![]() ![]() 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. The video footage was lent to the Maalaala Mo Kaya producers for the episode by the Postigos themselves.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. and Janice De Belen in mourning her death. ![]() The said episode was well-received by both critics and Julie Vega fans alike and is noted for its use of actual footage of Julie’s burial which featured not only fans but also celebrities like Fernando Poe, Jr. For the television adaptation, Angelica Panganiban portrayed Julie while Rio Locsin and Michael De Mesa portrayed her parents. ![]() That's Entertainmentmainstays Jestoni Alarcon, John Regala and Hero Bautista also portrayed her brothers in the film. Nadia Montenegro portrayed the ill-fated movie and soap opera actress and singer, Jimmy Morato and Alicia Alonzo portrayed her parents, while Julie's real-life brother Steve and babysitter Flor Argawanon appeared as themselves in the film adaptation. ![]() Julie's life story was most notably shown on film through The Life Story of Julie Vega, which was shown shortly after her death, and on television through the Octoepisode of Maalaala Mo Kaya entitled Unan (Tagalog for Pillow) played by Angelica Panganiban. ![]()
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