NOVA VILLA is featured in The Story of Your Life segment. Several colleagues praised her generously. “Sa kanya lang ako natatawa sa mga babaeng komedyante,” said
Roderick Paulate. Dang Cruz: “Hindi siya maramot na kaeksena.” Tessie Tomas: “Ayaw niya ng mahahabang lines. Mostly adlib ang ginagawa niya.” Dolphy (co-star in “Home Along Da Riles”): “Wala kaming pinagsamahang hindi masaya. Isa siya sa pinakamagaling nating komedyante. Nakakalungkot nga na di na kami nagkakasama ngayon sa show. Basta move on na lang nang move on saan man tayo mapunta.”
Freddie Webb (co-star in “Chicks to Chicks”): “Bihira nakakaalam na matulungin si Nova. She helps the studies of seminarians na magpapari.”
Nova cried because of all these tributes, especially from her sister Tiya Pusit, her non-showbiz friend named Dokie, and most important of all, from her husband Freddie Gallegos who appeared live on TV for the first time. She’s also touched by the voice messages of her U.S.-based daughter Jenny and granddaughter Jessica. Nova expressed her gratitude to GMA-7 for giving a new dimension to her career. “Dati, nagpapatawa lang ako, but when they got me for ‘Nita Negrita’, nabuksan ang tear ducts ko’t natuto kong magdrama.” Nova is now in “Futbolilits” with Raymart Santiago and Jennylyn Mercado every 6 PM.
