Alberto has been raving about how famous and popular Isabel Preysler is in Spain. Well, in the Philippines, except maybe for the upper classes (those who still speak Spanish), she is mostly unknown to ordinary Filipinos and to some who may know her, she's just the mother of Enrique Iglesias, the Latin pop superstar.
She's the embodiment though of style and grace, much like a Filipino version of Jackie O. She has since left the Philippines as a young woman and has adapted Spain as her home. That may be the reason why most Filipinos, except again for the alta sociedad, just don't really care for her.
I guess she's better off in Spain. The rough and tumble world of Philippine high society and its intermingling of different cultures - the Spanish, the Chinese, and yeah, the natives, the indios, might have been too claustrophobic for her. Plus, her family and kids are there. It's good though that she visits the Philippines from time to time, bridging relationships, business or otherwise, between the former colony and colonial power.
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