Three of the late Liezl Martinez’ showbiz friends who were early to arrive at her wake noong gabi ng March 14 were Pops Fernandez, Nadia Montenegro, at entertainment writer na si Dolly Ann Carvajal.
Dalawa pang non-showbiz friends ni Liezl, who were on hands to help her family, welcome and entertain mga nakikiramay, sina Rachelle Mercado at Patty Florez.
Patty we heard, just arrived from the U.S., where she and her family are based.
Liezl as we all know, died early morning, 6:15 a.m., to be exact sa Medical City, kung saan siya isinugod nang lumala ang kanyang kalagayan noong March 14.
When she passed away, all her loved ones, bukod sa kanyang ama, former Sampaguita actor, Romeo ‘‘Bobby’’ Vasquez, were at her bedside - husband Albert, her three children, Alyanna, Alfonso, and Alayssa, her mom, former actress Amalia (Fuentes) and some cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Bobby arrived sa wake na ng anak sa Heritage Memorial Chapels. He missed daw his flight, that’s why.
In any case, according to a source, father and daughter had the chance to bond when Liezl, together with Albert, cousin Aga and Aga’s wife, Charlene (Gonzales) was in the U.S. last December.
‘‘Ang sasaya namin,’’ anang aming source. “Liezl, especially, was in her element.”
‘‘She glowed everytime dumarating ang father niya.
‘‘Kaya, hindi mo aakalain na less than a month after magbalik sila sa Pilipinas, magaganap ang nangyari kay Liezl,’’ the same source continued.
She was a good person. “Good persons nga ba die young?’’ tanong ng informer.
Liezl hiniling na si Coney ang mamahala sa kanyang burol at i-cremate
Bago pa man naging close sa isa’t isa sina Liezl at Pops, at bago sila kapwa naging celebrities, magkaibigan na sila. Magkaklase sila sa isang international school na pareho nilang pinapasukan.
In the case of Nadia, naging magkaibigan sila when they appeared together in the Regal Films movie, 14 Going Steady, which also starred Gretchen Barretto.
Sayang we didn’t get the chance to talk with Dolly, para maitanong how she and Liezl became friends.
Also among the sympathizers were Janice de Belen and Albert’s talent manager, Shirley Kuan. Nakita rin ang former fellow Sampaguita star nina Bobby at Amalia na si Liberty Ilagan.
Celebrity host and actress Coney Reyes, head too, of the Victory Community, kung saan napabalitang miyembro ang asawa ni Albert, as per Liezl’s bilin, took care of the ‘services.’
It was also Liezl’s reported wish that she be cremated.
Fans nina Enrique at Liza nagulantang kay Diego!
Nabubulabog nga ba ang fans nina Enrique Gil at Liza Soberano dahil sa ‘di inaasahang ‘‘pagpasok’’ sa buhay ni Liza as Agnes ni Diego Loyzaga, also via the top-rating series, Forevermore?
After all, ‘di man kasing guwapo ni Enrique si Diego, may kakaibang appeal ang binata nina Teresa Loyzaga at Cesar Montano. Bale ba, as tall and trim siya ni Enrique.
Moreover, tamang-tama ang role niya sa Forevermore, as band soloist. Diego, as we all know, is also VJ sa no. 1 music channel na MYX.
Watch natin kapag finally dumiskarte na ang mga following nina Diego at Liza.