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Going back to Manila from a concert in San Francisco, Heart Evangelista passed by Los Angeles a few days ago to spend some time with family. She agreed to an exclusive interview with Asian Journal in Barrio Fiesta in Eagle Rock, which is owned by her family.
The 24-year old heartthrob was born Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco on February 14, 1985. Better known by her screen name Heart Evangelista, the beautiful actress, host, singer, and VJ, was actually raised in California. "I grew up in Foster City, near San Francisco. When I was ten years old, our family moved back to the Philippines," revealed Heart, the youngest in her family, with one brother and four sisters. She studied in Colegio San Agustin-Makati in Makati City. Heart revealed that she has always wanted to be in showbiz. "Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be an artista. My lolo, Bonifacio Ongpauco, was a movie producer. And my lola, Mama Chit, used to cater for the artistas. Her catering business grew and they opened Barrio Fiesta," Heart said as she explained how she was exposed to the movie industry. "My dad, Rey, also worked as a waiter in a famous Hollywood restaurant where he got to see celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Natalie Wood," she added.Her dream came true when she was discovered by a commercial agent while at a mall with her sister. At the age of 12, she started appearing in commercials. Two years later, Heart signed up with ABS-CBN’S Talent Center (now known as Star Magic) and was part of Star Circle Batch 9.
"I learned a lot in Talent Center. There were endless workshops on acting, hosting and singing. I also learned to speak Tagalog better. Kasi, in the beginning, I can’t speak Tagalog well; I wasn’t used to saying po. That’s why I was given this image of being maarte, Inglisera in the TV show G-Mik. It was very hard to appeal to the masa. But, eventually, I learned na din," Heart shared. "The best lesson I learned is that you just have to be yourself. You can’t copy somebody else’s style," she said.| < Prev | Next > |
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