Eva Castillo inspires Glaiza de Castro to do better

Glaiza de Castro reveals that she is inspired by Eva Castillo. Paano at bakit? Alamin natin. Text by Jason John S. Lim. Interviews by Loretta Ramirez. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. Sa press conference ng SRO Cinemaserye presents the Eva Castillo Story, sinabi ni Glaiza de Castro sa iGMA.tv na napanood daw niya ang Roots to Riches special ni Regine Velasquez—and she was affected and inspired by the story of Eva Castillo. "Napanood ko talaga," Glaiza tells us, sharing na marami siyang aral na nakuha sa snippets of Eva's life na naipakita sa Roots to Riches special. "Na-inspire ako to work talaga nang maayos." In fact, Glaiza reveals na bumalik siya muli sa pagtugtog at pag-practice ng gitara niya: "'Yung singing career ko din kasi, napabayaan ko na. Iba talaga 'yung nagagawa ng music, eh—iba 'yung nagagawa ng tinig." And watching Roots to Riches, and then later on, playing the younger version of Eva Castillo for SRO, "na-inspire ako na mag-practice ulit." Right now, more of an outlet ang musical side ni Glaiza, writing songs that please her. "Kung mayroong magka-interes, eh 'di ayos, 'di ba?" Pero, for her, it's focusing more on who she really is. Lalo pa't she's showing two very different sides of her to the public right now: ang kagalit-galit na si Gladys Andrada sa Kung Aagawin Mo ang Lahat sa Akin at ang api-apihang si Eva sa SRO Cinemaserye. Glaiza is also inspired to work: "After kasi ng Gagambino, ang tagal ko ring napahinga—almost three months din." She used the time off wisely naman, taking part in a number of independent films—one of which was the award-winning Astig in Cinemalaya Cinco, as well as enrolling in the online classes of University of the Philippines. "Nung dumating 'yung time ng Kung Aggawin and itong SRO, [sinabi ko sa sarili ko na] kailangan kong pagbutihan," she tells us. "Kasi, otherwise, mababakante na naman ako, eh. This is my chance." Dugtong pa niya, "Every opportunity that I get, talagang kino-consider ko as my last. Para, alam mo 'yun, todo-todo na." To end, Glaiza hopes na ma-inspire din ang mga taong nanonood ng SRO Cinemaserye presents the Eva Castillo Story: "Sana suportahan niyo po talaga itong SRO. Napakagandang istorya, talagang mai-inspire kayo [at] iiyak kayo. Talagang sobrang colorful ng buhay ni Miss Eva." SRO Cinemaserye airs every Thursday nights, pagkatapos ng GMA Telebabad. Be updated with what Glaiza is doing through Fanatxt! Just text GLAIZA to 4627 para sa lahat ng telcos. Each Fanatxt message costs PhP2.50 for Globe, Smart, and Talk N Text, and PhP2.00 for Sun subscribers. (This service is exclusive for the Philippines only.) Or, go one-on-one with Glaiza and Jackie Rice this coming August 7, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., when they go online for iGMA.tv Live Chat!