“Deo Endrinal and his staff met with me, pinagtulungan nila ko,” she jokes. “They explained the project and the role to me at nagustuhan ko naman. Ibang-iba ang role ko rito sa ‘Minsan Lang’ kunsaan mabait ako. This time, I play the scheming aunt of Zaijan Jaranilla na gustong kamkamin yung kayamanang naiwan sa kanya ng father niya, si John Estrada na kapatid ko.”
How come she’s now billed as Amy Austria-Ventura? “It’s my decision. Sabi ko kay Manay Lolit (Solis, her manager), gamitin ko na nga ang Ventura kasi 50 years old na ko hanggang ngayon naliligawan pa ko and they think I’m not yet taken,” she laughs. “No, kasi I felt I was blessed by the Lord after maging Mrs. Ventura ako, so it’s about time I use it.”
Her daughter Alex is now married and lives in Auckland, New Zealand. We know she loves her granddaughter Sabine very much. “Ay, oo, nababaliw ako sa kanya. Buti na lang iniwan muna nila sa’kin. Babalik na lang sila rito sa January.”
