Alden Richards dedicates 'Upsurge' concert to late mother
"Ma, wherever you are, this concert is for you..." - Alden Richards
Towards the end of his successful concert ‘Upsurge,’ Alden thanked several people for making the production happen, and for contributing to his current success.
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None of the messages, however, were as special as what he delivered for his late mom Rosario Faulkerson.
“Kung meron mang tao na talagang gusting gusto ako mag-artista, yung nag-implant sa ‘kin ng idea to be an actor, gusto niya ‘ko maging taong TV, taong showbiz… Sabi niya nung buhay pa siya, gusto niya ko maging Sergio ng Marimar… Sa nanay ko po na matagal nang wala…” he began the tribute.
With a sense of grief, he shared how unfortunate it was that she isn’t able to witness him perform on the big stage and experience all the good things in his life with him.
“Ang sayang lang po kasi hindi niya nakikita lahat ng ‘to. Ang hirap kasi nung parang meron kang na-achieve, pero ‘pag na-achieve mon a yung bagay nay un, wala na yung taong pag-a-alayan mo. 'Yun 'yung medyo masakait lang kasi hindi niya naabutan lahat ng ‘to,” he added.
He takes comfort in knowing that she’s watching over him, and declared that he’s dedicating the evening to her memory.
“Lahat po ng lakas ng loob, lahat po ng mga challenges ng buhay ko, 'yung nanay ko po, alam ko nandyan. So Ma, wherever you are, this concert is for you, and I love you so much,” he noted.
The Pambansang Bae also shared that he requested Your Guardian Angel to be part of his album because it's the song that reminds him most of his mom.
'Upsurge' was held last night, May 27 at the Kia Theater. Special guests were Maine Mendoza, Raimund Marasigan, Jerald Napoles, Janno Gibbs, Mark Herras, Rodjun Cruz, Kristoffer Martin and Migo Adecer.
