
Kris Aquino expressed her appreciation to the Filipinos who gave their support to the film Crazy Rich Asians.
In the movie, Kris played the role of Princess Intan, a small role but nevertheless remarkable. Kris wrote in her post: “Please know your heartwarming comments & posts have made me feel immeasurable GRATITUDE. I thank you for the effort to watch @crazyrichasians, some of you going multiple times w/ family, officemates, best friends, school barkadas, and your boyfriends & husbands.”
Kris added that the cheers she received when she appeared on the screen meant a lot to her. With that, she vowed to promote and protect values, dignity, and grace of Filipinos.
“The eyewitness accounts of spontaneous applause & cheering in movie theaters nationwide when my character made her entrance in Colin & Araminta's wedding, and most significant for me- the PRIDE you, the moviegoers felt in being FILIPINO during my few minutes portraying Princess Intan in @crazyrichasians-this feeling of SOLIDARITY for the sake of our NATIONAL IDENTITY will forever inspire me to strive harder to promote & protect our values, dignity, and grace as a people...walking into the light, with sunbeams filtering in, I embraced the blessing because for that moment- I WAS YOU, and YOU WERE ME. #ilovethephilippines"