Judy Ann Santos On Good & Not-So-Good Reviews Of ‘Espantaho’

Judy Ann Santos acknowledged the reactions to her MMFF movie

Prime Superstar Judy Ann Santos has this reaction to the good and not-so-good reviews of her Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 movie Espantaho.

Judy Ann has done different movie genres throughout her acting career. She has also received various awards for her past projects. This year, she returned to the big screen for the MMFF.

Her performance in the horror film directed by Chito Rono brought her the MMFF 2024 Best Actress Award. This is the third time that Juday received the Best Actress award from the film festival. The first one was for the movie Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo in 2006, and the second one was in 2019 for the movie Mindanao.

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In an interview, based on the article in Inquirer, Judy Ann Santos said that she acknowledges all the reviews of Espantaho. She also co-produced this movie.

“We’re so happy. We’re very, very happy [sa] lahat ng magagandang reviews ng ‘Espantaho.’ Even the not-so-good ones. We welcome and respect everyone’s opinion. It’s life. Gan’un talaga,” she said.

She also said that just being included in the 10 official MMFF entries is already a gift. For the actress, the honest opinion of those who watched her movie is also an award.

When she accepted her Best Actress trophy, Juday expressed gratitude to her co-stars and commended their performances because she said that “acting is reacting.” She believed that she wouldn’t be able to do her job if not because of them.

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Judy Ann Santos also dedicated her award to her fellow Best Actress nominees, Aicelle Santos, Francine Diaz, Jane De Leon, Vilma Santos, and Julia Montes.

She also said that everyone is already a winner with the 10 beautiful movies that were included in the 50th anniversary of MMFF.

“Hindi ko naisip na makakarating ako dito. Sa lahat po ng kapwa ko nominado, para sa ating lahat ito. To God be the glory. Mabuhay ang pelikulang Pilipino. Merry Christmas, everyone,” the award-winning actress added.

Dennis Trillo won the Best Actor award for Green Bones and the Best Supporting Actor award was given to his co-star Ruru Madrid while the Best Supporting Actress award was given to Kakki Teodoro for the movie Isang Himala.