Heart Evangelista shared her conversation with Presidente Rodrigo Duterte where she presented her paintings.
Actress Heart Evangelista shared to her fans her excitement when she faced personally President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City on Sunday, September 18.
The Kapuso actress could not keep her happiness following the personal encounter with the chief executive.
According to Evangelista, she got the chance to talk to the President about her work as an actress and being a painter.
It is known that Evangelista has already made several paintings, including personalized paintings on her bags and dresses.
“He was very friendly. We talked about my paintings and pag-aartista. It wasn’t so formal, he was very relaxed. It was a sit-down meeting, and it was nice to get to know him. He’s very funny and he took his time,” Evangelista said in an interview.
The actress added that Duterte made a request when she had the chance to show him some of her masterpieces as a painter.
Evangelista said, “He joked about me painting The Last Supper, pero ibahin ko daw ang hitsura ni Judas. Gawin ko raw guwapo naman. Something like that. Titignan ko kung kaya ko ‘yun. Medyo madugo ‘yun.”
“I will definitely give him one of my paintings. But I’m not sure if it’s going to be The Last Supper. Na-pressure ako doon,”the Kapuso actress said laughing.
The actress shared on Instagram her photo while showing to Duterte some pictures of her paintings.
The actress further said that aside from advising her to continue her acting carreer and do not stop painting. Duterte also shared some funny stories to Evangelista and company.
According to the wife of Senator Chiz Escudero, “May sarili pa siyang version ng kuwento ni Da Vinci or something about the painting of The Last Supper. Ang haba ng kuwento niya, tapos imbento niya lang pala. Super cute.”
“He was very, very kind. I didn’t expect him to be so very sweet, soft-spoken. He’s funny and very gracious. It was very normal. In the beginning, I was very nervous to meet him. Who gets to meet the President like that? But it was very casual. He was very normal. I appreciated it.
Parang hindi siya Presidente,” kuwento pa ng aktres.
Aside from his role on Kapuso Primetime series “Juan Happy Love Story,” Heart is busy on her art projects, including her perfume line, clothing line, clutch bag line, and a collaboration together with a Parisian brand.