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Julie Anne San Jose says goodbye to Maria Clara: 'Isang napakalaking karangalan'
In the latest episode of “Maria Clara at Ibarra,” viewers said goodbye to their beloved Clarita, or Maria Clara played by Julie Anne San Jose.
However, instead of what happened in the original novel “El Filibusterismo,” where Maria Clara tragically dies alone following her suffering in the monastery, Klay managed to bring Simoun to spend Maria Clara’s last moments with her.
In a touching letter on Instagram, Julie Anne penned a letter of gratitude.
“Isang napakalaking karangalan na mapabilang sa programang #MariaClaraAtIbarra,” she began. “Maraming salamat sa @gmanetwork at @sparklegmaartistcenter sa tiwala at pagkakataon na mabigyang buhay ko si Maria Clara.”
Asia’s Limitless Star thanked director Zig Dulay for his guidance in every scene, her co-stars, writers, and the whole production team, “na naging kaibigan at pamilya ko na.”
Julie also thanked the fans for their never-ending support.
“Higit sa lahat, maraming salamat sa inyo gabi-gabi, nakakataba ng puso ang inyong pagsuporta at pagmamahal sa programang ito,” she said.
“Mas minahal ko ang aking larangan bilang artista sapagkat kami ay naging instrumento upang maipakita namin ang makulay at maalab nating kasaysayan,” she added.
The singer and actress said that their work on the series is just the beginning of the conversation on Philippine history and the lessons we can learn from it.
“Ito ay siguradong kapupulutang aral, na maipamamana sa mga susunod pang henerasyon. Matapos man ang palabas na ito, ang kultura at kasaysayan natin ay habang buhay na nakatatak sa ating mga puso’t isipan,” she said.
“Ito ang nagpapaalala sa ating mga karapatan bilang tao, at sa ngalan pag-ibig — sa sarili, sa kapwa, at maging sa bayan — tayo ay lumalaban at patuloy na lalaban,” she added.
Finally, Julie signed off as Maria Clara.
“Hanggang sa muli, ito po ang inyong Maria Clara delos Santos Y Alba, isang maalab na pagpupugay sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, salud!”
“Maria Clara at Ibarra” is now nearing its end.
The series airs on GMA Telebabad on weekdays after “24 Oras.” It is also streamed on GMANetwork.com/KapusoStream, the GMA Network app, and YouTube channel.
—Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
