PHNO-SB: AIZA SEGUERRA, 25 YEARS AFTER

AIZA SEGUERRA, 25 YEARS AFTER

[PHOTO -AIZA Seguerra, more than just a
frisky "tomboy"—she really prefers girls, period.]
MANILA, JULY 21, 2012 (INQUIRER) By: Nestor U. Torre - Eat
Bulaga" discovery Aiza Seguerra was only 4 when she won the hearts of
televiewers with delightfully witty ad-libs and one-liners. She wasn't as pretty
as some of the other tots on the show's "Little Miss Philippines" tilt but her
spontaneously gamine performance made that "lack" totally irrelevant.
Nobody remembers who won that year's kiddie tilt, but everybody still dotes
on Aiza to this day, some 25 years after the big first impression she made.
Well, "everybody" could be an exaggeration, since there are some viewers and
former fans who haven't quite forgiven Aiza for growing up and being true to
herself by admitting that she's more than just a frisky "tomboy"—she really
prefers girls, period.
Coming out
It must have taken real guts for her to "come out" in so clear and honest
fashion, especially in this country where girls are supposed to be sugar and
spice and everything nice—no arguments about it! Yes, local show biz did have
its "female Elvis Presley of the Philippines," but Aiza has "come out" much
further than that!
Still a star
On the other hand, Aiza's honesty and courage made some people admire and
love her more. They know full well the great risk she was taking of being
rejected by her fans, so they cheer the fact that this hasn't happened, and that
Aiza remains a star, even as many of her contemporaries have faded from view.

Risky move
Another risky move that Aiza took was to radically adjust her career focus
and concentrate on her musical talent, as a singer and instrumentalist, and cut
down on her comedic and dramatic portrayals.
She didn't have a great, big birit voice; she could have faltered and
failed—but, so great was her belief in herself, her emotions and her
intelligence that her self-reinvention as an acoustic musical performer turned
out to be a smash hit.
Best news of all
Which proves that, if you're true to yourself and objective in your
appreciation of what you have to offer to your audience, you really can't go
wrong.
These days, the best news of all is that, even as her musical career
continues to prosper, Aiza has also rediscovered and strengthened her skills as
an actor, with her new teleserye, "Be Careful With My Heart," strongly
showcasing her thespic gift in the attention-calling co-starring role of female
lead Jodi Santamaria's "tomboy" sister.
A total performer
Just in the nick of time, as she's marking her 25th year in the biz, Aiza is
proving that she's become a total performer. Indeed, she's so good that, come
next season, we hope that a savvy, canny producer will beat others to the draw
by coming up with an all-singing, all-acting cinematic or theater showcase for
her, to make the "silver" celebration official.
If you feel the same way, make your own celebratory voices be heard—and
proclaim to the world why you admire and love the "new and improved" Aiza
Seguerra!



Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi

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