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Julia Montes shares how her fans were instrumental in finding her German father

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Julia Montes shared that her fans were instrumental in finding her German father, Martin Schnittka.</p><p>In an interview with Karen Davila for her YouTube vlog, the actress shared that she was 21 years old when she met her dad through the help of her fans from her CocoJul fans club.</p><p>&quot;Si Papa recently ko lang siya na-meet. 21 years old po ako nun. ‘Yung fan namin ni Coco (Martin), kaya ko na-meet ko &#x27;yung father ko. Kaya malaking factor ang CocoJul,&quot; she recalled.</p><p>Julia recounted that earlier in her life, she tried to search for her dad. &quot;Ever since nung bata pa ako, hinahanap ko na talaga si Papa. Facebook. Tapos may church members kami before na nag-Germany, so talagang nagbigay pa ako ng photo, &#x27;yung last address na nakita ko sa mga letters. Tapos walang update,&quot; she recounted.</p><p>Then one day, a fan reached out to her saying that they might have found her father. &quot;One day, papunta ako sa Quiapo church, may nag-message po sa akin, isa po naming fan sa CocoJul, si Ate Tina. Sabi niya, &#x27;Juls may kilala ka ba sa family mo sa father’s side? Sabi ko, &#x27;Wala eh.&#x27; [Sabi niya], &#x27;Kasi may nagme-message sa amin, Michelle ang pangalan.&#x27; Sabi ko, &#x27;Naku baka scam lang &#x27;yan.&#x27; Kasi parang close [na &#x27;yung mind ko], na parang wala nang chance, ang labo na. Medyo kinabahan din ako. Sakto pababa ako ng church. Iniwan ko &#x27;yung phone tapos nagdasal po ako. Sabi ko, &#x27;Lord kinakabahan po ako, kung ano man po ito, ikaw na pong bahala’,&quot; she shared.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHvYSpwzYmH/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A1651305.700000003%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" 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;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHvYSpwzYmH/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHvYSpwzYmH/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHvYSpwzYmH/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Julia Montes (@montesjulia08)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>When she returned to her car, she saw the photos from her dad sent through her fan. &quot;Pagsakay ko, &#x27;yun na, may mga photos na. Parang nung nakita  ko &#x27;yung photos, medyo iba na kasi ang hitsura ni Papa dun sa hawak ko na photos, so hindi pa ako sure na sure na siya pero meron na po &#x27;yung tinatawag nila na lukso ng dugo.&quot;</p><p>Martin then sent more information and photos as proof of their connection. &quot;Hanggang sa nagpadala na ng messages, nagkausap na kami nung pinsan  ko bale, hanggang later on ang dami na niyang details na binigay sa akin. Na-confirm ko na talaga na si Papa talaga,&quot; she said.</p><p>Julia met her dad in person when the latter traveled to the Philippines during the Christmas season. The actress gathered her family members when she met her dad.</p><p>Upon meeting her dad, the actress remarked that she felt a mix of emotions. &quot;Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig tapos kinakabahan ako. Matangkad si Papa... Ang tawag ko sa kanya ‘gentle giant’,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>The Kapamilya star shared that it became an emotional encounter: &quot;Nung nakita na niya ako, umiiyak na siya. So nung nagkita na kami, emosyonal na, iyak na kami nang iyak.&quot;</p><p>As she got to know more about her dad, Julia finally learned his side of the story. &quot;Inamin ko naman kay Papa na nagtampo din naman talaga ako and may questions bakit, tapos siyempre, growing up iniisip ko: kaiwan-iwan ba ako? Kasi anak mo ako, bakit mo ako iniwan? So may mga ganun din pong stage, pero nung naka-bonding ko na si Papa, nalaman ko na rin &#x27;yung real story.&quot;</p><p>Julia shared that she is now very close to Martin. &quot;Super close po kami ngayon. Parang every year, tina-try niya pong makauwi tapos one month din halos siya nagste-stay dito,&quot; she relayed. &quot;Ako, aminado ako, medyo nahihiya pa ako. Hindi pa rin ako sanay. Pero ang sarap lang sa pakiramdam na meron na akong father figure na nag-aalaga talaga sa akin,&quot; she stated. </p>

<p>Julia Montes opened up about the story on how she found her German father. </p>