Well, she did.
She told “Tunay Na Buhay” recently how she had to do it to help her family earn extra income.
Born Geraldine Acthley, the 71-year-old would go on to sell fried bananas at the Sampaguita Pictures compound.
It was where she had a taste of showbiz, appearing as “extra” in a slew of films.
Her take home pay? P10.
Life changed for Gina when she won a dance contest on TV in 1964, going on to sign as contract star of Sampaguita Pictures.
Trouble would come to haunt Gina when she tried prohibited drugs.
“Yung akin naman na bisyo na ‘yon actually hindi bisyo na adik-adik na akong ganun. ‘Yung akin lang gusto kong tumikim. Eh nadali ako sa tikim,” she recalled.