Maja Salvador’s showbiz career began with a dream to help her family live a better life. The actress admitted she had an early start with working hard to lift her family from poverty.
“Palipat-lipat ako ng bahay. Syempre yung mommy ko nag-trabaho abroad, lipat ako nang lipat ng bahay sa mga kapatid niya para alagaan ako. Doon pa lang nagsimula akong mangarap, hindi lang para sa akin kundi para sa pamilya,” she said in a report from Pilipino Star Ngayon.
Maja began working with her home network ABS-CBN back in 2003. Since then, she has already fulfilled her dream of supporting her family.
She shared that her family has always wanted their own home after years of not having a permanent house for themselves.
“Noong umuwi na ang mama ko dito sa Pilipinas, nag-decide siya na kunin na ako sa mga kapatid niya at sa Manila na kami. Noong nasa Manila naman kami, nakitira naman kami sa mga pinsan niya. Walang permanent, wala kaming sariling bahay,” she recounted.
Maja sacrificed the opportunity to go to college to immediately support her family. Despite this, she said she is happy that with her career now, she was able to aid her younger siblings’ schooling.
“Para kang naging nanay nang maaga. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam na nakapagtapos sa pag-aaral yung kapatid mo. May kanya-kanya na silang trabaho. Hindi man ako makapagtapos ng pag-aaral pero nai-share ko ang lahat ng pagod at paghihirap ko. Nagbunga ng maganda sa mga kapatid ko,” she ended.
