainment Awards.

Jodi Sta. Maria recently won the Primetime TV Drama Actress of the Year award at the 53rd Box Office Entertainment Awards.