Actress/Chef/Youtuber Judy Ann Santos bags the Best Actress award at the recently held Cairo International Film Festival on November 29.
The award-winning “teleserye queen” got recognized after playing the titular role in Brillante Mendoza’s film “Mindanao”.
BREAKING NEWS: #MindanaoTheMovieJudy Ann Santos just won BEST ACTRESS for “Mindanao" her latest film directed by…
Posted by Mindanao, a film by Brillante Mendoza starring Judy Ann Santos on Friday, November 29, 2019
What was she doing when she received the good news? Well, apparently she was making “angrydobo” while her name was being called in the awards show!
“…In denial pa ko sa simula.. pero nung si direk brillante na ang nag text sa akin.. unti unti na kong natauhan at naiyak.. grabe! Sa malamang habang tinatawag ang pangalan ko sa egypt.. kasalukuyan kong iniiskoba ang sahig ng kusina ko sa angrydobo. ?” her Instagram post said.
Now we know what’s cooking!
Aside from the Best Actress recognition, Director Brillante Mendoza also got the Henry Barakat Award for Best Artistic Contribution.
Santos is the second Filipino actress to receive this award. The first one was Nora Aunor who was honored for her role in “The Flor Contemplacion Story” in 1995.
Catch “Mindanao” at the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival starting December 25.