Amid the jubilations of being recognized in a leading role for a Cinemalaya film, actress Max Eigenmann did not forget two women that were pivotal to her acting career her mother Bing Pimentel and her late aunt Cherie Gil.
Actress Max Eigenmann won the Best Actress award at the recently concluded 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival for the movie "12 Weeks" held last August 14 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, days after her aunt Cherie Gil succumbed to cancer.