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Judy Ann Santos recounts experience winning Best Actress at Fantasporto Int'l Film Fest in Portugal

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Judy Ann Santos recently shared her unforgettable experience at the 45th Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal, where she took home the Best Actress award for her performance in Espantaho.Judy Ann, who also served as a co-producer of the film, attended the prestigious film festival to represent the project. &quot;Kailangan din talaga may representative, either actor or producer dun sa Fantasporto. Nagkataon lang din, pupunta talaga kami ni Ryan (Agoncillo) ng Spain sa dates ng Fantasporto at para makabakasyon kaming dalawa,&quot; she shared in an interview with Gladys Reyes for her YouTube vlog. The trip turned into a rare moment for the actress and Ryan to spend travel as a couple. &quot;Na-realize namin, pasakay na kami ng eroplano, sabi ko parang ang talaga na natin bumiyahe na kaming dalawa lang... kasi almost all the time, kasama na namin &#x27;yung mga bata.&quot;This marked Judy Ann’s first time attending an international film festival in person, and she recounted the events with vivid detail. &quot;Pagdating namin ng Porto basically hinihintay ko na lang &#x27;yung viewing. Before mag-start &#x27;yung screening pala, i-introduce mo &#x27;yung sarili mo, what&#x27;s the movie about, bakit siya horror. Then the next day after that &#x27;yung awarding,&quot; she relayed.<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DG9U2VNNfpY/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=500&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3856759.200000003%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1027" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" 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>She admitted she did not expect to win during the award cermony, especially with many strong contenders from other countries. &quot;Tinawag na &#x27;yung mga nanalo. May category na Best Actor at Best Actress, tapos hinakot ng Japan karamihan ng award,&quot; she recalled. &quot;Wala na talaga akong iniisip kasi meron na akong narinig na Best Actor, Best Actress eh, so hinhintay ko na lang siyang matapos kasi gutom na ako.&quot;Still, she made sure to be presentable and embrace the moment. &quot;Tapos pinaghandan ko na lang, ginanapan ko na lang kasi what are the chances na mananalo ako pero since first time ko talagang umattend ng international film fest, gusto ko naman gayak ako,&quot; she relayed.To her surprise, just as the ceremony was wrapping up, a final set of major awards was announced. &quot;Itong si Porto nung patapos na &#x27;yung mga categories, naghihintay na kami ng goodbye, farewell... meron pa palang isang Best Actor, Best Actress... Merong isa pang layer ng Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director,&quot; she shared.When her name was called for Best Actress, Judy Ann was stunned. &quot;Tapos &#x27;yung tinawag &#x27;yung pangalan ko, &#x27;Totoo ba &#x27;to?&#x27; And nagpapasalamat ako na buti nagpaganda ako,&quot; she recalled.She also recounted how it felt carrying the trophy. &quot;Actually nung nakuha ko &#x27;yung award, ang bigat niya talaga. Sa bawat taong nanalo, ang una nilang sinabi, &#x27;It&#x27;s very heavy.&#x27; Five kilos siya,&quot; she recounted.

Judy Ann Santos took home the Best Actress award for her performance in 'Espantaho' at the film festival.

Judy Ann Santos took home the Best Actress award for her performance in ' Espantaho' at the film festival.