Kris HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 06/02/2010

Kris

HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 06/02/2010 You either love her or hate her. It came from someone very close to the Cojuangco-Aquino family, and there is no better description of Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino-Yap, youngest in the brood of Ninoy and the late President Cory, and perhaps the most famous member of the family today. Yes, even more famous than presumptive President-elect Noynoy. As a seven-year-old, she was adorned by many who bravely trooped to the Laban rallies, all during the time of the dreaded Marcos’ martial rule, when she campaigned for Ninoy who was then in jail. She was a hit among the crowd, but her speeches did not get enough votes to earn Ninoy a seat in the parliament. As a teener, she became the “crush ng bayan” of my generation. Many teenage girls of my age followed her fashion and her twang. And yes, many raging hormones of my time prayed she enter show business, to see more of her, and she did. Her first movies were big disappointments. She did not show skin, her movies were all safe, and she partnered with the late Rene Requietas, who was a better James to Joey de Leon’s Elvis, than the toothless Pido to Kris’s Dida. She became a sought-after girlfriend material soon after, with the reported macho man’s duel between Robin Padilla and Richard Gomez allegedly transpiring in the Arlegui grounds where the two handsome protagonists reportedly battled for her love and affection. And then came the nasty talks about Kris being a man chaser, reportedly becoming a lead groupie of the then very young basketball star Alvin Patrimonio, who openly sought a simpler gal named Cyndi, with whom he is now married and had children.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100602com6.html

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