MAINE MENDOZA is celebrating her 2nd anniversary in showbiz this month. It was in July of 2015 when she joined “Eat Bulaga” as Yaya Dub, recruited from being a Youtube sensation for her dubsmash hits. Then she was paired with Alden Richards by chance, and the rest, as they say, is history. She’s now one of the biggest young stars in local showbiz.
“Sobrang bilis talaga ng lahat ng nangyari,” she says. “Up to now, I find myself asking, bakit ako? What did I do to deserve lahat ng good things na nangyari sa’kin, sa career ko? It was something I never planned, kaya hindi ko pa rin ma-gets kung ano ba meron ako para ibigay sa’kin lahat ng blessings na ito. So I just want to thank the Lord for all his graces, si Alden na kasama ko sa journey na ito, and all our supporters who watch our shows, our movies, our TV commercials at sinusuportahan talaga lahat ng products that we endorse.”
What endears her to her fans and the public even more is that she has remained humble and level headed. As one writer says: “Never lumaki ang ulo niya. Never siyang nagkaroon ng attitude problem.”The makers of CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino acknowledge the fact that Maine helped their brand to become the top selling and most well loved tocino in the country today. “Our sales more than doubled and tripled since she endorsed it,” they say.
“Iba rin po ‘yung feeling na nagiging part ka ng success nila di ba?” Maine says. “At nakakatuwa po kasi talagang ina-acknowledge nilang nakatulong ako sa CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino at patuloy pa rin silang nagtitiwala sa akin. Bago pa lang ako sa showbiz, kinuha na nila ko. Isa sila sa mga unang endorsements ko and up to now, we’re still together. Talagang iba ang CDO kasi forever young, malambot and perfect ang lasa kaya in them, I have found my forever .”But her feet remain firmly planted on the ground in saying she knows her popularity will not be forever. “Kasi po hindi ko naman pinangarap na mapunta sa ganitong posisyon. Kasi, akala po ng iba, madali siya, puro glitz and glamour ang nakikita nila. Parang walang paghihirap sa ganitong buhay. Pero meron din pong downside ang pagiging artista. It’s a lot of hard work. Siguro ito ‘yung isang bagay na hindi ka dapat malunod. Kasi, pana-panahon lang din naman po ‘yan. Hindi forever ang kasikatan pero habang nasa ‘yo ito, di i-enjoy mo lang. Basta when it comes to tocino, may forever talaga kasi, CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino, forever nang nasa bahay namin yan. At para matuklasan pa ang sikreto ng forever young, stay updated with CDO Funtastyk Young Pork Tocino Facebook page.”
