This is why Angelica Panganiban took a long time for a showbiz comeback.
ABS-CBN actress Angelica Panganiban is coming back to showbiz through her new film, and here’s why it took her a while.
“Unmarry,” one of the official entries of MMFF 2025, is the comeback project of Angelica Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo. Both of them took a hiatus to focus on their respective life, having their own family and getting married.
The actress stepped away from the limelight for four years, and during this time, a lot of things happened. She got pregnant, married, gave birth, and was diagnosed with a condition. In 2023, she revealed that she was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a condition characterized by temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bone.
She underwent therapy and surgeries to improve her condition, which, over time, has restricted her movements because of pain. However, this year, Angelica decided to have a hip replacement. It was a major decision that her husband also supported, as she doesn’t want to spend more time suffering and in pain. She wanted to spend it with her daughter and her family instead.
After the surgery, her condition improved, and because of this, she was also able to make her showbiz comeback.
She was happy that she took a break, as she really wanted to focus on her family at that time. It also allowed her to pause and have the time to nurture as a mother. When Amila turned two, she was really planning to go back, but her diagnosis happened. It was difficult at that time, but quitting has never been her option.
The thought of quitting acting for good never crossed her mind.
“Habang pinagdadaanan ko yung mga yun, lagi akong may longing na, hindi lang longing, inggit din, sa iba mong nakakatrabaho, sa ibang mga artista di ba pag napapanuod mo sila na parang ah, gusto ko yung ginagawa nila, na-mi-miss ko na, ganun,” she said.
Meanwhile, when she became a mother, she became selective of the projects to do. According to her, the project she chooses is something that will surely make her happy doing and make her give her all. It has to be worth it.
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