Annabelle Rama Refuses To Speak In English For Their International Reality Show

ANNABELLE RAMA has taped for only a few days yet for their reality show, “It Takes Gutz to be a Gutierrez”, but she’s already having clashes with her only daughter, Ruffa Gutierrez. “Naninibago kasi talaga ako,” she says. “Nalilimutan kong may camerang sumusunod sa’kin. Mura ako ako nang mura kasi dapat kumain na, wala pang food. So sabi ko, ‘Ano ba kayo ‘Day, ang tagal-tagal n’yo magluto ng ulam. Gutom na ang mga tao!’ Si Ruffa, sasabihako, ‘ Mommy stop screaming, you have a camera here.’ Ay, nakalimutan ko! The whole time, nakalimutan ko talagang may camera. Sa interview naman, nag-away kami ni Ruffa. ‘Mommy can you please, ulitin ang interbyu’.

“Ano ka, Ruffa? Are you crazy? Ang ­hirap-hirap magpa-interview kaya?’ ‘Eh kasi, you’re talking in Tagalog. Dapat, English!’ ‘Why English, wala akong pakialam, Ruffa. I cannot speak English dun sa mga sinasabi ko. Kung pag-iisipan ko pa, hindi na galing sa puso ko yun. Lagyan na lang nila ng subtitles.’ Kaming dalawa ni Eddie, palaban. Sabay kami nagpainterbyu, nahawa rin siya. Nag-Tagalog din siya. Sabi ni Ruffa, ‘Hindi nyo ba alam, interna­tional ito? Bakit kayo nagta-Tagalog?’ ‘Ano ang gagawin ko, Ruffa? ‘Speak English pero hindi galing sa puso ko, ano ba? Hindi maganda tingnan kung maghihirap pa akong mag-isip bago magsalita in English. Anong gusto mong gawin ko Ruffa? Pati mga mura, iingglisin ko pa? Sasabihin ko na lang, shit, bullshit! O ayun, English yun, ha!’”

We were laughing the whole time Annabelle was telling her story. We have no doubt that their family’s reality show will be riotout entertainment when they start showing it in March, co-produced with Sari Yap’s One Mega Group.