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Unknown to most, prior to her demise, cancer-stricken actress, Liezl Martinez had already made her wishes known to her family regarding her funeral arrangements. Among others, she made it clear that she wanted her wake to be brief and that she be cremated right after. But something happened that prevented it from being followed to the letter.
It was learned that days before she breathed her last, Liezl had a moment with her US-based father, former movie actor Romeo Vasquez, on the phone, telling him that she was already in critical condition, making Romeo rushed his travel arrangements to Manila to be with his daughter.
It was learned that he was already up there on the plane en route to Manila when Liezl expired @ 6:15am of March 14, Saturday. At the the Manila airport on his arrival Sunday, Romeo was still clueless that his daughter had already passed away, at least not until some airport staff and passengers offered to him their condolences.
Thus the initial plan to have a very short wake at Heritage in Taguig was sidetracked for a day in deference to Romeo whom the family waited. Both Liezl's mother, former movie queen, Amalia Fuentes and Romeo were able to be at the wake at that time. After which, Amalia had to go back to the hospital where she had been confined for heart condition.
It was Liezl's cousin and sister-in-law, Arlene Muhlach and Yayo Aguila, respectively who reportedly took charge of the funeral arrangements. Notably, it was Arlene who was tasked to relay to her aunt, Amalia about funeral details like the transfer of Liezl's remains from Heritage to Arlington Memorial Chapel where the cremation was done. Some relatives have suspected that Amalia who was being treated in the hospital may have forgotten the messages relayed to her, thus her public outburst that she was left out in the loop.
After everything was said and done, Liezl's family hopes that everyone moves on and that whatever misunderstanding that happened shouldn't be blown out of proportion, in respect and consideration for Liezl whom they all love so much.
Liezl, 47, passed away after a 7- year battle with cancer. She would have turned 48 on March 27.
eh yun naman pala, nasabihan naman
ReplyDeleteAt nkalimutan daw ng ina kung kelan at kung saan ang venue! Pwede kaya yun? Hindi pa naman sya nagu-ulyanin! Wala bang nagpa-alala sa kanya? Siyempre may relative o kaibigan din syang pumupunta sa hospital habang naka-confine sya na pwedeng magpa-alala sa kanya!
DeleteSiguro, nilabas na lang ito para hindi na pahabain.
di pa sya naguulyanin pero 74 y.o. na yun. Baka dahil sa age at grief kasi in denial sya o di nya matanggap na wala na si Liezl e nakalimutan nga nya.
DeleteDapat tinawagan yung Ina gayung nasa hospital pala. Eh kung text Lang yan malamang na overlook talaga, Lalo na matanda na Si Amalia, di na mahilig mga yan sa text. At yung Si Albert at mga anak, kahit man Lang sa huling pagkakataon magkusa naman sanang kibuin yung ina ng yumao regardless yung mga samaAn ng loob. Kaso matigas Din sila. Mas pinairal pa rin yung mga Pride nila. Dapat nga sila Mismo ang nagpaalam Sa ina kung ano at papano ang gustong internment ng yumao. Simple Lang naman, kaso mapapa Pride sila Lahat.
ReplyDeletePRIDE....is the worst of all seven deadly sins...but they are all guilty of it..amalia,Albert,the kids.
DeleteAsk ko lang part ka ba ng family nila para mahusgahan mo silang ma-pride? Yun nga ang request ni Liezel na hindi magtatagal ang wake. Hindi mo ba naisip na shocked un immediate family members at hindi mo pa sila maasahan. Si lola nga yung nagsabi na nadatnan nya yung anak na walang kasama at umiiyak at nag-iisa bakit dun pa lang sana alam na nya kung ano man yung mga kahilingan ng anak nya. I know I'm not in her shoes at siguradong super sakit mawalan ng anak, pero un tatakbo ka sa media dahil hindi nasunod yung gusto mo e ano tawag dun?
Deleteanon 12:45 maiisip pa ba nila Albert yun sa sobrang dalamhati kaya nga si arlene at yayo na ang nag arrange ng funeral dahil mahirap para sa pamilya martinez ang nangyari...oa lang si amalia..
DeleteAnong magagawa nila that time, di natin alam. Pagkakita daw ni Albert kay Liezl, di na sya makausap. Nagsusuka na. I know someone nataga mtrcb told me, na Liezl talaga, father nya ang iniisip nya. Wag tayong mag judge, hindi ganun kadali yon.
DeleteMapride ang muhlach family in general.i know bec ive been friends with one and really close na with them. Lets just all pray for liezl's soul and pray that the muhlach fam will patch everything up. Sa lahat ng magkaaway. Peace
Delete1.51, ang ibig sabihin ni 12.45 ay bakit hindi ininform ulit ng family member ni Albert si Amalia habang ito ay na sa hospital - 'yon ang dahilan kaya niya nasabi itong mapride.. Ngek! Hindi nasunod ang gusto ni Amalia?? May tanong ako sa'yo, kagustuhan ba ang tawag dun or 'yon ang nararapat gawin?
DeleteIba naman ang sinabi ni Amalia. Hindi daw siya sinabihan kung kailan at kung saan gagawin ang necrological sevice at cremation. Pero ang totoo pala sinabihan na siya ni Arlene. Para sa isang ina, hindi mawawala sa isip mo ang mga bagay na ganun. Makalimutan na ang ibang bagay pero hindi iyon! Hindi daw siya sinabihan? Na-twist agad agad ang katotohanan sa isang salita lang ni Amalia! Parang wala rin sa itsura nya ang na-confine, lakas ng energy magwala e!
DeleteTama 1:51. Saka bakit magnify yung one time na dumalaw sya na mag isa ang anak nya? Malay mo kung nagbayad ng bill or kinausap ng doctor. Oo ina ka at namatayan but this is not about you. Maaring tinawagan sya ngunit di sya sumasagot dahil nasa ospital nga sya.
DeleteDapat lang talaga di sya nagsumbong sa media at nagpakampi. All this time hindi kumibo ang pamilyang yun.
Ps diba nagka bi dati na "umalis" sya sa soap dahil sa pagiging primadonna nya.
At her age at sa dami ng gamot na iniinom nya (naka-confine pa pala sya) isama pa ang grief, hindi imposible na napagsabihan sya pero hindi nya naalala,,,yung tipong in her mind, seryosong wala talagang nagsabi sa kanya. Nangyayari talaga yan.
DeleteSaw Amalia's video. Hmmm. I'm guessing she didn't give a damn when Liezl was diagnosed with cancer. And probably never helped financially.
ReplyDeleteI guess so, too 1:03. In one interview on tv years ago, Amalia even divulged that her daughter's cancer could have been caused by her undergoing breast enhancement, as in walang ka-feeling feeling nya sinabi yun. tsktsk
DeleteWho would ask help from someone who broadcast everything to the media. Pamammogram na help brinodcast just to belittle albert . What more if the ask for a bigger. I guess aga & her titos helped cguro but not amalia. Baka me sumbat pa yan pag tinulungan. Sasabihin nagasawa ka kadi ng pobre to that effect.
DeleteGirl true. Amalia thinks she's above everyonr else na kasi
Delete1.58, i think understandable 'yong sumbat niya kay Albert dahil galit ito sa kanya.
DeletePag pera na daw ang pinag-usapan, hindi madaling kausap si Mother. May nakakatuwa ngang kwento na pag may pinagagawa syang bahay, pinapagalitan nya ang mga karpintero pag may naaaksayang pako! Libot daw ng libot yan na may dala dalang tabo at namumulot ng pako! Hindi rin daw nyan pinababaunan si Liezel ng pera nung nasa elenentary at high school! Sandwich lang daw ang pinababaon kay Liezel! Yung mga ganyang bagay maiintindihan pa e. Pinaghirapan nya kung anuman meron sya kaya dapat maging masinop! Pero iba na pag nagkasakit ang anak mo! Yung iba nga nagkakanda-utang utang para madugtungan ang buhay ng isang mahal sa buhay! Si Amalia pa kaya na multi-milyonarya? Aanhin nya ngayon ang kayamanan nya?
Delete8:33 ganyan nga yung mga sobrang dumaan sa hirap at yumaman. Gaya ng bienan ko ang rason nila ayaw na kasi nilang bumalik sa kahirapan . Nung yumaman din pag me tampo sa anak d rin kasama sa mana. Parang panakot . Meron namang tao na gaya ni liezel na walng paki me mana man o wala
DeleteI think it is just Amalia's way of dealing with grief and sorrow. She focuses on something that will keep her angry (I remember Annabelle Rama's red dress) because anger is a strong and powerful emotion that she would rather deal with than sorrow.
ReplyDeleteI have diffrent way of dealing with grief and sorrow.. i remember my lola was diagnose of lung cancer.. never akong dumalaw, nkki balita lang aq sa family ko i stay away from my lola i feel stress whenever i see her suffering. Until her death i really cant stay in her wake i wanted to go somewhere... i just went home and care by myself. kaya tama ka na that is her way of dealing of grief
DeleteI think may personality disorder sya! Masyadong war-freak! Kahit sino na lang inaaway nya. She's a difficult person, that's it!
DeleteBottomline sinabihan at nasabihan si Amalia. Dont blame Albert and his kids sa dami ng iniisip nila at sa lalim ng sakit na nararamdaman magawa pa ba nilang bigyan ng importansya ang kahibangan ni Amalia? For sure wala naman silang intensyon na saktan si A kaya ganon na lang ang sama ng loob ng panganay na anak ni Albert when her Lola accused and maligned her Dad, her family gayong wala naman silang alam sa nangyari as in clueless sila. Sana hindi na lang nagpa interbyu si Amalia at nagpa importante dahil pare pareho naman sila ng pinagdadaanan. Inintindi na lang sana nya ang sitwasyon for the sake of her daughter.
ReplyDeleteCorrect! I'm sure sa birthday celebration ni Liezl sa mtrcb gusto pa nya iinvite siya...also, sa Heritage nga daw pag may tribute kay Liezl like yung sa mtrcb night, umaalis si AF sa loob ng chapel. Ayaw nya marinig mga sasabihing magandang ugali ng daugther nya. I dont why....
DeleteKaraniwan sa isang ina ang maging mapang-unawa, mahaba ang pasensya, mapag-bigay, selfless, mapagmahal ng walang kondisyon. Sana kahit isa o dalawa man lang sa mga nabanggit meron si Amalia.
Deletekay 4:21, siguro it's hard for Amalia to accept that Liezl was able to live a good and contented life outside of her nest. That she was able to touch other lives, made a difference and had accomplishments. It was probably envy, too. Sometimes ganun ka-complex ang mga mother and daughter relationships. Its sad though. She could have been happy for her instead.
Deletetrue. sumama ang loob nya kay Liezl kasi nag-asawa ng maaga, and siguro secretly wi-nish nya na di mag-succeed ang marriage nung dalawa para pag bumalik si Liezl sa kanya masasabi nya na "I told you so" - kaso di nangyari kaya sobrang bitter niya. - pati wake at funeral ng anak, gusto niya it's all about her pa rin. malalim ang pinanggagalingan ng pamilya nila albert, kaya kung ano man ang trato nila kay amalia, i think she deserves it. nasabihan na siya, kailangan ba sabihan siya minu-minuto? di na kasalanan ng kampo nila albert kung nakalimutan niya. it's her problem. OA lang at pampam
DeleteOvertime, I have learned that Amalia Fuentes is a vicious, controlling person. One who thinks that money is everything, wielding it as her weapon to bully those she thinks is not rich or worthy enough for her taste. Probably because she's lived a hard life. A life that was "hard" because she did not count her blessings.
ReplyDeleteHad she counted blessings, she'd be overwhelmed with how beautiful and amazing her life is. She had a beautiful, intelligent daughter who had a strong disposition in life, who fought for her heart's love, and succeeded in showing the world that she can have the solid family unit she never had. If you think about it, Liezl has spent majority of her life with Albert and her children, more than the number of years she's had under her mother's "care." Not that we are counting the years, it is about the quality of her life that we are talking about here. After all, it was Amalia herself who said on TV that she was not the one who raised her daughter. Albert has given Liezl the life she could never give to her daughter, and I think this is what hurts Amalia the most. That no matter what she said or did against Albert, Liezl always believed in what she and Albert had--that they are each other's true love, that they would weather the storms together, no matter what.
If only Amalia could fully accept in her heart that it was Albert who gave life to her darling daughter when she fled the nest...if only Amalia could see Liezl and Albert's love in their three children...if only Amalia could realize the fact that she has a debt of gratitude to Albert for giving Liezl the life and joy she couldn't give her daughter...if only Amalia would strip herself off her false sense of pride in matters relating to her daughter's life and love...if only Amalia would stop trying to control everything and release her daughter's memory with dignity and be open to the true essence of reconciliation, which is acceptance. Maybe, she can find peace in all matters concerning Liezl and not continue living a "hard" life.
haaay, naku. nakakaiyak naman ang mga thougths mo. But you are exactly correct. Amalia should have looked her cup as half full and not half empty. Everything would have been different. Having followed and read Liezel and Albert's love story ever since and now always makes me teary eyed. Kaming mga 50 yrs old and older know their love story which is worth emulating. They are really meant for each other.
DeleteYes, this made me teary-eyed as well...ika nga ng isa sa mga followers ni FP, "you made me tear".
DeleteI hope Amalia will get to read this. Amalia is in her twilight years already. Time to move on and make peace with Albert and apos!
DeleteThis is by far the most beautiful and heartfelt post on this topic. I have met Amalia and have seen how she wields her money like a weapon waving it in everyone's face so she can get away with being bratty. How painful it is to outlive your own child knowing you could have done better.
DeleteVery well said...
Deletewala akong masabi. very well written...
DeleteBakit until now hindi pa din tangap ni Amalia si Albert. Albert is a good father and a husband. He stood by Liezl till the end. Ideal yung marriage nila ni Liezl. Walang issue na nambabae si Albert or sinaktan si Liezl. Pero ganun na lang ang galit ni Amalia. Why cant she see the goodness in Albert?
ReplyDeletePride siguro? 'Di niya siguro matanggap na mali siya nng paghusga kay Albert.
DeleteI just read a no names mentioned like blind item article about a Family recently raw na may pinagdaanang matindi, yon daw kamag- anak na malapit sa may matinding karamdaman ay talak ng talak sa loob ng hospital, yon daw mismomg may malubhang karamdaman ang pabulong na nakiusap na palabasin ang malapit na kamag-anak na talak ng talak.Si Jun Nardo ang sumulat nito feeling ko si Amalia yan. Kahit daw sa loob ng burol ni Liezl ang gaspang raw talaga ng ugali ni Amalia.
ReplyDeleteBakit si arlene ang naatasang magsabi kay Amalia? Isa sana sa mga apo o si Albert.
ReplyDeleteArlene and Liezl grew up like sisters, they were very close. That's probably why.
DeleteSiyempre, sila yung naulila. For sure, they are under great shock and emotional turmoil. Tapos lalapitan mo si lola na walang ginawa kundi tumalak, eh di added stress yun. I read na even yung mga pamangkin, takot din lumapit kay Amalia.
DeleteBaket mo pa tinatanong yan? Di pa ba clear as the clear blue sky sa yo na ayaw ni Liezl kay Albert kaya para di na mastress pa ang pamilya ni Albert, dahil ang dami na nilang pinagdadaanan, si Arlene na ang nakipagusap kay Amalia. Big deal ba yon?
Deletei don't see any reason why not. malapit na kamag-anak naman siya. besides, the family is distraught and depressed. maybe they could not function normally.
DeleteRest in peace Ms Liezl. Be with God.
ReplyDeleteAmalia was gloating when Liezl was diagnosed with cancer. She showed her contempt for what she felt was well deserved karma by mentioning breast implants as the possible culprit. Now you wonder why they do not want to be around you? She makes everything all about her and watch out anyone for trying to steal the limelight even if it is her dead child.
ReplyDeleteEverybody knows who are the uncouth war freaks in showbiz-Amalia,Annabelle,osang,lolit,Claudine,Gretchen,Marian.(no particular order)
ReplyDeleteakala nitonng taong to sobrang kilala nya ang namention nyang mga tao.. Uncouth jndeed! Ikaw na mabait at humble! Engeng!
DeleteWell said anon 3:41
ReplyDeletePulos mga nega naman kayo! Para bang kakilala ninyo si Amalia, kayo ba ay kasambahay sa White Plains o empleado niya? Kung mag-comment kayo, grabe! Puwede ba, kung hindi nyo naman kilala ang isang tao, wag manghusga...
ReplyDeleteGrabe naman kayo! An tataba ng mga utak nyo!
ReplyDeleteIf we summarize the whole thing. It's all about Amalia. She displays all the characteristics of a narcissistic woman.
ReplyDelete