{"id":11537,"date":"2025-05-30T14:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versatile-lavender-parrot.62-72-44-115.cpanel.site\/?p=11537"},"modified":"2025-05-30T14:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T06:16:57","slug":"charo-celebrates-50th-anniversary-in-the-industry-as-metros-latest-cover-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/?p=11537","title":{"rendered":"Charo Celebrates 50th Anniversary In The Industry As Metro\u2019s Latest Cover Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning actress and host Charo Santos reflects on her journey as she celebrates 50 years in the industry in Metro\u2019s latest digital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs-cbn.com\/metro-style\/people\/2025\/5\/27\/charo-santos-concio-celebrates-50th-showbiz-anniversary-with-metro-2010\">cover<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286503\" src=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Charo-Santos-Metro-cover-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2143\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m always looking forward to the opportunity of making exciting stories, portraying challenging roles. I want to stay active. I want to stay engaged. I still want to continue to learn, to discover things,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1P93sDhKT4\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\">Charo<\/a> said in the exclusive Metro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKKBiAWMIFq\/?igsh=MXd4MTF2Z2Ywanp3ZA%3D%3D\">cover feature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from her well-loved character Tindeng in the hit teleserye \u201cFPJ\u2019s Batang Quiapo,\u201d Charo steps into a new and enthralling role in the upcoming film \u201cOnly We Know,\u201d where she portrays Betty, a woman pondering her life after retirement and her love for a younger man.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286504\" src=\"https:\/\/pageone.zyndk8.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Charo-Santos-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201dShe&#8217;s in her 60s, she&#8217;s very comfortable in her own skin, very confident, very sure about her decisions, and very sure about what she wants in life. So, wala na siyang masyadong scruples, wala nang bagahe. She can be friends with this person; wala na siyang hang-ups. Parang bukas na bukas siya sa buhay,\u201d she described.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her busy schedule as an actress, Charo proves she is a multi-faceted woman with the comeback of the longest-running drama anthology, \u201cMMK.\u201d The \u201cMMK\u201d host emphasized how human connection is a key factor in storytelling and making content for their viewers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@metrodotstyle\/video\/7509097735321029893\" data-video-id=\"7509097735321029893\">\n<section><a title=\"@metrodotstyle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@metrodotstyle?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@metrodotstyle<\/a> She wore many hats in her lifetime \u2014 model, actress, producer, host, executive, storyteller. And in her golden year in the entertainment industry, <a title=\"charosantosconcio\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/charosantosconcio?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CharoSantosConcio<\/a> is still boldly wearing new ones. \u201cYou never really retire from life,\u201d she says with a spark in her eye. \u201cWhat is that word? Wala sa vocabulary ko!\u201d she laughs. Because that\u2019s how icons are made. You chase your passion relentlessly. You keep learning, unlearning, and relearning. You stay curious, no matter your age. You embrace every twist, turn, and character you meet along the way. She\u2019s done it all, chasing her purpose while mentoring others. But what makes her legacy even more powerful is her refusal to stay still. At this stage, she\u2019s not slowing down. And maybe that\u2019s her secret: she never stopped showing up. For the work. For the people. For her purpose. For herself. She\u2019s not done. Because purpose doesn\u2019t retire and passion doesn\u2019t fade. Read the full cover story via the link in bio! <a title=\"metrolovescharo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/metrolovescharo?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MetroLovesCharo<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - metrodotstyle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-metrodotstyle-7509097750823537464?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; metrodotstyle<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be authentic and truthful about it. And I think the most important thing is still connection. You want to connect with your audience. Even to an audience of one, you want to make that real connection. I think, amidst all the noise, it&#8217;s still the human connection at the end of the day,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Charo\u2019s journey in Metro.Style\u2019s latest cover. For more exclusive articles, follow @metrodotstyle on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, as well as Metro Magazine @metromagph on Instagram and Twitter and @Metro.Magazine on Facebook, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/Metro.Style\">Metro.Style<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charo Santos opens up about her 50 years of passion and commitment to the arts, now on the cover of Metro. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[929],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pageone-online-network"],"_pageone_source":"PAGEONE","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkookiejar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}