ACCLAIMED actress Gloria Romero wanted to see the digital pic that Inquirer had taken, to check if her eyes were puffy. ?I cried throughout the screening,? she confessed. The movie queen was accompanied by daughter Maritess Gutierrez.

Veteran actress Rustica Carpio also wept while watching Neal Tan?s ?Tarima? at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater on Saturday, lead star Fanny Serrano recounted.

But there was laughter, too. In his speech, Fanny thanked Eula Valdes for ?lending? him her boyfriend, Rocky Salumbides. ?I felt as gorgeous as Eula for five minutes,? he quipped. Fanny and Rocky?s love scene was that long.

Post-screening, Fanny enthused, ?I felt everyone?s love!? He meant good vibes from co-stars Oskar Peralta, Tita Swarding, Cloyd Robinson and Chokoleit, plus friends who had turned up, including stars who had long been out of the scene: Divina Valencia, Brenda del Rio, Julie Ann Fortich and Bella Flores.

Also spotted were TF?s pals: Lorna Tolentino, Dawn Zulueta, Vivian Velez, Lara Melissa de Leon; filmmakers Mel Chionglo, Gil Portes, Emmanuel Borlaza, Joel Lamangan and Maryo J. de los Reyes.