▁thoughts ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁asked ▁back stage ▁if ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁actress . ▁Av ell ana ▁then ▁told ▁her ▁to ▁report ▁for ▁re he ars als ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁show ▁and ▁later ▁had ▁her ▁fetch ed ▁when ▁she ▁didn ’ t ▁appear . ▁ ▁L inda ▁first ▁did ▁High ▁School ▁with ▁no ▁dialog ue , ▁then ▁Bi y ern es ▁sa ▁Qu ia po ▁with ▁Ja ime ▁del a ▁Rosa ▁as ▁her ▁leading ▁man , ▁then ▁A ks es ory a ▁with ▁Leopold o ▁Sal ced o ▁on stage . ▁Av ell ana ▁later ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁screen ▁name ▁An ita ▁L inda ▁and ▁cast ▁her ▁in ▁T ia ▁Ju ana , ▁her ▁first ▁film ▁at ▁L V N ▁Pictures . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁completed ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁but ▁released ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁film ▁stud ios ▁being ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁L inda ▁spent ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁performing ▁on ▁bod abil ▁at ▁Avenue ▁Theater ▁in ▁Man ila . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁later ▁offered ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁Prem iere ▁Produ ctions ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁by ▁Av ell ana ▁in ▁Se kret ang ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁with ▁P ugo ▁and ▁T ogo . ▁Her ▁first ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁A ly as ▁Sak im ▁with ▁Pol ▁Sal ced o ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁directed ▁by ▁Mo ises ▁C agin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1