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Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Celebrities devider Claudine Barretto recalls how Vilma Santos saved her when she wanted to give up everything

Claudine Barretto recalls how Vilma Santos saved her when she wanted to give up everything

Published Jan 5, 2024 11:49 pm

At A Glance

  • "I wanted to give up. When you are down and depressed, you can't really think straight," said Claudine in an interview with Luis Manzano for his vlog "Luis Listens" on YouTube recently.
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Claudine Barretto and Luis Manzano

Claudine Barretto reminisces about the time when Vilma Santos came to her rescue when she was on the brink of ending her life.

"I wanted to give up. When you are down and depressed, you can't really think straight," said Claudine in an interview with Luis Manzano for his vlog "Luis Listens" on YouTube recently.

Claudine added: "Your mom is like an angel talking to me. It's so weird. Eto yun eh. I wanted to give up everything. I was writing a goodbye note. Baka kasi maisip din nilang gawin. Pero kasi tao ka rin lang talaga. After three or four hours, your mom called. Out of the blue."

"And then she said, 'How are you?' Tapos umiiyak na ako ng umiiyak. I told her.

"Then sabi niya, "Don't do anything.' I think it was divine intervention. Yung tumawag yung mom mo. This is somebody na I can't really say no to. Ganun kataas yung respecto ko sa kanya na pagsinabi niyang don't do this, hindi ko talaga gagawin.

"Parang, she's the only person I think in my whole life na kapag sinabi niyang huwag mong gawin ito, hindi ko gagawin," Claudine said.

 

 

The second time it happened, Vilma finally went to Claudine's house.

"Pumunta na siya sa bahay. But this time, I'm not thinking of doing anything bad but I was having a nervous breakdown. Pumunta talaga siya.

"She's like a mom. My mom is now 88 years old. So the last person you want to tell na may pinagdadaanan ka is your mom kapag ganyang age na.

"So she was there. She put on my blanket. Make sure na tulog ako. Then she stayed two or three hours. Noong nagising ako, nakita ko nakaupo pa siya sa sofa, nakaupo sa room. She was there nagbabantay sa akin. Imagine Vilma Santos," Claudine.

Also recently, Claudine recalled how Vilma defended her from some people who allegedly were "stopping her from doing some projects."

"Doon ko nakita ang galit na Vilma Santos," she said.

Claudine said Vilma encouraged her to seek professional help or talk to someone if she's not feeling well.

"I really believe in therapy. Ate Vi would tell me, 'Isipin mo yung mga anak. Yung mga fans na nagmamahal sa'yo. You just have to get that,' " she added.

Claudine got close to Vilma when they played mother and daughter in the critically acclaimed drama "Anak" in 2000.

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