This episode aired on ALLTV last March 3, 2023.

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A mother and daughter who are both successful in their respective careers.

Si Ms. Pelita has a career spanning for six decades.

She's a living legend. She's an icon.

Diba? And we have with us the daughter who's an actress, host,

fitness and therapy coach.

And Ms. Pelita has a career spanning for six decades.

And we have with us the daughter who's an actress, host,

fitness enthusiast, Ms. Pelita Corrales.

And of course, Ms. Jackie Nguyen.

Hello, Tony!

Thank you. Thank you for having us.

Is this your new show?

Yes.

How long have you been doing this?

Almost two years.

How long was the Pelita show?

Nine years.

Nine years.

When you were growing up,

did you have an idea that your mother is the Asia's Queen of Songs?

Well, I had an idea that she was really popular.

She was beautiful.

Of course, mom. Always beautiful.

Always beautiful.

But because we would always go with my mom to her shows,

and I would remember being squished there.

Because there were a lot of people asking me to sign with my mom.

And yeah, at a young age,

I knew that my mom was not a regular mom and not a regular person.

This is how legendary Ms. Pelita is.

She's the first Filipino to ever perform at Caesars Palace.

Oh my goodness.

Not because I had a chance to perform with them here.

Here, I think.

She was the front half, I think.

And then they said,

Oh, I'll take you to Las Vegas.

And you believe it.

It's true, mom.

It's true.

Yeah.

When you would sing abroad,

do they get surprised when you say you're a Filipina?

Because you don't look like a Filipina, right?

At that time,

would they think that you were a Filipina?

All rollers of Las Vegas were all Spanish-speaking.

So that's your advantage?

Yeah.

Because I'll do the show,

I'll sing three in Spanish, one in English.

And you didn't live a normal life?

I can't say I didn't live a normal life

because my mom was the type that when she would be home

and not singing or not,

it was just as normal as anything could be.

So parang, yeah, alam ko when I would go with her,

parang it was out of the ordinary.

But I never felt my life was not normal

because we had so much extended family,

my grandmother, my cousins,

na parang feeling ko it kept me grounded

and parang may balance yung buhay ko.

Let's just put it that way.

May showbiz life, may normal life.

Growing up as a kid.

I think it was harder for me to leave the children

because I had to be traveling all the time

and they were growing up, you know.

And it's very hard to leave

when they were 2 years old, 3 years old,

but I had to work.

You were a career woman.

Yeah, so when they were already, you know,

if I could bring them with me, I would.

Yan yung sacrifice ng mga career women and working mothers.

There are milestones na minsan namimiss mo.

Namimiss mo, ganun talaga.

Because you have to work.

Exactly.

Even if my dad naman was around,

my mom was the one who was,

parang sya yung talagang tumayong more nanay and tatay

because I was with her, diba?

But you know, really, everything was there, no?

Malapit lang ako where I used to work and everything.

But I needed to work because I was alone, no?

Working kasi nag-separate na kami.

Bakit po pala hindi naglast yung relationship

with the father of Miss Jackie?

In the beginning kasi, yung family niya, you know,

because he was well-off.

He had his business and everything.

It was not the family.

It was him.

He found out that he could not live with anybody

but his mom.

Pero he loved you, ma'am.

Yes.

But we were friends.

Even though what happened with Jackie.

Before he passed away.

But Jackie was the life of her dad.

Actually, he kidnapped her.

When you were one year old?

Yes.

You didn't know that?

No.

Ano nangyari?

Because every week, sinusundo sya

so that she'd spend the day with her daddy.

Very nice naman.

And then he probably just decided

I'll take her to the States.

When I came to pick her up,

she wasn't there anymore.

They had already left.

They were at the airport.

I ran to the airport.

But I did not.

I didn't make it.

The plane had already left.

So paano yun?

One month.

One month.

Without Jackie, one month.

But since here, I went to the NBI.

I went to ano.

And they brought her back.

They were tracking.

Parang they were tracking.

Ang tawag nga sa akin dati, Toni,

ako daw yung NBI baby.

Oo.

She became the NBI at that time

because I was there.

Every day.

Every morning.

Trying to track kung nasa.

Because we were tracking where he was.

No time na yun.

Wala pang internet.

Yan nga. Exactly.

Walang social media.

Exactly.

So imagine yun.

Mahirap talaga.

Landline lang lahat.

Exactly.

So the NBI told me

the minute he walks out of that airplane

with her dad, you know,

the first thing you have to do is get her.

Yeah.

And she didn't want to come to me.

She didn't know me anymore, Toni.

Alam mo nang mahirap nun.

Children, they forget.

Yeah.

Those were the mga chapters in your love life.

One chapter in your life.

One chapter lang yun.

One chapter pa lang yan.

Because there was also another chapter in your life

that you experienced an abusive relationship.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Imagine you're Pilita Corrales

and then sa bahay, you're suffering.

Binobobo pala.

Oo, you're suffering inside.

Ma, matatawa ka pa inyo talaga.

You're suffering in silence pala.

Hindi niyo yung sinabi kahit kanino.

It only happened when he had a drink.

When he took one sip of alcohol,

he became a different person.

E paano pagalimba, may mga bruises po kayo.

How do you hide it?

Oo.

Tas magsashow kayo.

Paano matinatagawin?

Makeup?

Because you see, Jack,

what I used to do was cover my face.

Hmm.

Because I didn't want my face to be ano,

paano, yun nalang,

paano pa ako kakasama kung bug-bug.

Yung relationship mo dun sa mga previous partners

ng Ms. Pilita, how was it?

The longest kasi relationship that my mom had

was with my tito Amado.

That was over 10 years.

Okay naman.

Pero since I was a bit young pa,

parang feeling ko,

well baka ako lang yung nag-impose nun sa sarili ko

na parang feeling kong naging hadlang siya

dun sa pagiging close ko sa mom ko.

But he was not,

he was okay naman with us.

Wala naman akong problem with him.

The only time I had a problem with him

was when he physically hurt my mom.

Na-witness mo yun?

Hindi ko na-witness pero narinig ko,

which I think is even worse

because this was the room of my mom

and this is my room

and I could just,

my mom, my mom's ano eh,

yung she's always a very positive person.

Hindi siya masyadong hihingi ng tulong.

Parang kaya ko itong lahat, diba?

Narinig ko dun sa kwarto ko,

Jackie, help me.

Wala, sabi ko, ano nangyayari?

Narinig ko siya.

So kumatok ako.

I was like, mom!

Open the door, sabi ko.

Pagbukas ko ng pintu,

nandun yung mom ko.

Naka-undo siya sa heat.

Sobrang black and blue.

Sorry, mom.

Grabe, to this day,

that was such a traumatic experience for you.

Sorry.

Yeah, for the children.

Children will never forget.

For the children.

Children will never forget.

They will not forget.

I was in my 20s, pero...

For you to witness your mother.

Sobra.

I mean, and, you know, he left

kasi I said, get out, you know?

But first time kasi I see my mom

na hindi malakas.

Talagang naka-ano siya,

ano siya dun sa floor.

It's dito.

I think it was here, mom, no?

And here, ata.

Kasi he was kicking,

he was kicking her,

so medyo, ano siya, black and blue.

And I think I remember the next day

or two days after,

she still had to do a show.

So they had to cover,

they had to cover her bruises.

Bruises.

Pero after a while,

she still took him back.

Hindi ko na-intindihan yun

sulit dumayas ako.

Tomay!

Parang ano ba?

Sinasaktan ka na namin.

Ano pa yun?

But you know, in fairness to him,

I mean, he was,

he really tried to make up for it.

But I guess din sa kanilang dalawa,

it wasn't the same.

Siyempre, it was harder for us,

the children, kasi parang...

Talaga ba?

Hindi alam nung public yun,

when that was happening?

Or nalaman nung public yun?

Nalaman ba nung public yun, mom?

Hindi lumabas yun.

Parang hindi, mom, no?

You kept it,

you didn't tell anybody.

But before that,

meron pang nag-slice sa akin.

I still have the scar.

Kasino naman yun?

The same guy, the Spanish guy.

Grabe yung pinagdaanan yun rin.

Mag-ina.

Sobra.

Diba?

Pinagtibay na ng panahon.

Grabe yung mga pinagdaanan together.

From love life,

family life.

Family life, true.

When you look back at those things,

and those memories na

some are traumatic.

Yes, it leaves a scar.

But you survived.

You moved on with your life.

One of the qualities of my mom

that's admirable is

yung yes, of course,

she's gone through so much in her life.

Pero she has such a forgiving

and an open heart na

okay, I'll try again.

Maybe it's gonna work this time.

Parang she loves life so much na

okay lang, bakit ba? Diba?

But how did motherhood change you?

That's the best thing that ever happened to me.

To have you, to have Moncheng.

And now,

grandchildren!

Yes!

Yun ang kanyang premium

pagkatapos ng lahat ng pinagdaanan niya.

The reward in life.

After all the pain,

ngayon naman, happiness.

But how would you describe

your relationship with Jackie?

When I had my own children,

parang mas na-appreciate ko siya

and what she went through.

Syempre, as a kid kasi,

like my mom said,

she had to work.

But an important occasion sa school,

hindi siya pwede kasi wala siya doon, diba?

And as a young child,

in my young mind, yes,

I knew my mom was working.

But all my heart knew was,

she wasn't there.

Diba?

Diba yung may presence?

Yes.

So siguro that was part of my,

ano rin, maybe hinanakit

na hindi makasalana ng nanay ko

kasi nagtatrabaho siya.

Ngayon mo lang siya pang iintindihan

pag malaki ka na.

Yes, yes.

When you became a mother

and now that you're all grown up,

you now understand life.

Yes, yes.

Narealize mo

that what your mother did for you

was the best she could at that time.

Sobra.

Sobra.

That was the best.

And the fact na hindi niya

pinakulong yung dad ko,

sobrang ano yun for me,

sobrang big thing.

Kasi,

at the end of the day,

even if he was just,

he was my dad,

he kidnapped me.

And my mom could have

sent him to jail.

Kidnapping yun eh.

But I thank her for having

such a big heart

because I grew up knowing my dad

until he passed away

when I was 16.

And even if my parents were separated,

I had best of both.

Because I knew my dad

and I got to know him

because my mom

was unselfish.

May love advice ba siyang

binigay sa'yo,

Miss Jackie?

Sa'yo?

May love advice?

Meron ba?

Before you got married?

I remember,

I was really crying

and gano'n.

And then parang,

parang wala nang bukas.

And then,

and then my mom said,

you know, Jackie,

sabi niya,

it's really like that.

But tomorrow is another day,

you know.

You get up tomorrow,

if it's not such a good day,

there's the next day.

But how will you know

if it's a good day

if you're not there tomorrow

to see how it will be?

So,

and that's something

that I've applied

to all the areas of my life,

not only in love.

Kahit sa trabaho,

if you have frustrations,

maybe this is not for you.

But maybe open another door

and that's the one

that's for you.

So parang,

na-apply ko siya sa lahat

yung sinabi niya sa akin.

Take everything parang,

day by day.

Day by day.

Parang this too shall pass.

Yeah.

The happy moments will pass,

the sad moments will pass.

And if this is not for you,

there's something else for you

that God has,

which is better.

Diba?

Everybody has their own path,

let's just put it that way.

Was she strict with you

when you were growing up?

Ah, really?

No.

I wasn't?

No, you were not.

Talaga?

No.

I mean,

I don't remember her ever,

like my mom never spanked us

as children,

wala talaga.

Wala pang phone,

my curfew was 12,

diba?

So sabihin niya,

oh, you have to be here by 12.

So syempre,

pag nasa disco pa noon,

medyo quarter to 12,

hindi pa umuwi,

kailangan mo umanap ng phone,

Ma'am,

Ma'am, I'm here na,

I'm gonna be on my way.

Okay lang siya,

alright, fine.

Mag-aantay lang siya

doon sa,

ano,

may staircase kami,

nandoon na siya nagaantay

na dumating ako.

Pwede niya ako pag-agalitan,

basta lang alam niya

kung nasaan ako.

Ganun.

May pressure ba

when you were growing up

kasi diba you also

entered show business?

Tapos your mother is

the Asia's Queen of Soul.

I know, I know.

Paano hinahandle yung

ganun presyo?

I think...

And expectations?

Yeah.

Actually, mahirap

kasi

you will have to prove yourself more

and maybe nga

that's one of the reasons

why, yes,

I did start singing

and I still love to sing

naman until now

pero parang mas nag-concentrate ako

sa acting kasi

I don't think I could ever be

as good as my mom.

In the singing career, no?

But along with the expectation,

it was also

such a blessing

to have

my mom there

when I entered

because

people were just kinder,

the doors just opened more

and that's a testament to how

good a person my mom is

and how good

an artist she is

na parang,

ay, mabait yan si Mam Pilita.

Siguro, mabait din tong anak.

Let's treat her well.

Mas lalo pa akong nahiyang

magkamali

o magmaldita

kasi parang

hindi pwede.

Nagset na kasi siya.

Mahiya na man ako

sa pinaghirapan ng nanay ko.

Yes.

Nagset na siya ng bar.

Yes.

Ng professionalism.

Yes.

Ng pakikisama.

Pero pagdating sa boys,

meron ba siyang boy

na ayaw for you?

Like may nanligaw ba sa'yo

na sinabi ng mami mo,

I don't like that guy for you?

Warning lang.

Na ayaw nyo?

Martin.

Well?

Ayaw mo?

Hindi.

Kasi

related.

Magpinsan kasi kami eh.

Oh, talaga magpinsan?

Yes.

Conchita is my first cousin.

Which is

what sabi nila.

Ano yung mga teenage years?

Pwede daw.

Siguro 90...

Or 20s na.

Ngayon, gano'n.

Mga gano'n.

19, 20.

But kasi with Martin and I,

since we didn't grow up together,

yeah, of course,

we knew we were related

but he grew up in the States

and we always had crushes on each other

when we were much younger.

So when he arrived here,

parang it just became so automatic.

Pero siyempre.

But she was not the type

na namang hindi,

hindi pwede.

Pero nagsabi lang

na maybe things will be

a bit more difficult

and yeah,

it was difficult after a while

because...

What with the father

of your children,

kay Mr. Ricky?

Ay, gustong gusto niya si Ricky.

Even my lola.

Sobrang love nila si Ricky.

Even Abu.

Abu loved Ricky.

Oh gosh.

Oh definitely.

Yeah.

So how was it

ngunong hindi nag-work out

yung relationship?

Siyempre sad

at the same time

failure kasi of anything.

Whether it's a love relationship

or a business relationship,

you always think of what

you did

or what you didn't do.

So the relationship,

that's why the relationship

didn't work out.

It was difficult

especially for the children.

Was there a part of you

na when you became a mother

na realized mo,

ay, parang this is my mom.

Ganito ang nanay ko.

Parang na-apply mo

sa mga kids mo.

I think if there's anything

siguro na

ginagawa ko,

naginawa nung mom ko

is yung patience niya with me.

Na binibigay ko rin yun

sa mga anak ko.

Kasi siyempre having

three children,

each child is different.

May isang mas madaling ka

usapin.

May isang may kunting

paltika times.

May isang, diba?

Iba-iba sila.

Oo, iba-iba sila.

Iba-iba.

But, um,

nagamit ko yung

patience ng mom ko.

I would close my eyes

and put myself in her shoes.

What did she do

on those days

that she was knocking

on my door

and I,

she would say,

Jack, do you wanna,

do you wanna come down in it?

No, mom, I'll stay here na lang.

I'll study pa, diba?

So,

nilalagay ko yun

sa sitwasyon

when I'm with my children.

I yung,

Oh, how are you okay?

I'm okay, mom,

but, you know,

I just wanna,

I just wanna be by myself.

I don't wanna talk about it.

Yeah.

So, sinasabi ko na lang,

Jack,

be as patient

as your mom was with you.

Try to extend

a little more,

diba?

So,

yun ang nagagamit ko.

Kanina,

we were talking about it.

You said something

really nice.

You appreciate

her more.

Yes, yes.

And the one thing

that you really appreciate

about your mother is?

The one thing

I appreciate

about my mother

is she is very

selfless.

She will do everything

not only for me,

but for my children,

for my grandchildren.

She never stops

reaching out.

Every day,

she calls me,

Jack,

how are you?

Are you okay?

Do you need anything?

I'm just here.

Every day,

that's what she says.

And that's,

that, for me,

says that my mom

will always be there

for me.

So,

that's the one thing

I appreciate

about my mother.

So,

that's the one thing

I appreciate

about my mother.

My mom

will always be there

for me,

no matter what.

Kahit na siguro

mali pa ako,

kahit na magkamali pa ako,

kahit i-judge pa ako

ng buong mundo,

my mom will always

be there

ready to accept

and forgive me.