The screen name Bella Flores was given to her by the late Sampaguita Pictures’ boss Dr. Jose Perez. “I was so glad when I was told it means Beautiful Flowers,” she said. Her real name is Remedios Dancel and she was born on Feb. 27, 1936, which means she turned 76 yesterday, Monday. She was only 15 when she did her first villain role maltreating child star Tessie Agana in the blockbuster “Roberta” (1951).
She recounted that Vilma Santos auditioned with her for her first movie, ‘Trudis Liit’, in 1963. “Natakot siya at tumakbo dahil nakita niyang pinahirapan ko yung ibang batang nag-audition,” she said. “Ngayon, governor na siya. Sina Roderick Paulate at Gina Alajar, sa’kin din nagsimula as child stars sa ‘Kaibigan Kong Sto. Nino’.”
Nora Aunor’s fans hated her for abusing their idol. “Kapag nakikita ako, kinukurot ako, sinisipa ako,” she said.
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