Why Marissa broke up with husband
For a while, friends have been wondering why the usually jolly Marissa Sanchez seemed to be “not herself,” observed to be having “that faraway look” and trapped in a painful situation.
Now it can be told: She was having marital troubles, a problem that she was keeping to herself. Until now.
“I broke up with my husband (non-showbiz),” Marissa admitted to Funfare, “at sabihin na lang nating due to irreconcilable differences,” although the real reason is far more serious than that, something which Marissa would rather not talk about. “We have filed charges against each other and it’s up to the court to decide who between us is telling the truth.”
Although back to her old self, Marissa is still struggling to put that “incident” behind her. She finds comfort in the embrace of Iana, her little daughter.
“I’m in the process of picking up the pieces,” said Marissa, and coming up with an album called Slowing It Down is a big help. “I am slowing it down literally. I have rendered songs, danced and joked with my audience who has played an important role in my life. Whenever I sing in public, people ask me to sing throat-smashing notes. I am also expected to make them laugh.”
So she became a singer-comedienne.
“I feel that I have happily aged, singing what my audience expected me to sing. It’s high time to sing the songs I have always wanted to sing, this time for my loved ones, myself and my daughter Iana.”
Slowing It Down thus marks a turning point in Marissa’s career.
“For my album, I have chosen songs that hit the hearts of people from all walks of life, people having different experiences and different struggles. Songs that are lullabies during sleepless nights. I want to prove
that hindi lang pagpapatawa ang kaya ko, kaya ko rin magpatulog.”
That’s for her album. But during live shows, Marissa is the same, except that she’s toning down on the green jokes.
“At puro birit songs pa rin ang gagawin ko,” she promised. “Sa album ko lang ako nag-e- emote. Sa dami ng mga taong puyat, haggard, pagod at stressed/pressured sa trabaho at sa mga
problemadong tao, I guess my album can help them relax.”
She was actually “emoting” during this interview. “God is good to me. Hindi sa pagmamayabang, I have so many things to fall back on. I am a Retro-Fitness instructor, I can do hosting, I can teach singing, I can act…my dream is to do theater.”
I guess Marissa’s Slowing It Down is good for insomniacs. Are you? Then, try playing the album tonight and find out if the songs can facilitate your trip to Slumberland, all revivals (with one original):
• Panghabangbuhay by Jessa Zaragoza and husband Vice Gov. Dingdong Avanzado (music and lyrics by Elmer
Blancaflor);
• Pag- Ibig Ko’y Pansinin from the Koreanovela Stairway to Heaven by Faith Cuneta ( music by Elmer Blancaflor and lyrics by Romer Timbreza);
• You and Me Against The World (the
carrier single) by Helen Reddy;
• Kailan Sasabihing Mahal Kita by Sharon Cuneta (music by Willy Cruz);
• Help Me Forget by Kuh Ledesma (music and lyrics by Cecille Azarcon);
• Eighteen (lyrics by Marissa Sanchez, Thor Dulay, Ace Chang and Romer Timbreza; music by Elmer Blancaflor)…“It’s very meaningful to me, the only original song on the album which I dedicate to my daughter Iana;”
• It Takes Too Long by Eydie Gorme; • Dindi by Astrud Gilberto; • Sunlight by Kevin Lettau; and
• Sometimes by The Carpenters. The album is executive-produced by Friends of Marissa, and recorded at the Vehnee Saturno Music Production Studio in Quezon City under Universal Records (distributor).
Okay, play it. Good night. Sleep tight! (E-mail reactions at entphilstar@yahoo. com. You may also send your questions to
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