It was drama critic Gibbs Cadiz, now Opinion editor of the Inquirer, who eight years ago asked me to interview legendary actress-director Naty Crame Rogers as her family and friends were preparing to celebrate her 90th birthday. And what a rewarding experience it turned out to be.
The interview took place in her residence in Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City, which was like a living museum where plays directed by Rogers (or Tita Naty, as everyone called her) were presented.
She turned out to be an ideal interviewee. You just had to shoot one question to her and out would come a flood of memories and reminiscences. And digressions. So sometimes you had to gently bring her around to the…
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