Laurice Guillen tells how daughter Ina Feleo met her Italian fiancé

Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit director Laurice Guillen tells the story of how her daughter, Ina Feleo, met her Italian fiancé, James Gerva, when they were in Venice, Italy in 2015.

During their guest appearance on GMA's morning talk show Mars Pa More, Ina revealed that it was Direk Laurice who first spotted James.

Direk Laurice recalled, “Nakaupo kami sa bench, kumakain ng panini, sa Marcos Square in Venice, doon sa may side, 'yung malapit sa water, may mga puno 'tsaka may mga benches.

“So, doon kami naka-upo at 'tsaka kumakain ng panini kasi sa isang araw, tatlong tours 'yung sinamahan namin. So, we were waiting for our next tour so malapit doon 'yung meeting place.

“May mga shop sa tabi namin, may shops sa tapat namin, 'tapos nakatingin si Ina across the street, 'tapos nakita niya 'yung dog, na parang na-cute-an siya sa dog.

“Sabi niya, 'Ay look at the dog. Ang cute ng dog.'

“Tapos sabi ko, 'Look at the one who's holding the dog.'”

Ina, who is part of Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langitas Margaux, then looked up and she saw James.

Ina narrated, “Kaya puman-up ako ngayon.”

“Pagtingin ko sa dog, tumilt up ako.

“Yeah, I like [what I saw] tapos naka-sight din siya. Eh naka-shades ako, so sabi ko, 'Ay pwede akong sumight tapos hindi niya halata masyado na sina-sight ko siya.

“Basta tinginan muna, tinginan nang malala tapos mamaya, parang dine-deadma ko na.

“Tapos si mommy, 'Naku,' sabi niya, 'Tatawid na 'yan, tatawid na 'yan. Lalapit na 'yan dito, lalapit na 'yan.'

“Sabi ko, 'Wag ka ngang maingay ganyan.'”

James then approached Ina and asked if she was Spanish.

She added, “Lumapit siya tapos una, 'Hablas español?' [Do you speak Spanish?]

“Sabi ko, 'No, no.' Sabi ko, 'No, Filipino, English' ganyan.

“'Tapos chumika-chika na kami. Ang pick-up line niya, sabi niya, kasi nagpapakain ako ng mga pigeon, 'di ba, maraming mga ibon-ibon doon, nagpapakain ako, nagtatapon ako ng mga bread crumbs.

“Tapos sabi niya, 'Do you know that it's illegal to feed pigeons in Venice?'

“So parang medyo napahiya ako, parang, akala ko naman nagpapa-cute siya.

“Tapos sabi niya, 'Besides, they will fly above you and shit on your beautiful hair and I wouldn't want that to happen.'”

After a few years of dating, Ina and James got engaged in July 2019.

Ina Feleo revealed in an Instagram post last July 17, 2019 that she got engaged to boyfriend James Gerva.