Meet Angeli Agbayani: Actress and Artist (Illustrado)
By KC M. Abalos
Illustrado’s KC Abalos sits down with the Filipina actress who beat Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos at the 37th Gawad Urian, the thespian renowned director Ang Lee called a “National Treasure.”
So we were about to wrap the interview when ‘the’ Celeste Legaspi entered the coffee house. Angeli and I were star struck. Our hearty chat suddenly turned into a whispered conversation. Ms. Legaspi stopped at a table where she said hello to a friend she’s meeting. Then, she started walking towards our table. She extended her hand to my companion and said, “Hi, I’m a big fan.” That’s when I realized that my old pal and UP Repertory Company orgmate is now a big star.
When I first met Angeli Bayani, she sported these huge vintage glasses which were her signature look back in college. She was majoring in Voice at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music then and had no inkling that, years later, she’ll beat Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos at the 37th Gawad Urian for her role in Norte: Hangganan ng Kasaysayan.
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