In the new drama, she is the blind girl Fatima. “Aso ni San Roque” will give Mona the opportunity to work with veteran actors and actresses such as Pen Medina, Nova Villa, Gardo Versoza and Buboy Garovillo, as well as other Kapuso stars Angelika dela Cruz, TJ Trinidad, Paolo Contis, LJ Reyes, Gwen Zamora and Rich Asuncion.
No competition
And while it looks like she won another starring role before “Luna Blanca” co-star Jillian Ward, Mona denies any competition between them.
“Hindi naman po porke’t naunahan ko siya magkaron ng show parang iniisip ko mas mataas po ako sa kanya. Hindi po,” the eight-year-old Bahraini-Pinay shared at the show’s grand press conference at the GMA Annex last September 3.
“Ang iniisip ko po, lahat po kami pantay- pantay. Walang mataas, walang mababa,” Mona said with the kind of conviction adults can look up to.
Being an actress
With the same conviction, Mona shares that she’s in it for the long haul and that she’s willing to go beyond being “mabait at mahirap.”
“Kahit ano po ibigay nila. Siyempre po gusto. Diba po lahat naman ng artista gusto makasubok ng iba-iba (roles)” she said adding that when she grows up, she wants to be and actress and a singer.
Fighting juvenile diabetes
Mona also stands out among other child stars because she has to deal with Type 1 diabetes since she was seven. She has to have insulin shots every day and avoid a lot of food to keep her healthy.
“Gusto niyo po ba malaman kung ilan ‘yung (blood) sugar (level) ko nung nalaman nila? Wag kayo magugulat,” she asked members of the media.
She said “658,” when the level to consider an adult to have established diabetes is at around 200 or less. Now she shares she’s down to 100-200mg/dl.
While insulin will not cure her, Mona doesn’t look at her illness as a hurdle.
“Tanggap ko naman po, hindi po namin pwedeng kwestyonin si Lord.”
Jozza Palaganas | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
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