Ladies in charge
THERE comes a point in our lives when all we have to do is take charge of our lives and be open to changing direction. Such is the case of actress Maja Salvador, whose professional life was caught in a very tight bubble at the onslaught of the pandemic. She was one of the stable of stars of the beleaguered franchise-denied network who took on work assignments in an available, smaller studio. Despite the fact that she did so with utmost care and propriety, knowing that she was no longer bound by any existing contract and informing her former bosses of her big move, Salvador still got bashed for her decision.
Sunday Noontime Live, her first weekend variety show on TV5, was short-lived, only airing for less than 100 days. Whatever the reasons for the cancellation, Salvador just brushed off any negative thoughts and charged it to experience. “There are things that you have no full control over. You just have to find full acceptance and be ready for the next chapter of this amazing life,” she said.
Salvador will soon be seen in a new drama series on TV5, titled Niña, Niño, which explores faith and favors, mercies and miracles. She top bills the series with promising actor Noel Comia Jr., whose skills were first noticed in the local independent film festival circuits. And because blessings continue to pour on her wonderful heart, Salvador recently announced that she has put up Crown Artist Management, a full-service talent and entertainment agency that will manage her career and those of her other celebrity friends. Salvador ventured into this new venture with her fiancé Rambo Nuñez, her future mother-in-law Marilen, and she shared that she will be hands-on, eager to learn about the ins and outs in running this new business.
For the meantime, Salvador continues to learn about life and living, winning some battles and losing some struggles, and she has remained undaunted, charging ahead, showing class, charisma and courage.
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
ANOTHER inspirational lady of style and substance is Us-based celebrity entrepreneur Olivia Quido-co, whose clear vision of what she wants paved the way for her to establish a beauty and skin-care empire in the West Coast known as Oskin Med Spa.
With an initial investment of only $1,500 in 2003, Quido-co started a small venture and learned about beauty and skin care, working beyond office hours to offer the best service and treatments for her small clientele. “I was mending a broken heart when I flew to the US, and I have to admit studying about skin care was not just an escape but it helped me understand how a woman feels, heals and becomes complete again.” Quido-co who had her own beauty show during the peak of The Filipino Channel, believes that a person is most beautiful when he or she has good skin. “It is priceless when you become an instrument that someone feels good again about herself, that you are able to bring out the best in them because they also feel good about the world.”
For the next edition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Florida, the Olivia Quido Skincare line has been tapped by the organizers to come in as a major brand sponsor, and this will allow almost a hundred beauty queens from all over the world to experience the products of this brand which Filipino communities in the US have been raving about, including a 24karat gold line of beauty care products.
“I am blessed that I am able to raise the Philippine flag at a period when the world seems to be in turmoil because of natural and unnatural causes. If only the citizens of the world can learn to accept each other wholeheartedly, give each other space and respect each other’s uniqueness, we can all have an equal ground in showing the best that we can be.” ■