It would be Ula, Ang Batang Gubat that would catapult her to fame. From television to the movies, her crying scenes are well-remembered. Judy Ann is one actress who distinguished herself by her ability to cry on command. "Yung time na 'yun, yung mga binubulong-bulong sa akin ni Tita Linda, para maiyak ako, yung talagang kinabubuwisitan kong tao, kaya yung iyak ko, totoong-totoo!" Sure enough, she got the role. Since they were there, just inches away from landing her first role on TV, Tita Linda felt pressured to motivate the young Judy Ann and make her cry for the talent casters. Tinanong nila si Tita Linda kung puwede na rin akong isama sa audition." Tapos nakita lang ako ni Elwood Perez at ni Mother Lily. Sumama lang ako sa kanya kasi ihahatid niya ako sa bahay ng Tita ko dahil doon ako magbabakasyon. May dinala siya doon na kapitbahay namin. "yung boarder namin, si Tita Linda, nabasa niya sa diyaryo yung auditions ng Regal. Nobody planned for her to go and audition she merely got dragged into it. It was by pure chance that she landed a role in Kaming Mga Ulila. But nobody really believed Judai's play-acting and daydreaming would ever amount to anything. She had followed Vega closely not because she aspired to be a star but simply because she felt she could do what Vega did onscreen - and possibly get paid enough to pay her way to school. It was her fondest dream to meet Julie Vega in the flesh, a dream that would be cut short by Vega's tragic death in May 1985 at the age of 16. Ginugulong ko ang sarili ko sa bundok, kunwari bulag ako." "Kahit mag-isa ako noon, nakaka-acting ako. In her home in Antipolo, she looked for a suitable hill and, for hours, did her own Angelita. And, when she saw how, in a heart-wrenching scene where Vega, who played the blind girl Angelita, had to fall, trip, and roll pell-mell downhill, Judai proved she could do the same. Why not? After all, she had Julie's round face, soulful black eyes, and the ability to cry on command. The eight-year-old girl wanted nothing more but to be like her idol Julie Vega, the child actress who made people cry in the film Mga Mata Ni Angelita. More than 20 years ago, Judy Ann Santos's acting career got off to a rolling start and it went downhill before it went anywhere - literally.
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